Claims
- 1. A method for maintaining CD4+ cell counts in a healthy patient, or increasing CD4+ cell counts in a patient infected by HIV comprising administering in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier an effective amount of a porcine hyper-immune serum said hyper-immune serum containing polyclonal anti-gp48 antibodies among other antibodies, and said hyper-immune serum is produced by the immunization of a pig with HIV vital lysate which contains gp48 protein.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 07/694,586, filed on May 2, 1991 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 07/376,247, filed Jul. 6, 1989 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/215,867, filed Jul. 6, 1988, the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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Continuation in Parts (3)
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376247 |
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