Abstract:
A method and composition for treating a Hepatitis B patient having hepatic decompensation utilizes Hepatitis B virus-reducing amounts of T alpha 1, administered to a patient having decompensated liver disease so as to render the patient seronegative for Hepatitis B virus DNA.
Abstract:
A method of treating Hepatitis C by administering an immune system-potentiating dose of at least one Thymosin or system-potentiating Thymosin fragment to a mammal infected with Hepatitis C virus, which Hepatitis C infection in the mammal is non-responsive to treatment with interferon alone.
Abstract:
Method comprises administering immune system-potentiating dose of at least one thymosin or an immune system-potentiating thymosin fragment. The thymosin is pref. Thymosin Fraction Five or Thymosin alpha-1.
Abstract:
A 1,2-dioxetane of the formulaand an alkene of the formulaare described. The 1,2-dioxetane is useful in immunoassays and in DNA probes used for various purposes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to compositions for the treatment of malignant tumors in a mammal which comprise: (a) a calcium channel blocker compound of the dihydropyridine class selected from the group consisting of wherein R1 and R2 are methyl groups, R3 and R4 are alkyl or alkyloxyalkylene groups containing l to 8 carbon atoms and R5 and R6 are hydrogen or one or two electron withdrawing substituents; and (b) a platinum coordination compound which has antitumor properties in humans wherein the weight ratio of the calcium channel blocker compound to the platinum coordination compound is between l and l000 and l0 to l. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the treatment of malignant tumors in vitro by administering the afore-mentioned compositions.
Abstract:
Compounds which are active against viruses have Formulas (1, 2, 3 and 4) wherein B is a purine or pyrimidine heterocyclic ring and is preferably selected from the group consisting of 6-aminopurine (adenine), 2,6-diaminopurine, 2-amino-6-azidopurine, 2-amino-6-cyclopropylaminopurine, 6-hydroxypurine (hypoxanthine), 2-amino-6-halo substituted purines, 2-amino-6-alkoxy substituted purines, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine (guanine), 3-deazapurines, 7-deaza-purines, 8-azapurines, cytosine, 5-halo substituted cytosines, 5-alkyl substituted cytosines, thymine, uracil and 6-azapyrimidines; X is O; and, R1 and R2 are alkyl or aryl groups. The compounds of the present invention also include the R- and S-enantiomers of the above compounds. The R1X and/or R2X can also be amino acid residues with X as NH.
Abstract:
Compositions and methods of use for treating hepatitis C virus-infected mammals are disclosed. The compositions include one or more thymosins alone or in combination with one or more interferons. Methods of treatment include use of thymosins alone, or together, or sequentially with interferon.
Abstract:
Stable, enzymatically triggered chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetanes with improved water solubility are provided. Dioxetanes further substituted with two or more water-solubilizing groups disposed on the dioxetane structure provide superior performance by eliminating the problem of reagent carryover when used in assays performed on capsule chemistry analytical systems. Compositions comprising a dioxetane with two or more water-solubilizing groups, a non-polymeric cationic surfactant enhancer and optionally a fluorescer, for providing enhanced chemiluminescence are also provided.