IMMUNOLOGICAL USE OF MICROWAVES

摘要

2046621 9008782 PCTABS00001 Antigenic materials are treated with microwaves to destroy immunodominant epitopes and render other, microwave-resistant epitopes more accessible to the immune system. The treated materials (or synthetic microwave-resistant epitopes) may be used as diagnostic or therapeutic agents, or to raise antibodies which in turn may be used as diagnostic or therapeutic agents. The technology is of particular value in the diagnosis and treatment of AIDS.