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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2008
Makoto Inoue, Ibaraki, JP;
Mamoru Hasegawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshikazu Yonemitsu, Chiba, JP;
Yui Harada, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Inoue, Ibaraki, JP;
Mamoru Hasegawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Yoshikazu Yonemitsu, Chiba, JP;
Yui Harada, Saitama, JP;
DNAVEC Corporation, Ibaraki, JP;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for producing DCs, which comprise the step of culturing DC precursor cells in the presence of multiple cytokines, dendritic cells produced thereby, and uses thereof. The methods of the present invention enable production of large quantities of DC precursors with a high ability to differentiate into DCs. The present invention enables one to obtain large quantities of DCs from a small number of DC precursor cells, and therefore makes it easier to increase the number of DCs for administration in DC-based anti-tumor immunotherapy, treatment of infection, and such. Thus, an enhancement is expected for the effect of DC vaccines.