FUNGAL GLUCOSYLCERAMIDE AS A VACCINE FOR FUNGAL INFECTIONS

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15515318

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The present invention features compositions that include a fungal glucosylceramide (GlcCer) purified from a non-pathogenic fungus (e.g., Candida utilis) and, optionally, an adjuvant. The invention also features methods of treating a patient who has a fungal disease and methods of preventing a fungal disease in a subject by administration of these compositions. Also within the scope of the invention are methods of formulating a fungal vaccine by: (a) providing a fungal glucosylceramide isolated from a non-pathogenic fungus; and (b) combining the fungal glucosylceramide with an adjuvant in a physiologically acceptable excipient.

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THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK35 STATE STREET ALBANY NY 12207
KOHJIN LIFE SCIENCES CO LTDTOKYO 100-0006

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DEL, POETA Maurizio Stony Brook, US 11 3
MOR, Visesato Stony Brook, US 5 1
NAKAGAWA, Tomohiro Oita, JP 157 1384
SATO, Toshiya Chiba, JP 70 1030

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