Hapten-carrier conjugates for use in drug-abuse therapy and methods for preparation of same
申请人:Swain A. Philip
公开号:US20060280736A1
公开(公告)日:2006-12-14
Hapten-carrier conjugates capable of eliciting anti-hapten antibodies in vivo by administering, in a therapeutic composition, are disclosed. Methods of preparing said conjugates and therapeutic compositions are also disclosed. Where the hapten is a drug of abuse, a therapeutic composition containing the hapten-carrier conjugate is particularly useful in the treatment of drug addiction, more particularly, cocaine addiction. Passive immunization using antibodies raised against conjugates of the instant invention is also disclosed. The therapeutic composition is suitable for co-therapy with other conventional drugs.
本发明揭示了能够通过在治疗组成物中给予而在体内引起抗卟胺基小分子抗体的卟胺基-载体共轭物。本发明还揭示了制备该共轭物和治疗组成物的方法。当卟胺基为药物成瘾物质时,包含卟胺基-载体共轭物的治疗组成物在治疗药物成瘾,尤其是可卡因成瘾方面特别有用。本发明还揭示了使用针对本发明共轭物所产生的抗体进行被动免疫的方法。该治疗组成物适合与其他传统药物一起进行联合治疗。