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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Stacey L. Schultz-cherry, Germantown, TN (US);
Curtis R. Brandt, Stoughton, WI (US);
Jeremy C. Jones, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Stacey L. Schultz-Cherry, Germantown, TN (US);
Curtis R. Brandt, Stoughton, WI (US);
Jeremy C. Jones, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/145 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/145 (2013.01); A61K 2039/5252 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55505 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55516 (2013.01); C12N 2760/16134 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to peptides having adjuvant properties, vaccines comprising the adjuvant peptides, and their use in prophylaxis or therapy for influenza. More particularly, the invention relates to adjuvant peptides that induce aggregation of influenza virus. The peptides can be included in influenza vaccines to increase the immune response to the vaccine.