METHOD OF TREATING ARTHRITIS WITH HUMAN PARVOVIRUS B19 ANTIGENS OR ANTIBODIES AGAINST SAME

摘要

This application relates to a method for preventing or treating arthritis, in particular, rheumatoid arthritis with a human parvovirus B19 polypeptide as an immunoactive vaccine or with antibodies against such polypeptide to provide passive parvovirus B19 immunity treatment of such arthritis. In one aspect the application relates to a method which causes a cellular response to such vaccine, in particular a CTL response.