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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Ralph A. Tripp, Decatur, GA (US);
Larry J. Anderson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael P. Brown, St. Georges, AU;
Inventors:
Ralph A. Tripp, Decatur, GA (US);
Larry J. Anderson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael P. Brown, St. Georges, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/155 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and adjuvants for enhancing an immune response to RSV in a host, wherein the methods and adjuvants comprise a source of a CD40 binding protein. Preferably, the CD40 binding protein is CD40L and the source is a vector comprising a promoter operatively linked to a CD40L coding region. The enhanced immune response produced by the adjuvants and methods of the current invention includes both increased expression of Th1 cytokines and increased production of antibody.