Method of treating autoimmune disease by inducing antigen presentation by tolerance inducing antigen presenting cells

Antibodies to antigen presenting cells may be utilized to interfere with the interaction of the antigen presenting cell and immune cells, including T cells. Peptides may be linked to said antibodies thereby generating an immune response to such peptides. Preferably peptides linked to the antibodies...

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Main Authors KRETZ-ROMMEL ANKE, DAKAPPAGARI NAVEEN, BOWDISH KATHERINE S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.12.2006
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PEPTIDES
PHYSICS
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
TESTING
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Summary:Antibodies to antigen presenting cells may be utilized to interfere with the interaction of the antigen presenting cell and immune cells, including T cells. Peptides may be linked to said antibodies thereby generating an immune response to such peptides. Preferably peptides linked to the antibodies are associated with autoimmunity.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040016647