摘要:
The present invention is directed to a method of generating antigen specific T cells. Furthermore, the invention is directed to antigen specific T cells, isolated transgenic TCR's, pharmaceutical compositions containing same and their use in adoptive cell therapy. This invention in particular pertains to the use of cells co-expressing allogeneic MHC molecules and antigens to induce peptide-specific T cells from non-selected allogeneic T cell repertoires.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for selecting a host cell population expressing a functional fusion protein comprising at least one epitope-providing amino acid sequence (epitope-tag) and the amino acid sequence of a protein that is expressed on the surface of said host cell. Preferably, the amino acid sequence comprises an alpha or beta chain of a T-cell receptor. The present invention further relates to uses of said functional T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha or beta chain fusion protein in medicine, in particular in adoptive transfer.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the gene Gpnmb and its use as a genetic marker in the incidence of cardiovascular conditions and cardiac diseases, such as complications derived from myocardial infarction. Gpnmb provides a valuable tool both for diagnostic as well as therapeutic approaches, in order to treat or prevent cardiovascular conditions and cardiac diseases, in particular complications derived from myocardial infarction.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a linear DNA expression construct having covalently closed ends, comprising an expression cassette comprising a coding sequence encoding for a gene therapy anti-cancer agent for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein said DNA expression construct is suitable for administration into cells or tissues by a physical transfection method. Preferably, said DNA expression construct consists of a dumbbell-shaped circular strand of DNA.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a fusion polypeptide comprising a) at least one fragment of the Plasmodium falciparum S-antigen or a variant thereof, wherein the fragment comprises one or a plurality of Plasmodium falciparum S-antigen repeat unit(s) or variant(s) thereof and b) at least one antigen different from the S-antigen. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising that fusion polypeptide as well as to the use thereof for the treatment or prevention of an autoimmune disease, an allergic reaction, a transplantation-related complication, e.g. graft rejection or 'graft vs. host disease', and another inflammatory disease and a method for treatment or prevention of said conditions.
摘要:
The present invention relates to tetranortriterpenoid compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are provided for use in the treatment, diagnosis and/or prevention of trinucleotide repeat disorders (like a polyglutamine diseases, e.g Huntingdon's disease), amyloid diseases, neurodegenerative disease, protein misfolding diseases or tumors. The tetranortriterpenoid compounds of the present invention are further provided for the reduction and/or inhibition of the aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins, preferably of polyglutamine proteins (such as huntingtin) as well as for increasing proteasome activity. The present invention furthermore relates to nucleic acids, comprising the nucleotide sequences of two huntingtin fragments, as well as to cells and kits, which are useful in methods for assessing the aggregation of huntingtin and in methods for identifying compounds, which modulate the aggregation of huntingtin.
摘要:
The present invention refers to hyperactive variants of a transposase of the transposon system Sleeping Beauty (SB). The invention further refers to corresponding nucleic acids producing these variants, to a gene transfer system for stably introducing nucleic acid(s) into the DNA of a cell by using these hyperactive variants of a transposase of the transposon system Sleeping Beauty (SB) and to transposons used in the inventive gene transfer system, comprising a nucleic acid sequence with flanking repeats (IRs and/or RSDs). Furthermore, applications of these transposase variants, the transpsoson, or the gene transfer system are also disclosed such as gene therapy, insertional mutagenesis, gene discovery (including genome mapping), mobilization of genes, library screening, or functional analysis of genomes in vivo and in vitro. Finally, pharmaceutical compositions and kits are also encompassed.
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods and devices for selecting of compounds that modulate the function of importin α 7, a method for producing a pharmaceutical and contraceptive composition, comprising a modulator, a respective pharmaceutical and contraceptive composition, transgenic non-human animals, and a method for contraception or for the treatment of a proliferative disease, breast cancer, and diabetes or a method of modifying spermatogenesis, comprising administering an effective amount of a modulator of importin α 7.