Inventors:
Susan N. McLaughlin - Phoenixville PA
Bruce C. Stouch - Newtown Square PA
Jerome B. Zeldis - Princeton NJ
Assignee:
Therakos, Inc. - Exton PA
International Classification:
A61M 3700
Abstract:
A method of treating infections of mononuclear blood cells, other than retroviral infections, is disclosed. A method of modulating the function of monocytes is also disclosed. The method involves the treatment of a patient's blood with a photoactivatable compound followed by ultra violet light-activation of the photoactivatable compound. The blood treated as such is returned to the patient in a process known as extracorporeal photopheresis. Monocyte function is modulated by this treatment.