Medical uses of glucans
AssigneeBiotec Pharmacon ASA
InventorRolf Seljelid
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Abstract
The invention relates to a glucan having a beta-(1,3)-backbone with one or more beta-(1,3)-side chains linked thereto for use in the treatment of asthma and related diseases of abnormal pulmonary function in an animal. Also described is a method of treating asthma and related diseases of abnormal pulmonary function in an animal comprising administering to said animal an effective amount of a glucan having a beta-(1,3)-backbone with one or more beta-(1,3)-side chains linked thereto.
Claims9
A method of inhibiting a symptom of hay fever in a human subject in need thereof comprising the oral administration to said human subject a glucan having a beta-(1,3)-backbone with one or more beta-(1,3)-side chains linked thereto in an effective dose range of 10 to 500 mg per kg body weight per day, wherein the glucan is isolated from other cell wall components and wherein said symptom is selected from the group consisting of eye itching, nasal breathing difficulty, nasal mucus secretion and sneezing.
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