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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Clive Henry Wasserfall, Gainesville, FL (US);
Mark A. Atkinson, Gainesville, FL (US);
Benjamin George Keselowsky, Gainesville, FL (US);
Young Mee Yoon, Gainesville, FL (US);
Clive Henry Wasserfall, Gainesville, FL (US);
Mark A. Atkinson, Gainesville, FL (US);
Benjamin George Keselowsky, Gainesville, FL (US);
Young Mee Yoon, Gainesville, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides materials and methods for modulating an immune response. In one embodiment, the present invention provides an initial artificial lymph-node homing environment, and a simultaneous, or subsequent, artificial spleen environment leading to the resolution of the activated immune responses. In one specific embodiment, the present invention can be used to prevent and/or treat pathogenic infection, cancer, allergenic reactions, and/or unwanted immune or auto-immune responses.