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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard L. Edelson, Westport, CT (US);
Francis P. Gasparro, Hamden, CT (US);
Robert E. Tigelaar, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A01N 6/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A01N 6/500 ;
Abstract
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for modifying the immune response of a mammal to a specific antigen are provided. The methods include treating an antigen presenting cell to enhance expression of a major histocompatibility complex molecule and reacting the treated antigen presenting cell with the antigen extracorporeally to form an antigen-associated antigen presenting cell.