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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Antonio Cassone, Rome, IT;
Antonella Torosantucci, Rome, IT;
Inventors:
Antonio Cassone, Rome, IT;
Antonella Torosantucci, Rome, IT;
Assignee:
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Anti-β-1,3-glucan antibodies have been found to be protective against systemic fungal infection with. The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that bind to β-1,3-glucan, hybridoma cell lines producing the antibodies, compositions comprising the antibodies and methods of using such antibodies for treatment of microbial infections, particularly againstandinfections. The antibodies of the present invention are not specific for (β-1,6-glucan.