PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING SERUM AMYLOID P COMPONENT FOR PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF VIRUS INFECTIONS AND A KIT FOR DETECTING BINDING OF COMPOSITIONS TO VIRUS COMPONENTS

摘要

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a protein serum amyloid P component (SAP) capable of binding viruses, especially myxovirus, e.g. influenza viruses and thereby preventing the transmission and infection with such viruses. Preferred is mucosal administration, e.g. SAP incorporated in a nose spray or nose drops. Also provided is a method for measuring the binding of SAP to the hemagglutinin of the prevailing influenza virus subtype and strain.