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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Christopher Scott, Belfast, GB;
James Johnston, Belfast, GB;
Shaun Spence, Belfast, GB;
Danny Mcauley, Belfast, GB;
Francois Fay, Belfast, GB;
Christopher Scott, Belfast, GB;
James Johnston, Belfast, GB;
Shaun Spence, Belfast, GB;
Danny McAuley, Belfast, GB;
Francois Fay, Belfast, GB;
The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, GB;
Abstract
There is provided a method for suppressing a pro-inflammatory immune response in a cell, comprising providing to a cell sialic acid or analogs thereof, wherein the sialic acid or analogs are presented by a substrate such that a pro-inflammatory immune response in a cell is suppressed or an anti-inflammatory immune response is increased in a cell. Further, there is provided a method of treatment of inflammatory disease in a subject in need thereof. There is also provided a drug delivery device and a biomaterial which can modulate the inflammatory response in a subject.