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| 20080274131 | Molecular antigen arrary - The present invention is related to the fields of molecular biology, virology, immunology and medicine. The invention provides a composition comprising an ordered and repetitive antigen or antigenic determinant array. The invention also provides a process for producing an antigen or antigenic determinant in an ordered and repetitive array. The ordered and repetitive antigen or antigenic determinant is useful in the production of vaccines for the treatment of infectious diseases, the treatment of allergies and as a pharmaccine to prevent or cure cancer and to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses, in particular antibody responses. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080292652 | Virus-Like Particles Comprising a Fusion Protein of the Coat Protein of Ap205 and an Antigenic Polypeptide - The present invention is in the fields of medicine, immunology, virology and molecular biology. The present invention provides a composition comprising a modified virus-like (VLP) particle derived from RNA bacteriophage AP205. The invention also provides a process for producing the aforementioned VLP. The modified VLP disclosed in the present invention is useful in the production of compositions for inducing immune responses for the prevention or treatment of diseases, disorders including infectious diseases, allergies, cancers and drug addiction. Moreover, the modified VLP disclosed in the present invention is, in particular, useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses, in particular antibody responses. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090123414 | Il-15 Antigen Arrays And Uses Thereof - The present invention is related to the fields of molecular biology, virology, immunology and medicine. The invention provides a composition comprising an ordered and repetitive antigen array, wherein the antigen is an IL-15 protein, an IL-15 mutein or an IL-15 fragment. More specifically, the invention provides a composition comprising a virus-like particle, and at least one IL-15 protein, IL-15 mutein or at least one IL-15 fragment linked thereto. The invention also provides a process for producing the composition. The compositions of the invention are useful in the production of vaccines for the treatment of inflammatory and chronic autoimmune diseases. The composition of the invention efficiently induces immune responses, in particular antibody responses. Furthermore, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses within the indicated context. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090123471 | T-Cadherin antigen arrays and uses thereof - The present invention is in the fields of medicine, public health, immunology, molecular biology and virology. The present invention provides, inter alia, a composition comprising a virus-like particle (VLP) and at least one antigen, wherein said antigen is a T-cadherin domain protein, a combination of any T-cadherin domain proteins, a T-cadherin domain fragment or a combination of any T-cadherin domain fragments, linked to the VLP respectively. The invention also provides a method for producing the aforesaid composition. The compositions of this invention are useful in the production of vaccines, in particular, for the prevention and/or treatment of T-cadherin related disease, and hereby, in particular, by inducing efficient immune responses, in particular antibody responses. Furthermore, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses within the indicated context. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090246215 | Amyloid beta1-6 antigen arrays - The present invention is related to the fields of molecular biology, virology, immunology and medicine. The invention provides a composition comprising an ordered and repetitive antigen or antigenic determinant array, and in particular an Aβ1-6 peptide-VLP-composition. More specifically, the invention provides a composition comprising a virus-like particle and at least one Aβ1-6 peptide bound thereto. The invention also provides a process for producing the conjugates and the ordered and repetitive arrays, respectively. The compositions of the invention are useful in the production of vaccines for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and as a pharmaccine to prevent or cure Alzheimer's disease and to efficiently induce immune responses, in particular antibody responses. Furthermore, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses within the indicated context. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100092508 | Molecular Antigen Arrays - The present invention provides a composition comprising an AP205 virus like particle (VLP) and an antigen. The invention also provides a process for producing an antigen or antigenic determinant bound to AP205 VLP. AP205 VLP bound to an antigen is useful in the production of compositions for inducing immune responses that are useful for the prevention or treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions including infectious diseases, allergies, cancer, drug addiction, poisoning and to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses, in particular antibody responses. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100111995 | Antigen conjugates and uses thereof - The present invention is in the fields of medicine, public health, immunology, molecular biology and virology. The invention provides composition comprising a virus-like particle (VLP) linked to at least one antigen of the invention, wherein said antigen of the invention is CCR5 of the invention, gastrin of the invention, CXCR4 of the invention, CETP of the invention or C5a of the invention. The invention also provides a process for producing the composition. The compositions of this invention are useful in the production of vaccines, in particular, for the treatment of diseases in which the antigen of the invention mediates, or contributes to the condition, particularly for the treatment of AIDS, gastrointestinal cancers, coronary heart diseases or inflammatory diseases. Moreover, the compositions of the invention induce efficient immune responses, in particular antibody responses. Furthermore, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses within the indicated context. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100303846 | Immunostimulatory Nucleic Acid Packaged Particles for the Treatment of Hypersensitivity - The application is related to compositions and methods for the treatment of hypersensitivity, wherein the compositions comprise a particle packaged with immunostimulatory nucleic acids. The compositions of the invention are particularly useful in the treatment of atopic eczema, asthma and IgE-mediated allergy (type I allergy), especially pollen allergy and house dust allergy. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110027220 | Interleukin-1 Conjugates and Uses Thereof - The present invention is related to the fields of molecular biology, virology, immunology and medicine. The invention provides a composition comprising an ordered and repetitive antigen array, wherein the antigen is an IL-1 protein, an IL-1 mutein or an IL-1 fragment. More specifically, the invention provides a composition comprising a virus-like particle, and at least one IL-1 protein, IL-1 mutein or at least one IL-1 fragment linked thereto. The invention also provides a process for producing the composition. The compositions of the invention are useful in the production of vaccines for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, and chronic autoimmune diseases, genetic diseases and cardiovascular diseases. The composition of the invention efficiently induces immune responses, in particular antibody responses. Furthermore, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses within the indicated context. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110091411 | Interleukin-1 Muteins Linked to Virus-Like Particles to Treat IL-1 Associated Diseases - The present invention is related to the fields of molecular biology, virology, immunology and medicine. The invention provides a composition comprising an ordered and repetitive antigen array, wherein the antigen is an IL-1 mutein. More specifically, the invention provides a composition comprising a virus-like particle, and at least one IL-1 mutein linked thereto. The invention also provides a process for producing the composition. The compositions of the invention are useful in the production of vaccines for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, and chronic autoimmune diseases, genetic diseases and cardiovascular diseases. The composition of the invention efficiently induces immune responses, in particular antibody responses. Furthermore, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful to efficiently induce self-specific immune responses within the indicated context. | 04-21-2011 |
