Immunogenic Conjugates for Producing Immune Responses to Drugs of Abuse and Methods of Use
申请人:Mizel Steven B.
公开号:US20120171239A1
公开(公告)日:2012-07-05
The present invention is based, in part, on flagellin adjuvants that enhance immune responses directed against drugs of abuse. Provided are conjugates comprising a flagellin adjuvant covalently linked to a drug of abuse or an immunologically similar derivative thereof. Also provided are methods of making the conjugates of the invention and use thereof for administration to a subject, e.g., to produce an immune response in the subject against the drug of abuse, to prevent addiction to the drug of abuse in the subject, to reduce the effect of the drug of abuse in the subject, to reduce the level of the drug of abuse in the brain of the subject, and/or to reduce the addiction in the subject to the drug of abuse.
本发明部分基于增强针对药物滥用的免疫反应的鞭毛蛋白佐剂。提供的是包括鞭毛蛋白佐剂的共轭物,其与药物滥用或其免疫学上类似的衍生物共价连接。同时提供了制备该发明中的共轭物的方法,并用于向受试者施用,例如,在受试者中产生针对药物滥用的免疫反应,预防受试者对药物滥用的成瘾,减轻受试者对药物滥用的影响,降低受试者大脑中药物滥用的水平,以及/或减轻受试者对药物滥用的成瘾。