Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytokine for use in the treatment and/or control of dependent and/or addictive behavior, in particular addiction and/or dependency to nicotine, food addiction, alcohol addiction and/or sex addiction. The present invention also relates to treatment and/or control of withdrawal and/or symptoms of withdrawal from an addiction, in particular nicotine addiction, food addiction, alcohol addiction and/or sex addiction. The present invention further relates to the induction of loss of interest or aversion to the addictive substance or behavior, such as nicotine, over-indulgence in high-calorie, high-fat foods, and to other behaviors or addictions that are hazardous to the health.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cytokine for use in the treatment and/or control of dependent and/or addictive behavior, in particular addiction and/or dependency to nicotine, food addiction, alcohol addiction and/or sex addiction. The present invention also relates to treatment and/or control of withdrawal and/or symptoms of withdrawal from an addiction, in particular nicotine addiction, food addiction, alcohol addiction and/or sex addiction. The present invention further relates to the induction of loss of interest or aversion to the addictive substance or behavior, such as nicotine, over-indulgence in high-calorie, high-fat foods, and to other behaviors or addictions that are hazardous to the health.

Abstract: A method for administering to a patient having at least one affliction of infections, immunodeficiency syndromes, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, foreign body transplants, or requiring immuno-regulation of tumor diseases, which is present in the lungs. The method administers a non-systemic inhalation of an aerosol composition to the lungs effective to reduce the affliction. The aerosol composition is a solution of a cytokine and a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous carrier solution. The aerosol composition is uniformly administered to the patient over a course of treatment of several months.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the quantitative determination of prostate specific antigen in a patient sample, with a predetermined weight or volume, through analysis. A patient sample undergoes a freeze concentration, is analyzed by standard quantitative analysis methods such as immunoassay techniques, and then the substance content is calculated back to the original sample volume or weight.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating tumors by the use of cytokin-containing aerosols for inhalative application and immuno-activation or continuous-immuno regulation in tumor diseases. The invention further proposes the use of cytokin-containing substances for producing an aerosol medicinal preparation for inhalative application and immuno-activation or continuous immuno-regulation in tumor diseases.