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US 4,886,796 AGranted
Immunoregulation
AssigneeThe Australian National University
InventorsRonald D. Eichner, Arno Mullbacher
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AssigneeThe Australian National University
InventorsRonald D. Eichner, Arno Mullbacher
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A method of treating autoimmune diseases by suppressing the immune response of an animal is characterized by administering to the animal a compound of the general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.0 and R.sup.1 are radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, alkoxy and acyloxy: R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are radicals separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; or together, represent a radical of the general formula (2): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are radicals separately selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, sulfate, and halogen: or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together, represent a radical of the general formula (3): ##STR3## wherein R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 both represent hydrogen; or together, represent a valence bond: R.sup.12, R.sup.13, R.sup.14, R.sup.15 are radicals selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, sulfate and acyloxy; and n is an integer selected from the range 2 to 4; alone or in association with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluents.
A method of suppressing the immune response of a human or other animal in need of such suppression comprising the administration to said human or other animal an effective amount of a compound of the general formula (1):
A method of treating autoimmune disease in a human or other animal which comprises administration to an animal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective dose of a compound having the general formula (1):
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.