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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Randolph J. Noelle, Cornish, NH (US);
Teresa M. Foy, Lebanon, NH (US);
Inventors:
Randolph J. Noelle, Cornish, NH (US);
Teresa M. Foy, Lebanon, NH (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of Darthmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of suppressing a humoral immune response to a thymus-dependent (TD) antigen are disclosed. The methods involve administering to a subject a TD antigen with an antagonist of a molecule which mediates contact-dependent helper effector functions. In a preferred embodiment, the antagonist is an antagonist of gp39. Primary and secondary humoral immune responses can be suppressed and suppression is prolonged.