Treatment of multiple sclerosis by oral administration of autoantigens
First Claim
1. A method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising orally or enterally administering a composition comprising MBP to a human suffering from multiple sclerosis, in an amount effective to suppress autoimmune response associated with said multiple sclerosis, the suppression of said response comprising elicitation of suppressor T-cells specific to MBP.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of treating a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease in animals, including humans, by the oral or enteral administration of autoantigens, fragments of autoantigens, or analogs structurally related to those autoantigens, which are specific for the particular autoimmune disease. The method of the invention includes both prophylactic and therapeutic measures.
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- 1. A method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising orally or enterally administering a composition comprising MBP to a human suffering from multiple sclerosis, in an amount effective to suppress autoimmune response associated with said multiple sclerosis, the suppression of said response comprising elicitation of suppressor T-cells specific to MBP.
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4. The method of claim I wherein said composition is administered enterally.
- 9. A method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising orally or enterally administering to a human suffering from multiple sclerosis an effective amount for treating multiple sclerosis of a composition comprising MBP, said treatment comprising in elicitation of suppressor T-cells.
- 14. A method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising orally or enterally administering a composition comprising MBP to a human suffering from multiple sclerosis, in an amount effective to suppress autoimmune response associated with said multiple sclerosis.
- 19. A method for treatment of a human suffering from multiple sclerosis comprising orally or enterally administering to said human a composition comprising MBP in an amount effective to treat said multiple sclerosis.
- 24. A method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising orally or enterally administering a composition comprising a peptide fragment of MBP to a human suffering from multiple sclerosis, in an amount effective to suppress autoimmune response associated with said multiple sclerosis, wherein said peptide fragment is effective to suppress said response.
- 28. The method of treating multiple sclerosis comprising orally or enterally administering a composition comprising an analog of MBP to a human suffering from multiple sclerosis, in an amount effective to suppress autoimmune response associated with said multiple sclerosis, wherein said analog is effective to suppress said autoimmune response.
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