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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Swey-shen Alex Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Yong-min Yang, San Diego, CA (US);
Theresa J. Barankiewicz, San Diego, CA (US);
Zhong Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Swey-Shen Alex Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Yong-Min Yang, San Diego, CA (US);
Theresa J. Barankiewicz, San Diego, CA (US);
Zhong Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention concerns the prophylaxis or therapy of immunoglobulin E-mediated disease conditions. The present invention discloses methods for identifying peptides that induce a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response against immunoglobulin E. The present invention further discloses compositions that are able to elicit in a mammal a cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response to naturally processed and presented immunoglobulin E peptides, and methods for their use.