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Claims for Patent: 6,486,135


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Summary for Patent: 6,486,135
Title: Nucleic acid respiratory syncytial virus vaccines
Abstract:Non-replicating vectors containing a nucleotide sequence coding for an F protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and a promoter for such sequence, preferably a cytomegalovirus promoter, are described for in vivo immunization. The nucleotide sequence encloding the RSV F protein may lack a sequence encoding the homologous signal peptide but possessing a heterologous signal peptide enhancing RSV F protein expression. Such non-replicating vectors, including plasmids, also may contain a further nucleotide sequence located adjacent to the RSV F protein encoding sequence to enhance the immunoprotective ability of the RSV F protein when expressed in vivo. Such non-replicating vectors may be used to immunize a host against disease caused by infection with RSV, including a human host, by administration thereto, and may be formulated as immunogenic compositions with pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers for such purpose. Such vectors also may be used to produce antibodies for detection of RSV infection in a sample.
Inventor(s): Li; Xiaomao (Toronto, CA), Ewasyshyn; Mary E. (Thornhill, CA), Sambhara; Suryaprakash (Markham, CA), Klein; Michel H. (Willowdale, CA)
Assignee: Aventis Pasteur Limited (Toronto, CA)
Application Number:09/570,383
Patent Claims:1. A method of using a gene encoding an RSV F protein lacking the transmembrane region to produce an immune response in a host, which comprises: isolating said gene; operatively linking said gene to at least one control sequence to produce a plasmid vector, said control sequence directing expression of said RSV F protein when said vector is introduced into a host to produce an immune response to said RSV F protein; and introducing said vector into the host.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one control sequence comprises the immediate early cytomegalovirus promoter.

3. The method of claims 1 wherein said gene encoding an RSV F protein encodes an RSV F protein fragment lacking an autologous RSV F signal peptide sequence and includes a sequence encoding a heterologous signal peptide which enhance the level of expression of RSV F protein.

4. The method of claims 3 wherein said gene coding an RSV F protein encoding a signal peptide encodes HSV I gD.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said at least one control sequence comprises the immediately early cytomegalovirus promoter.

6. The method of claim 5 including the step of: operatively linking said gene to an immunoprotective enhancing sequence which comprises a pair of splice sites to prevent aberrant mRNA splicing to produce an enhanced immunoprotection to said RSV F protein in said host.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said immunoprotection enhancing sequence is that of rabbit .beta.-globin intron II.

Details for Patent 6,486,135

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. INTRON A interferon alfa-2b For Injection 103132 06/04/1986 ⤷  Try a Trial 2015-06-07
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. INTRON A interferon alfa-2b For Injection 103132 ⤷  Try a Trial 2015-06-07
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. INTRON A interferon alfa-2b Injection 103132 ⤷  Try a Trial 2015-06-07
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