Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
Antigens of leishmania parasites, having molecular weights on the order of 20,000, 40,000, 70,000, 113,000 or 140,000 daltons and being recognized by the monoclonal antibodies secreted by the hybridomes deposited with the C.N.C.M. under numbers I-344 and I-345; said antigens inducing the in vivo production in mice of protective antibodies against a plurality of leishmaniae; said antibodies inhibiting the infection of mouse sarcomatous cells of a TG180 line, deposited with the C.N.C.M. under number I-343, when 2×10 3 cells of said TG180 line are injected into the peritoneum of mice, mixed with 10 5 promastigotes of a plurality of strains of leishmania; said promastigotes having previously been incubated with said antibodies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
Antigens of leishmania parasites, having molecular weights on the order of 20,000, 40,000, 70,000, 113,000 or 140,000 daltons and being recognized by the monoclonal antibodies secreted by the hybridomes deposited with the C.N.C.M. under numbers I-344 and I-345; said antigens inducing the in vivo production in mice of protective antibodies against a plurality of leishmaniae; said antibodies inhibiting the infection of mouse sarcomatous cells of a TG180 line, deposited with the C.N.C.M. under number I-343, when 2×10 3 cells of said TG180 line are injected into the peritoneum of mice, mixed with 10 5 promastigotes of a plurality of strains of leishmania; said promastigotes having previously been incubated with said antibodies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The antigens according to claim 1 characterized in that they are recognized by the human serums containing antibodies with regard to the leishmanias.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The antigens according to claim 1 characterized in that they contain a protective glycoprotein having a molecular weight of the order of 70 kD and including glucose and mannose groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The antigens according to claim 1 characterized in that they contain glycoproteins isolatable from lysates of the leishmanias presenting molecular weights of the order of 20 kD and containing fucose and alpha-D-N-acetyl-galactosamine groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The antigens according to claim 1 characterized in that they contain glycoproteins isolatable from lysates of the leishmanias presenting molecular weights of the order of 30-32 kD and containing fucose and alpha-D-N-acetyl-galactosamine groups.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The antigens of claim 1 wherein said promastigotes are incubated with said antibodies by contacting said promastigotes at 37° C. for 30 minutes with a sera from a Balb/c mouse immunized with said antigens; and thereafter, said promastigotes are injected with said cells of said TG180 line into a Balb/c mouse.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The antigens of claim 1 wherein said promastigotes are of the L. infantum strain deposited with the CNCM under number I-342.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The antigens of claim 1 having molecular weights on the order of 40,000, 70,000 or 113,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A immunogenic composition against leishmania parasites comprising one or more antigens of claim 1 and a sterile, pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A immunogenic composition against leishmania parasites comprising one or more antigens of claim 8 and a sterile, pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.