Methods for reducing allergies caused by environmental allergens
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsGeorg Wells, Ebenezar Satyaraj
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Abstract
Compositions suitable for reducing symptoms of an allergic response to environmental allergens comprising molecules that specifically inhibit the ability of the allergen to bind to mast cells in an animal predisposed to having an allergic response to the allergen and methods for reducing such symptoms comprising contacting a source of the environmental allergen with such compositions. Kits, packages, medicaments, and means of communicating about the compositions and methods are also provided.
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A method for reducing an allergic response in an animal to an allergen in an environment comprising minimizing exposure to the allergen in an animal predisposed to having an allergic response to the allergen by contacting a source of the allergen in the environment with a composition containing a molecule that inhibits the ability of the allergen to bind to mast cells in the animal predisposed to having an allergic response to the allergen;
- thereby reducing the allergic response in the animal to the allergen in the environment.
The method of claim 12 wherein the allergen is from a human, dog, cat, insect, plant, or microorganism.
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A composition suitable for reducing at least one symptom of an allergic response to an allergen in an environment comprising a molecule that specifically inhibits the ability of the allergen to bind to mast cells in an animal predisposed to having an allergic response to the allergen.
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The food composition of claim 25 wherein the food composition is formulated for a pet, the allergen is an orally-disseminated allergen from the pet, and the molecule comprises at least a portion of an antibody that specifically binds the allergen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.