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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Robert F. Garry, New Orleans, LA (US);
Russell B. Wilson, Mandeville, LA (US);
Inventors:
Robert F. Garry, New Orleans, LA (US);
Russell B. Wilson, Mandeville, LA (US);
Assignees:
The Administrators of the Tulane, New Orleans, LA (US);
Educational Fund and Autoimmune Technologies, LLC, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/12 (2006.01); A01N 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for the treatment of an ongoing influenza infection by administering a polypeptide to a subject suffering from an influenza infection. The polypeptide consists of SEQ ID NO: 4. The present invention also provides a method of interfering with fusion of an influenza virus envelope with a host cell membrane by contacting the host cell with a polypeptide consisting of SEQ ID NO: 4.