Combination therapy for treatment of fiv infection
OwnerBen M. Dunn, Janet K. Yamamoto +1inventors
InventorsBEN M. DUNN, JANET K. YAMAMOTO, MAKI ARAI
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to methods for therapeutic and prophylactic treatment of cats against FIV infection. Methods of the present invention utilize a combination of antiretroviral compounds to treat or prevent FIV infection in a feline animal. In one embodiment, the method comprises administering an effective amount of AZT and another nucleoside analog, such as, for example, 3TC to the animal. In another embodiment, cats are given an effective dose(s) of AZT, 3TC, and a retroviral protease inhibitor.
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A method for treating infection by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in a feline animal, said method comprising administering to said feline animal an effective amount of azidothymidine (AZT), the nucleoside analog lamivudine (3TC) and an inhibitor of an FIV protease, whereby FIV viral load in said feline animal is decreased relative to FIV viral load in said feline animal prior to treatment.
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