Abstract:
Methods for treting or preventing a disease or disorder, for example, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia; dyslipoproteinemia; hyperlipidemia; a disorder of glucose metabolism; Syndrome X; a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder; obesity; hypertension; and renal disease with a serum-free and mitogen-free mixture comprises of specific ratios of cytokines IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ and GM-CSF to Inteleukin 2 (IL-2) such as Leukocyte Inteleukin Injection (LI) or Multikine ®.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a breakthrough method for pre-sensitizing cancer prior to a therapeutic treatment such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or immunotherapy and a novel cytokine mixture used in the method thereof. The cytokine mixture is a serum-free and mitogen-free mixture comprised of specific ratios of cytokines such as IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ and GM-C SF to Interleukin 2 (IL-2), which is effective in inducing cancerous cells to enter a proliferative cell cycle phase thereby increasing their vulnerability to chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy. One such novel cytokine mixture is Leukocyte Interleukin Injection (LI) or Multikineè, which can be used alone or in combination with other drugs for the treatment of cancer thereby increasing the success of cancer treatment and the disease free survival of cancer patients.
Abstract:
A method for altering the CD4/CD8 ratio and the mononuclear cellular infiltrate into a tumor that results in significant modulation of the infiltrating immune cells shown by a decrease in CD8+ T cells and a significant increase in tumor infiltrating CD4+ T cells. A dose of 800 IU/day as IL-2 for 5 days per week for 3 weeks of a Leukocyte Interleukin Injection (LI) being a serum-free and mitogen-free mixture comprised of specific ratios of cytokines IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ and GM-CSF to Interleukin 2 (IL-2) resulted in a paradigm shift. The paradigm shift is defined as a marked CD4+ T cell infiltrate and a clear and specific change in the density and localization of antigen presenting cells such as dendritic cells and inflammatory cells, particularly neutrophils in cancer nests.
Abstract:
The invention is related to peptide constructs, i.e. , polypeptides obtained by linking together two or more peptides based on or derived from different molecules, which are useful in the treatment or prevention of influenza virus and other infectious diseases. Compositions containing the same, methods for producing the same, and methods for using the same are also disclosed, wherein the peptide constructs have the formula P 1 -x-P 2 , where P 2 is a peptide associated with an infectious agent and P 1 is a peptide that will bind to a class of immune cells, such as dendritic cells. The peptide construct can cause the maturation of immature dendritic cells to a more mature state. The peptide construct or the more mature dendritic cell can be administered to a subject to modulate or initiate an immune response against an infectious agent. Dyes, radioisotopes, or therapeutic agents conjugated with the dendritic cells can be used for localization of the immune target and/or prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of the disease.
Abstract:
A method for altering the CD4/CD8 ratio and the mononuclear cellular infiltrate into a tumor that results in significant modulation of the infiltrating immune cells shown by a decrease in CD8+ T cells and a significant increase in tumor infiltrating CD4+ T cells. A dose of 800 IU/day as IL-2 for 5 days per week for 3 weeks of a Leukocyte Interleukin Injection (LI) being a serum-free and mitogen-free mixture comprised of specific ratios of cytokines IL-1ß, TNF-a, IFN-? and GM-CSF to Interleukin 2 (IL-2) resulted in a paradigm shift. The paradigm shift is defined as a marked CD4+ T cell infiltrate and a clear and specific change in the density and localization of antigen presenting cells such as dendritic cells and inflammatory cells, particularly neutrophils in cancer nests.
Abstract:
Conjugated peptides include a first peptide component which is an antigen associated with autoimmune disease, allergy, asthma or transplantation rejection and binds to an antigen-specific receptor on a T cell, and a second peptide component which corresponds to an "antigen presenting molecule", namely, a peptide binding to a T cell surface receptor, which would normally promote T cell activation when the first peptide is bound to its antigen-specific T cell receptor. However, in this invention, the second peptide component has an amino acid sequence which is a modification of an antigen presenting T cell binding peptide, such modification blocking or inhibiting the engagement of receptor sites on the T cell surface (other than the antigen-specific T cell receptor). As a result, T cell activation is prevented, and is directed through antigen-specific T cell receptor occupation, without T cell activation, leading to antigen-specific T cell anergy and cell death. Administration of the conjugated peptide to an animal will provide protection against disease associated with the first peptide component, resulting from the elimination of the T cells bearing the antigen-specific receptors for that antigenic peptide. The conjugated peptides of this invention provide antigen-specific protection without impairing the immune response to other antigens.
Abstract:
The invention is related to peptide constructs, i.e., polypeptides obtained by linking together two or more peptides based on or derived from different molecules, which are useful in the treatment or prevention of autoimmune diseases, specifically rheumatiod arthritis (RA) and compositions containing same, methods for producing same and methods for using same; wherein the peptide constructs have the formula P1-X-P2 where PI is a peptide associated with autoimmune disease; P2 is a peptide which will cause a Th2 directed immune response; and X is a direct bond or linker for covalently bonding P1 and P2.
Abstract:
The invention is related to peptide constructs, i.e., polypeptides obtained by linking together two or more peptides based on or derived from different molecules, which are useful in the treatment or prevention of cancer or the treatment of autoimmune diseases and compositions containing same, methods for producing same, and methods for using same; wherein the peptide constructs have the formula Pi-x-P2 where P2 is a peptide associated with forms of cancer or an autoimmune condition and Pi is a peptide which will bind to a class of immune cells such as dendritic cells. The peptide construct can cause the maturation of immature dendritic cells to a more mature state. The peptide construct or the more mature dendritic cells can be administered to a subject to modulate or to initiate an immune response against cancer cells, and can be used with dyes, radioisotopes, or therapeutic agents for detection of the immune target and/or treatment of cancer and autoimmune conditions.
Abstract:
Methods for treting or preventing a disease or disorder, for example, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia; dyslipoproteinemia; hyperlipidemia; a disorder of glucose metabolism; Syndrome X; a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder; obesity; hypertension; and renal disease with a serum-free and mitogen-free mixture comprises of specific ratios of cytokines IL-1ß, TNF-a, IFN-? and GM-CSF to Inteleukin 2 (IL-2) such as Leukocyte Inteleukin Injection (LI) or Multikine ®.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a breakthrough method for pre-sensitizing cancer prior to a therapeutic treatment such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or immunotherapy and a novel cytokine mixture used in the method thereof. The cytokine mixture is a serum-free and mitogen-free mixture comprised of specific ratios of cytokines such as IL-1ß, TNF-a, IFN-? and GM-C SF to Interleukin 2 (IL-2), which is effective in inducing cancerous cells to enter a proliferative cell cycle phase thereby increasing their vulnerability to chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy. One such novel cytokine mixture is Leukocyte Interleukin Injection (LI) or Multikineè, which can be used alone or in combination with other drugs for the treatment of cancer thereby increasing the success of cancer treatment and the disease free survival of cancer patients.