Uses of aloe products
AssigneeCarrington Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsBill H. McAnalley, Robert H. Carpenter, Harley R. McDaniel
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Abstract
Acemannan has been shown to be effective in treating a number of conditions where the principal mechanism of resolution or cure requires intervention by the patient's immune system. Acemannan has direct stimulatory effects on the immune system. Methods for treating cancer, viral diseases, respiratory and immune regulatory diseases, inflammations, infections and infestations by administering an acetylated mannan derivative, such as acemannan derived from aloe, are described. The method finds use in tissue cultures, animals and plants.
Claims37
A method for enhancing the therapeutic effect in an animal of a known pharmaceutic agent, comprising:
- administering to said animal, in addition to the known pharmaceutic agent, an amount of an acetylated mannan derivative sufficient to enhance the immunocompetency of said animal, wherein said known pharmaceutic agent requires the aid of the immune system of said animal to achieve maximal drug efficacy.
A method for producing an immunoenhancement effect of a vaccine resulting in an immunity to a disease, comprising:
- adding an acetylated mannan derivative to said vaccine in an amount in the range of from about 0.001 mg to about 10 mg per vaccine dose.
An immuno-stimulatory composition for an animal comprising:
- a vaccine antigen in an amount sufficient to elicit immune response in said animal;
- a polymeric mannan derivative in an amount sufficient to enhance the immunogenicity of said vaccine;
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- a suitable carrier.
The immuno-stimulatory composition of 15 wherein said acetylated mannan derivative is acemannan.
A method for producing an immunoenhancement effect of a vaccine in an animal, comprising:
- administering to said animal a vaccine antigen in an amount sufficient to elicit immune response in said animal;
- separately administering to said animal a polymeric mannan derivative in an amount sufficient to enhance the immunogenicity of said vaccine antigen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.