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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2003
Alexander Steinkasserer, Bruckenhof, DE;
Matthias Lechmann, Bamberg, DE;
Elisabeth Zinser, Buckenhof, DE;
Alexander Steinkasserer, Bruckenhof, DE;
Matthias Lechmann, Bamberg, DE;
Elisabeth Zinser, Buckenhof, DE;
ARGOS THERAPEUTICS, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of using soluble forms of CD83 and nucleic acids encoding them for the treatment or prevention of diseases caused by the dysfunction or undesired function of a cellular immune response involving T cells. The invention moreover provides soluble CD83 proteins, specifically suited for said purpose, nucleic acids and vectors encoding said CD83 proteins, cells transformed/transfected with the nucleic acids or vectors, methods for producing said CD83 proteins, pharmaceutical compositions containing said CD83 proteins, nucleic acids or vectors, and antibodies against said soluble CD83 proteins and assay methods and kits comprising said antibodies.