Patent ID: 6793921
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Abstract:
A composition that inhibits Helicobacter pylori colonization, wherein said composition consists essentially of the combination of:Helicobacter pylori flagella IgY antibodies from at least one egg laid by a hen which has been immunized with an antigenically effective amount of an immunogen consisting essentially of an isolated Helicobacter pylori flagella, wherein said IgY antibodies specifically bind to Helicobacter pylori flagella in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal, and Helicobacter pylori urease IgY antibodies obtained from at least one egg laid by a hen that has been immunized with an antigenically effective amount of an immunogen consisting essentially of an isolated Helicobacter pylori urease, wherein said Helicobacter pylori urease IgY antibodies specifically bind to the adhesion portion of Helicobacter pylori urease in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal.