申请人:Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
公开号:US20020150964A1
公开(公告)日:2002-10-17
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for the treatment of diseases comprising the administration of compositions comprising one or more peptide(s) having a stimulatory effect on the afflicted host's immune system. Specifically, the invention relates to methods comprising the use of cationic amphipathic peptides having an &agr;-helical structure and effecting activation of macrophages when administered in a therapeutically sufficient amount. The methods of the present invention are useful for the treatment of, for example, infectious or cancer.
本发明涉及治疗疾病的组合物和方法,包括施用包含一种或多种对患病宿主的免疫系统具有刺激作用的肽的组合物。具体而言,本发明涉及的方法包括使用具有&agr;-螺旋结构的阳离子两性肽,并在施用足够的治疗量时对巨噬细胞产生激活作用。本发明的方法可用于治疗传染性疾病或癌症等。