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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Applicant:
David S. Wilkes, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
David S. Wilkes, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Research and Technology Institute, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of collagen and MHC-like compounds to down regulate immune responses. Methods for administration of such compounds that induce immune tolerance are described. The invention is important in the context of allograft rejection, transplantation, graft rejection, pleural disease and immunotolerance.