Carbohydrate vaccines for viral diseases

摘要

This invention provides a method for treating or preventing a viral disease in a subject comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a cellular carbohydrate antigen that is overexpressed during the viral disease, or a molecular mimic thereof, the amount of such carbohydrate or such mimic being effective to treat or prevent the viral disease. This invention also provides a vaccine for treating or preventing a viral disease comprising a cellular carbohydrate antigen that is overexpressed during the viral disease, or a molecular mimic thereof, the amount of such carbohydrate or such mimic being effective to treat or prevent the viral disease, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.