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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173131 | Compositions and methods for modulating RSV infection and immunity Compositions and methods are provided for the treatment or prevention of RSV disease by modulating RSV infection and immunity. In particular, amino acid sequences in the RSV G glycoprotein, containing the chemokine motif defined as C-X-X-X-C (or CX3C), are identifie... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8153133 | High potency recombinant antibodies and method for producing them High potency antibodies, including immunologically active fragments thereof, having high kinetic association rate constants and optional high affinities are disclosed, along with methods for producing such antibodies. The high potency antibodies disclosed herein are... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8003106 | Human monoclonal antibodies to influenza M2 protein and methods of making and using same Human, humanized and chimeric monoclonal antibodies that bind to influenza M2 protein. The antibodies are useful for, among other things, treatment, diagnostics, purifying and isolating M2 or influenza virus, and identifying the presence of M2 or influenza virus in ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7879329 | Recombinant antibodies for treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infections Disclosed are novel polyclonal antibodies, which target respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as novel high affinity antibody molecules reactive with RSV. The polyclonal antibodies may comprise antibody molecules which are reactive with both RSV protein F and R... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7771725 | Medicinal concentrate of arbovirus specific immunoglobulins and F(ab)'2 and/or Fab fragments The invention concerns a new medicinal product for the treatment of arboviruses, i.e.. a concentrate of immunoglobulins and F(ab)′2 and/or Fab fragments specific to said arbovirus as well as its process of preparation. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763252 | Methods for the treatment of cellular proliferative disorders The present invention relates to methods of identifying the susceptibility of cells to reovirus infection by measuring constitutive ras-MAP signaling. The invention also pertains to methods using reovirus for the treatment of cellular proliferative disorders, and pa... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7727532 | Human antibodies against rabies and uses thereof Human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to rabies virus, antigen binding portions thereof, and methods of making and using such antibodies and antigen binding portions thereof for treating rabies virus in a subject, are provided herein. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7604801 | Methods for detecting parvovirus infections The present invention provides a method for diagnosing a subject suffering a pathological condition characterized by parvovirus infection by detecting the presence of IgE anti-Parvovirus B 19 antibodies. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7553489 | Methods of administering/dosing anti-RSV antibodies for prophylaxis and treatment The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory sy... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7537764 | Binding molecules capable of neutralizing west nile virus and uses thereof The invention provides human binding molecules specifically binding to West Nile virus and having West Nile virus neutralizing activity, nucleic acid molecules encoding the human binding molecules, compositions comprising the human binding molecules and methods of i... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7514082 | Anti-viral VSF protein and hybridoma producing the same Disclosed are a novel virus suppressing factor (VSF) protein having antiviral activity against a variety of viruses and a hybridoma secreting such a VSF protein. In addition, the present invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition comprising the VSF protein for... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7473424 | Anti-dengue virus antibodies and compositions The present invention relates to at least one novel anti-Dengue virus antibody, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-Dengue virus antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, includin... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7442380 | Treatment of diseases caused by viral infection A method of prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of a mammal for a disease that is caused by a Ljungan virus infection, such as Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathia, Guillain Barré Syndrome, and Diabetes Mellitus, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myasthen... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429381 | Production and use of novel peptide-based agents for use with bi-specific antibodies The present invention relates to a bi-specific antibody or antibody fragment having at least one arm that is reactive against a targeted tissue and at least one other arm that is reactive against a linker moiety. The linker moiety encompasses a hapten to which antib... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425618 | Stabilized anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antibody formulations The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7378094 | Therapeutic uses of complement receptor 2 The present invention is directed to an immune complex composition, and a method of using that complex to enhance an in viva immune response against a preselected target antigen. The immune complexes of the present invention comprise a monoclonal antibody specific f... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364737 | Human neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to respiratory syncytial virus Human monoclonal antibodies and fragments thereof which bind, neutralize and provide passive immunotherapy to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigenic subgroups A and B are disclosed. Also disclosed are diagnostic and immunotherapeutic methods of using the monocl... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341728 | Internalisation of virus into cells A chimeric transmembrane protein which promotes viral entry into cells comprises: (i) an extracellular domain capable of binding a virus; and (ii) an intracellular internalisation signal. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335356 | Monoclonal antibodies and complementarity-determining regions binding to Ebola glycoprotein In this application are described Ebola GP monoclonal antibodies, epitopes recognized by these monoclonal antibodies, and the sequences of the variable regions of some of these antibodies. Also provided are mixtures of antibodies of the present invention, as well as... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323172 | Methods of administering/dosing anti-RSV antibodies for prophylaxis and treatment The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory sy... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7294336 | Stabilized liquid anti-RSV antibody formulations The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and v... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264802 | Proteins encoded by polynucleic acids of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) The present invention provides a purified preparation containing, for example, at least one polypeptide selected from the group consisting of proteins encoded by one or more open reading frames (ORF's) of an Iowa strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndro... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264804 | Kits for detecting anti-SIRS antibodies The invention includes kits for producing and using immunogenic compositions that include swine infertility and respiratory virus. The invention also includes vaccines and sera for treatment of Mystery Swine Disease (MSD), a method for producing the vaccine, methods... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247303 | Selected antibody CDRs for binding to aminophospholipids Disclosed are surprising discoveries concerning the role of anionic phospholipids and aminophospholipids in tumor vasculature and in viral entry and spread, and compositions and methods for utilizing these findings in the treatment of cancer and viral infections. Al... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244430 | Binding molecules capable of neutralizing West Nile virus and uses thereof The invention provides human binding molecules specifically binding to West Nile virus and having West Nile virus neutralizing activity, nucleic acid molecules encoding the human binding molecules, compositions comprising the human binding molecules and methods of i... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7229619 | Methods of administering/dosing anti-RSV antibodies for prophylaxis and treatment The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory sy... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223844 | Broadly cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus selected by Env-CD4-co-receptor complexes The present invention features antibodies and antibody fragments that specifically bind a CD4-inducible HIV gp120 epitope that is enhanced by binding a co-receptor for HIV, such as CCR5 or CXCR4, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies or antibody ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7179900 | Methods of administering/dosing anti-RSV antibodies for prophylaxis and treatment The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory sy... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166290 | Methods for producing oocysts The present invention provides improved methods and compositions for producing oocysts. The oocysts produced according to the invention find use in the manufacture of vaccines. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7151163 | Antiviral agents for the treatment, control and prevention of infections by coronaviruses The invention provides compositions and methods that are useful for preventing and treating a coronavirus infection in a subject. More specifically, the invention provides peptides and conjugates and pharmaceutical compositions containing those peptides and conjugat... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7132100 | Stabilized liquid anti-RSV antibody formulations The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and v... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7115262 | Chimeric protein for prevention and treatment of HIV infection This invention relates to bispecific fusion proteins effective in viral neutralization. More specifically, such proteins have two different binding domains, an inducing-binding domain and an induced-binding domain, functionally linked by a peptide linker. Such prote... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7025970 | Modified poxviruses, including modified smallpox virus vaccine based on recombinant drug-sensitive vaccinia virus, and new selection methods The present invention provides recombinant poxviruses, such as vaccinia virus, that contain an integrated exogenous sequence, such as a foreign gene, encoding a prodrug converting polypeptide that can convert a prodrug to a drug that prevents virus replication or is... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018633 | Selective destruction of cells infected with human immunodeficiency virus Compositions and methods for selectively killing a cell containing a viral protease are disclosed. The composition is a varient of a protein synthesis inactivating toxin wherein a viral protease cleavage site is interposed between the A and B chains. The variant of ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014847 | Methods for preventing reovirus recognition for the treatment of cellular proliferative disorders The present invention pertains to methods for preventing reovirus recognition in the treatment of cellular proliferative disorders, and particularly ras-mediated cellular proliferative disorders, in mammals. The method comprises suppressing or otherwise inhibiting t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979534 | Compositions and methods for detection of antibody binding to cells The invention relates to methods of agglutinating or capturing cells comprising providing a mixture comprising a population of cells and a population of bacteriophage expressing a first antibody on the surface of the bacteriophage, the first antibody being specific ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974686 | Recombinant tryptophan mutants of influenza Recombinant PB2 tryptophan variant influenza viruses, RNA, cDNA and vectors are provided. Also provided are immunogenic compositions containing the variant viruses, methods of producing such viruses and methods for the prophylactic treatment of influenza in humans. | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960431 | Therapeutic compositions and methods for treating viral infection Methods for inhibiting viral propagation and treating viral infection are provided which include administering to cells infected with viruses a therapeutic peptide or a derivative thereof. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6913746 | Complexes of immunoglobulins polysaccharides for oral and transmucosal absorption The present invention relates to complexes consisting of immunoglobulins and polysaccharides for oral and transmucosal use. The polysaccharides comprised in the complexes according to the invention form an envelope which protects and carries immunoglobulins a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6875433 | Monoclonal antibodies and complementarity-determining regions binding to Ebola glycoprotein In this application are described Ebola GP monoclonal antibodies, epitopes recognized by these monoclonal antibodies, and the sequences of the variable regions of some of these antibodies. Also provided are mixtures of antibodies of the present invention, as well as... | 04/05/2005 |