Methods of treating animals to maintain or increase CD-4 and CD-8 cell populations
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsMark E. Cook, Michael W. Pariza, Xiaoyun Yang, Danielle DeVoney
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Abstract
Methods of treating animals to maintain or elevate CD-4 and CD-8 cell levels and to prevent or alleviate the adverse effects on the animal caused by the production or exogenous administration of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) or by a virus consist of administering to the animal a safe and effective amount of a conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) or a substance which is converted in the animal into CLA. A method of preparing CLA employing a bacteria isolated from a rat colon also is disclosed.
Claims3
A method of maintaining or elevating the CD-4 and CD-8 cell levels in an animal, said method comprising administering orally or parenterally to said animal a safe amount of a member selected from the group consisting of a conjugated linoleic acid a non-toxic salt (thereof), an active ester thereof, and mixtures thereof.
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