The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting a toxin in an animal, such as a human, by administering to the animal a therapeutically effective amount of a polymer having a plurality of pendant acid functional groups which are directly attached to the polymer backbone or attached to the polymer backbone by a spacer group. The spacer group can have a length in the range from 0 to about 20 atoms. The toxin is, typically, an exotoxin secreted by a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium.
本发明涉及一种抑制动物中毒素的方法,例如人类,通过向动物施用具有多个悬垂酸性功能基团的聚合物的治疗有效量,这些基团直接连接到聚合物骨架或通过一个间隔基团连接到聚合物骨架。间隔基团的长度可以在0到大约20个原子的范围内。毒素通常是由致病微
生物(例如细菌)分泌的外毒素。