Stabilized interleukin-2
AssigneeBiotest Pharma GmbH
InventorUdo Schwulera
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Abstract
An interleukin-2 preparation that is extremely pure, stable when stored for a long time, and appropriate for therapeutic purposes, especially in humans, and that also exhibits sufficient activity even after being frozen and thawed several times is obtained by using a special albumin, globulin, or mixture of those substances with sugar alcohols, monomeric or polymeric sugars, gelatins, or other known stabilizers as stabilizers.
Claims4
A stabilized composition comprising interleukin-2 and a stabilizing effective amount of globulin.
A method for long-time stabilization of one of a natural interleukin-2-preparation obtained from lymphocytes or cell-lines and a recombinant interleukin-2, destined for therapeuticic use in humans and animals comprising adding thereto globulin and mixtures thereof with at least one of sugar alcohol, monomeric or polymeric sugar and gelatin.
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