ADJUVANTS ON THE BASIS OF BISACYLOXYPROPYLCYSTENE CONJUGATES AND DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USES IN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS
申请人:Ebensen Thomas
公开号:US20090017106A1
公开(公告)日:2009-01-15
The present invention relates to new adjuvants and the uses in pharmaceutical compositions, like in vaccines. In particular, the present invention provides new conjugates of the bisacyloxycysteine type useful as adjuvants and/or immunomodulators for prophylactic and/or therapeutic vaccination in the treatment of infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, tumours, allergies as well as for the control of fertility in human or animal populations. The compounds are particularly useful not only as systemic, but preferably as mucosal adjuvants. In addition, the invention relates to its uses as active ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions.