Infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms resident in the alimentary tract of humans and animals can be prevented and treated by administering to the alimentary tract of the human or animal an effective amount of a composition containing at least one lectin capable of binding to an infective microorganism and diminishing its infective capability of the microorganism. The lectin is administered dispersed in a pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic vehicle. Peptic ulcer disease caused by infection with
H. pylori
can be treated by oral administration of lectins that bind to the pathogen. A beneficial ecology of
H. pylori
can be maintained in infected patients by chronic oral administration of lectins that bind to the pathogen.
通过向人或动物的消化道中施用有效量的含有至少一种凝集素的组合物,这种凝集素能够与感染性微
生物结合并降低微
生物的感染能力,从而预防和治疗人和动物消化道中的病原微
生物引起的传染病。凝集素分散在药学上可接受的无毒载体中。幽门螺杆菌感染引起的消化性溃疡病
幽门螺杆菌
可通过口服与病原体结合的凝集素来治疗。幽门螺杆菌的有益生态
幽门螺杆菌
通过长期口服与病原体结合的凝集素,可维持受感染病人体内幽门螺杆菌的有益生态。