Patents Assigned to UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA
  • Patent number: 9163069
    Abstract: The present invention refers to recombinant DNA molecules encoding fusion peptides from different allergens from Blomia tropicalis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus having potential usefulness in prevention and treatment of allergies caused by domestic mites. Specifically, the invention discloses fusion proteins comprising different fragments of allergens Der p 1, Der p 2, Der p 7, Der p 8, Blo t 5, Blo t 8, Blo t 18, Blo t 12 and Blo t 13 with reduced serum IgE reactivity in allergic and non-allergic individuals. It also discloses methods for production of these molecules in an expression system based on E. coli and purification. The invention refers also to effective and safe vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA
    Inventors: Leonardo Puerta Llerena, Luis Caraballo, José Fernando Cantillo
  • Publication number: 20140322257
    Abstract: The present invention refers to recombinant DNA molecules codifying fused peptides from different allergens from Blomia tropicalis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus having potential usefulness in prevention and treatment of allergies caused by domestic mites. Specifically, the invention discloses fusion proteins composed by different fragments of allergens Der p 1, Der p 2, Der p 7, Der p 8, Blo t 5, Blo t 8, Blo t 18, Blo t 12 and Blo t 13 with reduced serum IgE reactivity in allergic and non allergic individuals. It also discloses methods for production of these molecules in an expression system based on E. coli and purification. The invention refers also to effective and safe vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA
    Inventors: Leonardo Puerta Llerna, Luis Caraballo, José Fernando Cantillo