Abstract: Nonlamellar bioresorbable microparticles to which protein substances are bonded, and a method for preparing the microparticles, comprising: (i) preparing the microparticles from at least one bioresorbable polymer without stabilizer and without surfactant; and (ii) bonding the protein substances to the microparticles obtained in step (i) without surfactant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing nonlamellar bioresorbable microparticles to which protein substances are bonded, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: (i) preparing said microparticles from at least one bioresorbable polymer without stabilizer and without surfactant, and (ii) bonding said protein substances to the microparticles obtained in step (i) without surfactant. It further relates to the bioresorbable microparticles thus obtained and use thereof in diagnosis and therapy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid support for an immunological test for the detection of HCV, to which the following are attached: a) at least one antibody directed against the HCV Core protein, and b) at least one polypeptide consisting of (i) a peptide of the HCV E2 protein, chosen from the E2 protein itself and one or more of its epitopes, and (ii) a peptide of the HCV E1, NS4B and/or NS5A proteins, chosen from the proteins themselves and one or more of their epitopes, and, where appropriate, of (iii) a peptide of the NS3 protein, chosen from the protein itself and one or more of its epitopes; or alternatively: a) at least one antibody directed against the HCV Core protein, b) a peptide of the HCV E2 protein, chosen from the E2 protein itself and one or more of its epitopes, and c) a peptide of the HCV E1, NS4B and/or NS5A proteins, chosen from the proteins themselves and one or more of their epitopes, with, where appropriate, d) a peptide of the NS3 protein, chosen from the protein itself and

Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of (a) SEQ ID NO: 21, (b) the full-length sequences encoding a polypeptide having a peptide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 25 and 26, and (c) the full-length complementary sequences to the sequences set forth in (a) or (b).

Abstract: Viral material, in the isolated or purified state, in which the genome comprises a nucleotide sequence chosen from the group including sequences SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53 and SEQ ID NO:56, their complementary sequences and their equivalent sequences, in particular nucleotide sequences displaying, for any succession of 100 contiguous monomers, at least 50% and preferably at least 70% homology with the said sequences SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53 and SEQ ID NO:56, respectively, and their complementary sequences.

Abstract: An isolated polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of (a) SEQ ID NO: 21, (b) the full-length sequences encoding a polypeptide having a peptide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 25 and 26, and (c) the full-length complementary sequences to the sequences set forth in (a) or (b).

Abstract: The invention concerns a nucleic material, in isolated or purified state, and a nucleotide fragment comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting in (i) the sequences SEQ ID NO: 112, SEQ ID NO:114, SEQ ID NO: 117, SEQ ID NO: 120, SEQ ID NO. 124, SEQ ID NO: 130, SEQ ID NO: 141 and SEQ ID NO: 142, (ii) the complementary sequences of sequences (i); and (iii) the sequences equivalent to sequences (ii) and (iii), in particular the sequence having for every series of 100 contiguous monomers, at least 50%, preferably 70% homology with sequences (i) and (ii) respectively. The invention also concerns their uses for detecting a retrovirus associated with multiple sclerosis and/or rheumatoid arthritis.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for decontaminating a solution of any nucleic acid present in said solution, comprising the following steps: for a sufficient period, subjecting the solution to the action of at least one type of molecule having the property of degrading the nucleic acids by fragmentation, termed a fragmentation molecule, until said nucleic acids, termed contaminating nucleic acids, have been completely degraded; and stopping the activity of the fragmentation molecule. The invention also concerns the use of said treated solution. The preferred application of the invention is in the field of diagnostics.

Abstract: The invention provides viral material and nucleotide fragments associated with multiple sclerosis and/or rheumatoid arthritis for use in method of diagnosis, prophylaxis, and therapy.

Abstract: The invention concerns an endogenic nucleic fragment, such as an isolated retrovirus, integrated in the human DNA genome, the fragment being characterized in that it comprises, or consists of, at least part of the gag gene of an endogenetic retrovirus associated with an autoimmune disease or pregnancy failure or pregnancy pathologies, said part at least coding, directly and indirectly, for an expression product, or the complement of the fragment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing nonlamellar bioresorbable microparticles to which protein substances are bonded, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: (i) preparing said microparticles from at least one bioresorbable polymer without stabilizer and without surfactant, and (ii) bonding said protein substances to the microparticles obtained in step (i) without surfactant. It further relates to the bioresorbable microparticles thus obtained and use thereof in diagnosis and therapy.

Abstract: The invention relates to: a nucleotide fragment of an MSRV-1 LTR-RU5 region, comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the expression of a protein, wherein the protein comprises a peptide sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, and SEQ ID NO: 4; complementary nucleotide fragments; probes and primers that hybridize to the fragment; proteins encoded by the fragment; antibodies directed against the proteins encoded by the fragment; and processes for detecting the presence of MSRV-1 using a probe or an antibody of the invention.

Abstract: Viral material, in the isolated or purified state, in which the genome comprises a nucleotide sequence chosen from the group including sequences SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53 and SEQ ID NO:56, their complementary sequences and their equivalent sequences, in particular nucleotide sequences displaying, for any succession of 100 contiguous monomers, at least 50% and preferably at least 70% homology with the said sequences SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53 and SEQ ID NO:56, respectively, and their complementary sequences.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing nonlamellar bioresorbable microparticles to which protein substances are bonded, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: (i) preparing said microparticles from at least one bioresorbable polymer without stabilizer and without surfactant, and (ii) bonding said protein substances to the microparticles obtained in step (i) without surfactant. It further relates to the bioresorbable microparticles thus obtained and use thereof in diagnosis and therapy.

Abstract: The invention provides viral material and nucleotide fragments associated with multiple sclerosis and/or rheumatoid arthritis for use in method of diagnosis, prophylaxis, and therapy.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for HVC virus culture in vitro comprising steps which consist in: contacting particles containing hepatitis C virus RNA with cells capable of synthesizing and secreting lipoproteins, in a suitable culture environment promoting synthesis and secretion of lipoproteins, and in collecting the virus thus obtained. The invention has diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Abstract: The nucleotide sequence of Tc100, a gene encoding PTc100, a new Trypanosoma antigen, and the amino acid sequence of PTc100 are described. Tc100 and PTc100, or fragments thereof, modified or otherwise, can be used directly or indirectly for the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi, or for the monitoring of the infection generated by Trypanosoma cruzi, in man or in animals.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of culturing, propagating and replicating in vitro viruses of the Togaviridae and Flaviviridae families which consists in: providing at least a fraction of LVP's obtained from serum or plasma of a patient infected with a least a virus of the Togaviridae and Flaviviridae families; contacting said fraction, for a predetermined time interval in an appropriate culture medium, with permissive cells having an endocytosis path relayed by at least one receptor of the lipoproteins and modulated inter alia by an activating agent selected among an unsaturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid derivative comprising 16 to 20 carbon atoms or their mixture. The invention also concerns the uses of viral particles and polypeptides obtained by said method.

Abstract: The invention concerns an endogenic nucleic fragment, such as an isolated retrovirus, integrated in the human DNA genome, the fragment being characterized in that it comprises, or consists of, at least part of the gag gene of an endogenetic retrovirus associated with an autoimmune disease or pregnancy failure or pregnancy pathologies, said part at least coding, directly and indirectly, for an expression product, or the complement of the fragment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleotide fragment of a LTR-RU5 region comprising a nucleotide sequence which encodes the expression of a protein, wherein said protein comprises a peptide sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3 and SEQ ID NO:4, and a complementary nucleotide fragment; a probe and a primer hybridizing with said fragment; a protein encoded by said fragment; an antibody directed against said protein; and a process for detecting the presence of MSRV-1 retrovirus using a probe or an antibody of the invention.