Claims
- 1. A method of inhibiting human immunodeficiency virus infection which comprises contacting leukocytes of an individual infected with said virus with an anti-human immunodeficiency virus amount of a preparation of Humic acid.
- 2. A method for immunostimulating IL-2 which comprises administering an IL-2 immunostimulating amount of a Humic Acid preparation.
- 3. A method of enhancing immune response to vaccination which comprises using a Humic Acid preparation as an adjuvant during immunovaccination of a patient against human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or depressed immune function.
- 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said contact is ex vivo.
- 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said leukocytes are inclusive of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, lymphocytes resident in lymphoid organ and lymphocytes infiltrating tissues other than lymphoid organ.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/126,312, filed 24 Sep. 1993.
Continuations (2)
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08310675 |
Sep 1994 |
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10667299 |
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08126312 |
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08310675 |
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