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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Motoki, Takasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo-to, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/16 ; A61K 3/843 ; A61K 3/170 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/16 ; A61K 3/843 ; A61K 3/170 ;
Abstract
A composition for enhancing immunogenicity of tumor cells or pathogen-infected cells comprising a compound having an &agr;-glycosylceramide structure or a salt or solvate thereof is provided. Tumor cells of which immunogenicity is enhanced by the compound having an &agr;-glycosylceramide structure are useful for tumor therapy (cancer vaccine therapy).