James,
I did a google search on Baypamun after coming across
the name in a medline search (I'm actually looking for
substantiated empirical evidence that interleukin-2
and other "transfer factor"-type immunoregulators have
a statistically significant effect on FeLV+ cats).
Anyway, I came across your page about it's
unavailability in the U.S. and not having much more
information. I thought I'd provide you, and this
list, with the abstract I found on PubMed about what
looks like the most recent clinical study on Baypuman.
Summary: it doesn't have any effect.
However, I'm still researching transfer factor and
hope I can find a scientific study to back up the
anecdotal stories!
Jill
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Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 1998 Oct 23;65(2-4):267-75.
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Treatment of feline leukemia virus-infected cats with
paramunity inducer.
Hartmann K, Block A, Ferk G, Vollmar A, Goldberg M,
Lutz H.
I. Medizinische Tierklinik,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich, Germany.
Two placebo-controlled double-blind trials were
performed to determine the therapeutic efficacy of the
paramunity inducer, Baypamun in feline leukemia virus
(FeLV)-infected cats under controlled conditions. In
the first study, 120 cats were involved; 60 cats were
treated with Baypamun and 60 with a placebo
preparation of virus-free cell culture medium. Dosage
and administration of the drug over a 7-week period
were performed according to the instructions given by
the company. Remission of viremia occurred in 12% and
7% of the cats treated with Baypamun and placebo,
respectively. This difference was not statistically
significant. In the second study, 30 naturally
infected cats were treated in a placebo-controlled
double-blind trial. In total, 20 immunological,
clinical, laboratory, and virological parameters were
examined. No statistically significant differences
could be demonstrated between Baypamun and placebo
application. Therefore, FeLV infection was not
influenced by Baypamun treatment.
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