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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Nicole Suciu-foca, New York, NY (US);
George Vlad, Forest Hill, NY (US);
Raffaello Cortesini, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nicole Suciu-Foca, New York, NY (US);
George Vlad, Forest Hill, NY (US);
Raffaello Cortesini, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a method for inhibiting the rejection of transplanted islet cells, comprising administering to the subject a polypeptide comprising all or a portion of the extracellular domain of ILT3, wherein the polypeptide is water soluble. This invention further provides a method of treating diabetes, by inhibiting the rejection of transplanted islet cells through the administration of the polypeptide to the subject.