Broad spectrum immune and antiviral gene modulation by oral interferon
AssigneeHEMISPHERx BIOPHARMA
InventorsWilliam A. Carter, David R Strayer
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Abstract
An antiviral/immunomodulatory response in an animal is induced by oral administration to an infected animal, including humans, of a human α-interferon. Methods of conferring resistance or mitigating the effects of exposure to a virus including avian influenza are described.
Claims17
A method of inducing an antiviral/immunomodulatory response in an animal comprising orally or nasally administering to an infected animal α-interferon in an amount of at least 6.6 IU per round of the animal's body weight so that the antiviral/immunomodulatory response is induced.
A method of systemically activating an innate immune response comprising orally or nasally administering to an animal α-interferon in an amount of at least 6.6 μl per pound of the animal's body weight so that the innate immune response is activated.
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