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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2005
Albert Bendelac, Chicago, IL (US);
Dapeng Zhou, Chicago, IL (US);
Luc Teyton, Del Mar, CA (US);
Paul Savage, Mapleton, UT (US);
Albert Bendelac, Chicago, IL (US);
Dapeng Zhou, Chicago, IL (US);
Luc Teyton, Del Mar, CA (US);
Paul Savage, Mapleton, UT (US);
The Scipps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (US);
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT (US);
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods of activating an NKT cell which include a step of contacting the NKT cell with a sufficient amount of isoglobotrihexosylceramide (iGb3) to induce secretion of a cytokine from the NKT cell, stimulate proliferation of the NKT cell or upregulate expression of a cell surface marker on the NKT cell. Methods of activating an NKT cell population in a subject are also provided.
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