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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Noah A. Craft, Venice, CA (US);
Kevin W. Bruhn, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Ron A. Birnbaum, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Noah A. Craft, Venice, CA (US);
Kevin W. Bruhn, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Ron A. Birnbaum, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/002 (2006.01); A61K 39/012 (2006.01); A61K 39/015 (2006.01); A61K 39/018 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides compositions for inducing an immune response in a vertebrate host against a protozoan parasite. In certain embodiments the composition comprises a protozoan parasite comprising a psoralen-modified DNA, whereby said protozoan parasite is killed but metabolically active (KBMA); and optionally a Toll-like receptor agonist.