University of Pittsburgh

Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Duquesne University

Massimo M Trucco

Nick Giannoukakis

Larry Richard Brown

Kimberly A Gillis

Wilson S Meng

William A Rudert

The present invention relates to tolerogenic mammalian dendritic cells (iDCs) and methods for the production of tolerogenic DCs. In addition, the present invention provides methods for administration of tolerogenic dendritic cells as well as particles containing oligonucleotides to mammalian subjects. Enhanced tolerogenicity in a host can be useful for treating inflammatory and autoimmune related diseases, such as type 1 diabetes.

Microsphere-based delivery and ex vivo manipulation of dendritic cells for autoimmune therapies

Particle formulations are disclosed that include polymeric particles containing a small molecule drug and a high molecular weight therapeutic protein. Methods of making and using the particle formulations also are disclosed. These particle formulations are of use to treat an autoimmune disease, such as diabetes, or an inflammatory disease.

Particle formulations of all-trans retinoic acid and transforming growth factor beta for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus

AS-oligonucleotides are delivered in microsphere form in order to induce dendritic cell tolerance, particularly in the non-obese-diabetic (NOD) mouse model. The microspheres incorporate antisense (AS) oligonucleotides. A process includes using an antisense approach to reverse an autoimmune diabetes condition in NOD mice in vivo. The oligonucleotides are targeted to bind to primary transcripts CD40, CD80, CD86 and their combinations.

Microsphere-based composition for preventing and/or reversing new-onset autoimmune diabetes

A method is provided that includes using an antisense approach to reverse and/or delay an autoimmune diabetes condition in vivo. The oligonucleotides are targeted to bind to primary transcripts CD40, CD80, CD86 and their combinations.

A method of detecting nucleic acid sequences in which polymers of selected oligonucleotide probes which are complementary to a region in a nucleic acid sequence that is to be detected are bound to a substrate. The polymers bound to the substrate contain multiple randomly repeated copies of a specific oligonucleotide probe and may be synthesized using enzymatic amplification techniques.

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