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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Ajit Lalvani, Oxford, GB;
Roger Hamilton Brookes, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Ajit Lalvani, Oxford, GB;
Roger Hamilton Brookes, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Isis Innovation Limited, Oxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/532 (2006.01); A61K 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of assaying for peptide-specific T-cells comprises adding peptide to a fluid sample of fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and detecting a cytokine such as interferon-γ produced by T-cells that have been pre-sensitized to the peptide. The assay method is quick and cheap and is expected to be useful for the study of various disease states including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV and influenza.