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US 5,506,271 AGranted
Method of treating papilloma virus infection using hypericin
AssigneeNew York University
InventorsDaniel Meruelo, Gad Lavie
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Abstract
A method for treating a papilloma virus infection comprising topically administering hypericin which is effective to inhibit the replication, growth and/or the infectivity of the virus. The papilloma viruses include those capable of causing benign warts or a malignancy such as human papilloma virus-1 (HPV-1), HPV-2, HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16 and HPV-18.
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A method for treating a papilloma virus infection in a subject, comprising topically administering a papilloma virus inhibiting effective amount of hypericin.
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