Claims
- 1. A method of improving the resistance of a subject against infection, said method comprising a step of administering to a subject requiring such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a polyprenyl compound of the formula: ##STR30## wherein n is an integer of 5 to 7 and R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an aliphatic acyl group or an aromatic acyl group.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said subject is an animal.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein R is a hydrogen atom.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein n is 6.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein n is 6 and R is a hydrogen atom.
- 6. A method of treating a microorganism infection, said method comprising a step of administering to a subject suffering from a microorganism infection a therapeutically effective amount of a polyprenyl compound of the formula: ##STR31## wherein n is an integer of 5 to 4 and R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an aliphatic acyl group or an aromatic acyl group.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein said subject is an animal.
- 8. The method of claim 6, wherein R is a hydrogen atom.
- 9. The method of claim 6, wherein n is 6.
- 10. The method of claim 6, wherein n is 6 and R is a hydrogen atom.
- 11. A method of improving the resistance of a subject against immuno-deficiency diseases, said method comprising a step of administering to a subject requiring such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a polyprenyl compound of the formula: ##STR32## wherein n is an integer of 5 to 7 and R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an aliphatic acyl group or an aromatic acyl group.
- 12. The method of claim 11, wherein said subject is an animal.
- 13. A method of treating a subject infected with an immuno-deficiency disease, said method comprising a step of administering to a subject infected with said immuno-deficiency disease a therapeutically effective amount of a polyprenyl compound of the formula: ##STR33## wherein n is an integer of 5 to 7 and R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl grouop, an aliphatic acyl group or an aromatic acyl group.
- 14. The method of claim 13, wherein said subject is an animal.
- 15. The method of claim 11, wherein said immunodeficiency diseases are selected from among cancer, asthma and rheumarthritis.
- 16. The method of claim 1, wherein a disease selected from the group consisting of sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis, diarrhea and mastitis is caused by said infection.
- 17. The method of claim 6, wherein a disease selected from the group consisting of sepsis, pneumonia, meningitis, diarrhea and mastitis is caused by said infection.
Priority Claims (4)
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57-89806 |
May 1982 |
JPX |
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57-106203 |
Jun 1982 |
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57-183642 |
Oct 1982 |
JPX |
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57-183643 |
Oct 1982 |
JPX |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of Ser. No. 07/617,939 filed Nov. 26, 1990, which is a division of Ser. No. 07/183,488 filed Apr. 8, 1988, which is a division of Ser. No. 07/086,186 filed Aug. 13, 1987, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 06/498,235 filed May 26, 1983, now abandoned.
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Divisions (3)
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617939 |
Nov 1990 |
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183488 |
Apr 1988 |
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86186 |
Aug 1987 |
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Continuations (1)
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498235 |
May 1983 |
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