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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Kristian Berg, Heggedal, NO;
Lina Prasmickaite, Oslo, NO;
Anders Høgset, Oslo, NO;
Pål Kristian Selbo, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Kristian Berg, Heggedal, NO;
Lina Prasmickaite, Oslo, NO;
Anders Høgset, Oslo, NO;
Pål Kristian Selbo, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for introducing a molecule into the cytosol of a cell in which the cell is contacted with a photosentistising agent, the cell is irradiated with light of a wavelength effective to activate the photosentisitising agent and, substantially at the same time or after the irradiation, the cell is contacted with the molecule to be introduced, particularly for use in cancer treatment, gene therapy and vaccination.