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:
A genetically modified coccidian parasites wherein expression of phosphatidylthreonine synthase (PTS) is disrupted, a polynucleotide including a nucleotide sequence encoding a phosphatidylthreonine synthase (PTS) enzyme, which catalyzes the production of a lipid, phosphatidylthreonine (PtdThr). PtdThr is an exclusive, major and physiologically important lipid in selected coccidian parasites, which is required for a normal growth and virulence of coccidian parasites. Coccidian parasites, having the expression of PTS disrupted as described herein, are useful as vaccines. The phosphatidylthreonine synthase enzyme and the nucleotide encoding sequences thereof as well as the phosphatidylthreonine phospholipid can find use in diagnostic methods and diagnostic kits or in vaccine and drug development applications.
摘要:
The present invention relates to uses of cystatins derived from nematodes and to a method of screening using such cystatin. The present invention also relates to methods of treatment and/or prevention of an allergic and/or autoimmune disease in a patient, using a cystatin derived from a nematode.