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US 5,683,986 AGranted
Elaboration of host defense mediators into biological fluids by systemic dsRNA treatment
AssigneeHEMISPHERx BIOPHARMA
InventorWilliam A. Carter
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Abstract
Parenterally administered systemic dsRNAs release host mediators into various compartmentalized biological fluids to combat various microorganisms, particularly viruses, thereby reducing the infectivity and spread of various organisms including those associated with various diseases such as those caused by venereal warts, herpes and HIV.
Claims2
A method of treating a herpes virus infection comprising parenterally administering to a patient in need of same an effective amount of a mismatched dsRNA rI.sub.n .multidot.r(C.sub.12,U).sub.n wherein n is from 4 to 29.
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