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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
Applicant:
Suzanne T. Ildstad, Prospect, KY (US);
Inventor:
Suzanne T. Ildstad, Prospect, KY (US);
Assignee:
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/08 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides for methods of screening for compounds that increase the expression of P-selectin, SDF-1, and/or CXCR4 on facilitatory cells (FCs). The invention also provides for methods of screening for compounds that increase the level of p-predendritic cells (p-pre DC) without substantially decreasing the level of natural killer (NK) cells in a population of FCs. The invention further provides for methods of characterizing the facilitating capability of FCs by evaluating such cells for the amount of P-selectin, SDF-1, and/or CXCR4.