Inventors:
Lynn W. Kitchen - New Orleans LA
Assignee:
Harvard University - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
A61K 3902, A61K 4502, G01N 33531
Abstract:
This invention relates to the use of diethylcarbamazine (DEC), its analogs, homologs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an antiviral agent. This invention further relates to the use of DEC in in vivo diagnosis to increase antibodies to a particular disease; to the use of DEC in in vitro serologic assays to increase efficacy; and to the use of DEC as a vaccine adjuvant.