Abstract:
Provided is a cell culture apparatus for culturing cells, and optionally, for performing magnetic separation of cells desired to be cultured. The cell culture apparatus preferably comprises a frame; two membranes, preferably each being gas permeable, which are securedly sealed in a leak-proof selaing to a frame in forming a culture chamber there-between; and at least one resealable aperture to allow substances to be introduced into, or withdrawn from, the culture chamber.
Abstract:
Provided is a cell culture apparatus for culturing cells, and optionally, for performing magnetic separation of cells desired to be cultured. The cell culture apparatus preferably comprises a frame; at least one gas permeable membrane securedly sealed in a leak-proof sealing to a frame and an opposing surface comprising a rigid surface in forming a culture chamber therebetween; and at least one resealable aperture to allow substances to be introduced into, or withdrawn from, the culture chamber.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions are provided for tolerizing shed antigen-specific B cells involved in an immune complex-mediated disease progression. The composition comprises a substantially non-immunogenic carrier molecule to which is linked carbohydrate chains containing a suppressive amount of a repeated, antigenic carbohydrate determinant derived from a shed antigen of interest. In a method of tolerizing shed antigen-specific B cells involved in an immune complex-mediated disease progression, administered to an individual is a therapeutically effective amount of the composition which, when contacting the shed antigen-specific B cells, induces tolerization of the shed antigen-specific B cells.
Abstract:
Provided for use in site-directed chemotherapy are compositions comprising chemotherapeutic agents targeted to either arrested metastatic cells via a cell-surface marker associated with metastasis; or are targeted to type 1 endothelial cells of the tissue comprising the organ site at which metastatic cells arrest such that (a) any arrested metastatic tumor cells are then exposed to the chemotherapeutic agent, and/or (b) the endothelial cells are altered thereby inhibiting the ability of the metastatic tumor cells to arrest, survive or proliferate in that site. Also provided are methods of site-directed chemotherapy of metastatic cells of non-lymphoid tumor origin. Site-directed chemotherapy comprises introducing a therapeutically effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent directly into a vascular access of the organ having, or suspected of having, arrested metastatic cells thereby concentrating the therapy in the prometastatic territories of the treated organ.