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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Bradford A. Jameson, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Swati Choksi, Broomall, PA (US);
Robert Korngold, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Ziwei Huang, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Compounds that inhibit CD8 mediated T cell activation and that have a molecular surface that corresponds to the molecular surface of human CD8 at amino acids 38-46 and/or 53-56 and/or 60-67 and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting activation of a human T cell are disclosed. The methods comprise contacting a T cell with a compound that inhibits CD8 mediated T cell activation and that has a molecular surface that corresponds to the molecular surface of human CD8 at amino acids 38-46 and/or 53-56 and/or 60-67. Methods of treating an individual suspected of suffering from or susceptible to graft versus host disease and/or organ rejection are disclosed. The methods comprise administering an effective amount of a compound that inhibits CD8 mediated T cell activation and that has a molecular surface that corresponds to the molecular surface of human CD8 at amino acids 34-46 and/or 53-56 and/or 60-67.