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Method and compositions for enhancing white blood cell functioning on a mucosal or cutaneous surface

  • US 5,466,680 A
  • Filed: 03/26/1992
  • Issued: 11/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for treating or preventing a condition in a mammal caused by the presence of a disease causing agent on a mucosal surface or a cutaneous surface wherein said disease causing agent can be diminished by the actions of the white blood cells of a mammal comprising contacting the mucosal surface or the cutaneous surface of said mammal in need of said treatment or prevention with an effective amount to treat or prevent said condition of a composition comprising:

  • (a) an energy source for white blood cells;

    (b) a source of cations to provide a cation selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and mixtures thereof; and

    (c) a source of anions to provide an anion selected from the group consisting of chloride, sulfate, phosphate, bicarbonate, and mixtures thereof;

    wherein the pH of said composition is from about 4 to about 10 and the osmolality of said composition is from about 140 mOsm/kg to about 2,000 mOsm/kg;

    with the proviso that said mucosal surface is not the oral cavity.

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