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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Yi-yuan Yang, Taipei, TW;
Hsueh-hsia Wu, Taipei, TW;
Sy-jye Leu, Taipei, TW;
I-jen Huang, Tainan County, TW;
Neng-yao Shih, Taipei, TW;
Ko-jiunn Liu, Taipei, TW;
Mei-ru Chen, Taipei, TW;
Wen-shyang Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Chi-hsin Lee, Taipei, TW;
Yi-Yuan Yang, Taipei, TW;
Hsueh-Hsia Wu, Taipei, TW;
Sy-Jye Leu, Taipei, TW;
I-Jen Huang, Tainan County, TW;
Neng-Yao Shih, Taipei, TW;
Ko-Jiunn Liu, Taipei, TW;
Mei-Ru Chen, Taipei, TW;
Wen-Shyang Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Chi-Hsin Lee, Taipei, TW;
Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, TW;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for the treatment and/or prevention of bacterial infection in central nervous system and/or peripheral blood circulation in a mammal by administering effective amount of outer membrane protein A (OmpA) or its derivatives to a mammal. Also provided is an antibody binding to OmpA that can assay OmpA levels in a biological sample and detect or diagnose bacterial infection in central nervous system and/or peripheral blood circulation.