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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1999
Applicants:
Marc Peters-golden, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Theodore Standiford, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marc Peters-Golden, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Theodore Standiford, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The use of leukotrienes and other products of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway to enhance bacterial defense and treat infections is described. The products are especially useful when administered to the lungs for the treatment of pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections. The products may be administered for treatment or prophylactic purposes and may be administered concomitantly with antibiotics to combat infection.