摘要:
Use of an antagonist of a receptor on a surface of a T cell which mediates contac dependent helper effector functions for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a T cell mediated autoimmune disorder, which treatment comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of the antagonist.
摘要:
Method for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and other T cell mediated autoimmune disorders is described. The method involves administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antagonist of a receptor on a surface of a T cell which mediates contact dependent helper effector functions, for example, an anti-gp39 antibody.
摘要:
Proinsulin peptide compounds that modulate an immunological response by T cells of Type I diabetic subjects are disclosed. The proinsulin peptide compounds of the invention are preferably derived from a region of proinsulin that spans the junction between the B chain and C peptide of proinsulin. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the proinsulin peptide compounds are also disclosed. An immunological response to a proinsulin peptide compound of the invention can be used as an indicator of Type I diabetes in a subject. Accordingly, the invention provides diagnostic assays for Type I diabetes using the proinsulin peptide compounds. Methods for inhibiting the development or progression of Type I diabetes in a subject by administering a proinsulin peptide compound are also disclosed.
摘要:
The invention is directed to modified T cells, methods of making and using isolated, modified T cells, and methods of using these isolated, modified T cells to address diseases and disorders. In one embodiment, this invention broadly relates to TCR-deficient T cells, isolated populations thereof, and compositions comprising the same. In another embodiment of the invention, these TCR-deficient T cells are designed to express a functional non-TCR receptor. The invention also pertains to methods of making said TCR-deficient T cells, and methods of reducing or ameliorating, or preventing or treating, diseases and disorders using said TCR-deficient T cells, populations thereof, or compositions comprising the same.