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US 5,314,689 AGranted
Acyl-carnitine for the treatment and prevention of viral infections
AssigneeAttilio Bernardini
InventorsLaura Scandurra, Laure Aurelian
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Abstract
Acyl-Carnitine in pharmaceutical formulations provides therapeutic and preventive antiviral action against HSV, CMV, VZV, HIV and others.
Claims4
A process for treating or preventing viral infections in cases involving herpes simplex virus types I and II, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, varicella-zoster virus, respiratory syncytial virus, polio virus, coxsackie virus, enterovirus, or vaccinia virus in human cells comprising topically treating a quantity of human cells with an amount of L-acetyl-carnitine effective to treat or to prevent viral infections in said human cells.
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