Important News - Advanced Biotherapy Issued Patent for Treatment of AIDS
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Mar 14, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. (OTCBB: ADVB) announced today that The United States Patent and Trademark Office has assigned U.S. Patent No. 6,863,890 to the Company for use of antibodies to Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-a), Interferon-Gamma (IFN-g) and Interferon-alpha (IFN-a) for the treatment of HIV infection and AIDS. The patent issued on March 6, 2005.
Edmond Buccellato, CEO of Advanced Biotherapy, states "we believe that the issuance of this patent now provides the Company with additional patent protection in this therapeutic area by inhibiting overproduction of certain cytokine activity."
Dr. Joseph A. Bellanti, the principal investigator of the 'Company-sponsored' Georgetown Medical University FDA phase I clinical trial, states "Many cytokines are altered in HIV infection contributing to viral replication. Prominent among these is TNF-a. This finding provides further linkage of HIV infection with autoimmune disease both from the standpoint of pathogenesis as well as treatment. IFN-g and TNF-a, which are substantially increased in HIV infection, contribute to the immune pathogenesis. The overproduction of TNF-a has the effect of promoting greater viral replication in AIDS patients and therefore we expect that its removal would decrease viral load and lead to clinical improvement."
About Advanced Biotherapy
The Company has demonstrated the effectiveness of its pioneering scientific strategy in the use of therapeutic antibodies by conducting investigational clinical trials treating patients suffering from AIDS, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, corneal transplant rejection, uveitis and certain autoimmune skin conditions, including psoriasis, and alopecia, all Th1 mediated autoimmune diseases which appear to have the same proinflammatory Th-1 activity. Advanced Biotherapy is headquartered in Los Angeles with laboratories in Columbia, Maryland. The company has an extensive patent portfolio including a number of patents and many patents pending.
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SOURCE: Advanced Biotherapy, Inc.
CONTACT: Advanced Biotherapy, Inc.
Edmond Buccellato, CEO, 818-883-6716
Fax 818-883-3353
Email: ed@advancedbiotherapy.com
Website: www.advancedbiotherapy.com
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