Method of treating chronic fatigue syndrome

• US 5,055,296 A
• Filed: 08/04/1988
• Issued: 10/08/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kremers Urban LLC
• Original Assignee: Kremers Urban LLC
• Inventors: Steinbach, Thomas, Lawyer, Carl H., Wagle, Sudhakar S., Tanaka, S. Ken, Hermann, William J. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Douglas W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Witz, Jean C.
• Application Number:
  US07/228,364
• Time in Patent Office: 1,160 Days
• Field of Search: 424/106, 424/553, 530/846, 514/21, 514/885
• US Class Current: 424/553
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 35/407 Liver; Hepatocytes
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 3/0293 for liquids
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 3/003 Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 1/18 with provision for splitting samples into portions G01N1/12, G01N1/14 take precedence; fraction-collection apparatus for chromatography B01D15/08
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 530/846 Liver

Abstract

A therapeutic method for treating viral infections and chronic fatigue syndrome. The method comprises administering a therapeutically-effective amount of a mammalian liver extract, the extract being characterized by being heat stable, insoluble in acetone and soluble in water.

Claims

1. A method of treating chronic fatigue syndrome which comprises administering to a person suffering from this syndrome a therapeutically-effective amount of a mammalian liver extract which is referred to herein as KU 10,001, the extract being characterized by being heat stable, insoluble in acetone and soluble in water.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the liver extract is contained in a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier at a concentration of about 2.5% by weight solids.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the liver extract is contained in a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier at a concentration of about 2.5% by weight solids.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the liver extract is contained in water.