Pharmaceutical dipeptide compositions and methods of use thereof: immunostimulants
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1. A method for treating a subject in need thereof to increase one or more indicia of either cell mediated immunity, humoral immunity, or innate resistance to infection, comprising the step of administering an R′
- -Glu-Trp-R″
pharmaceutical preparation to the subject under conditions suitable for inducing said increase in said indicia, wherein said R′
-Glu-Trp-R″
is selected from the group consisting of L-Glu-L-Trp, a cyclic form of L-Glu-L-Trp, a linear or cyclic dimer or trimer of L-Glu-L-Trp and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
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Abstract
Methods of treatment of subjects for decreasing cell mediated autoimmunity or humoral autoimmunity by administering an R′-Glu-Trp-R″ pharmaceutical preparation useful in subjects having autoimmune diseases.
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1. A method for treating a subject in need thereof to increase one or more indicia of either cell mediated immunity, humoral immunity, or innate resistance to infection, comprising the step of administering an R′
- -Glu-Trp-R″
pharmaceutical preparation to the subject under conditions suitable for inducing said increase in said indicia, wherein said R′
-Glu-Trp-R″
is selected from the group consisting of L-Glu-L-Trp, a cyclic form of L-Glu-L-Trp, a linear or cyclic dimer or trimer of L-Glu-L-Trp and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- -Glu-Trp-R″
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