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Advanced Biotherapy Issued Patent for Treatment of AIDS.


WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB).
: ADVB ADVB Associação dos Dirigentes de Vendas e Marketing do Brasil ) announced today that The United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property  has assigned U.S. Patent No. 6,863,890 to the Company for use of antibodies to Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, cachexin or cachectin and formally known as tumor necrosis factor-alpha) is a cytokine involved in systemic inflammation and is a member of a group of cytokines that all stimulate the acute phase reaction.  (TNF-a), Interferon-Gamma (IFN-g) and Interferon-alpha (IFN-a) for the treatment of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States.  infection and AIDS. The patent issued on March 6, 2005. E[acute accent]Edmond Buccellato, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Advanced Biotherapy, states "we believe that the issuance of this patent now provides the Company with additional patent protection in this therapeutic area by inhibiting overproduction o·ver·pro·duce  
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To produce in excess of need or demand.



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 of certain cytokine activity." E[acute accent]Dr. Joseph A. Bellanti, the principal investigator of the 'Company-sponsored' Georgetown Medical University FDA FDA
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Food and Drug Administration


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n.pr See Food and Drug Administration.

FDA,
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 phase I clinical trial Noun 1. phase I clinical trial - a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained
phase I
, states "Many cytokines are altered in HIV infection contributing to viral replication. Prominent among these is TNF-a. This finding provides further linkage of HIV infection with autoimmune disease both from the standpoint of pathogenesis as well as treatment. IFN-g and TNF-a, which are substantially increased in HIV infection, contribute to the immune pathogenesis. The overproduction of TNF-a has the effect of promoting greater viral replication in AIDS patients and therefore we expect that its removal would decrease viral load and lead to clinical improvement."

E[acute accent]About Advanced Biotherapy

E[acute accent]The Company has demonstrated the effectiveness of its pioneering scientific strategy in the use of therapeutic antibodies by conducting investigational clinical trials treating patients suffering from AIDS, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, corneal transplant rejection, uveitis uveitis

Inflammation of the uvea, the middle coat of the eyeball. Anterior uveitis, involving the iris or ciliary body (containing the muscle that adjusts the lens) or both, can lead to glaucoma and blindness.
 and certain autoimmune skin conditions, including psoriasis, and alopecia alopecia (ăl'əpē`shēə): see baldness. , all Th1 mediated autoimmune diseases which appear to have the same proinflammatory Th-1 activity. Advanced Biotherapy is headquartered in Los Angeles with laboratories in Columbia, Maryland. The company has an extensive patent portfolio including a number of patents and many patents pending.

E[acute accent]Statements made in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are subject to a number of uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. Some of these forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words in the statements such as "hope," "appears," "may," "goal," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "planning or plans," "believe," "could," or other words and terms of similar meaning. The risks and uncertainties which may affect the development, operations and results of our business include, but are not limited to the following: risks associated with clinical trials, the uncertainties of research and product development programs, the uncertainties of the regulatory approval process, the risks of competitive products, the risks of our current capital resources, the uncertainties as to the availability of future capital and our future capital requirements, and the risks associated with the extent and breadth of the Company's patent portfolio. There are no assurances that the Company's product candidates will receive regulatory approval. The foregoing discussion of the pending clinical investigations and the effect of the patents issued and pending involves risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks that third parties may be successful in challenging such patents; or that granted claims may be held invalid or interpreted differently by a court of law; or that new technologies will be developed that are superior in treating the diseases targeted by Advanced Biotherapy, Inc. Readers are cautioned not to place reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made. See the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for further information about risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company and the results or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements, including the section captioned "Factors That May Affect The Company" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.
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