摘要:
The invention involves administration of an imidazoquinoline agent in combination with another therapeutic agent. The combination of drugs may be administered in synergistic amounts or in various dosages or at various time schedules. The invention also relates to kits and compositions concerning the combination of drugs. The combinations can be used to enhance ADCC, stimulate immune responses and/or patient and treat certain disorders.
摘要:
Novel oligonucleotides having immune inhibitory effects, and methods for their use, are provided. The inhibitory oligonucleotides include those that specifically inhibit certain Toll-like receptors, including TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9. Certain of the immunoinhibitory oligonucleotides inhibit a combination of TLRs selected from TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9. Inhibitors of TLR9 are characterized by a 5′ CC dinucleotide appropriately spaced upstream of a G-rich oligomer. Inhibitors of TLR8 include specific simple dinucleotides and oligonucleotides ending at their 3′ termini with the specific dinucleotides. TLR7 inhibitors include oligonucleotides having a phosphorothioate backbone. Also provided are combinations and conjugates involving the inhibitory oligonucleotides of the invention and other agents, where the other agents include TLR agonists and antigens. Compositions of the invention can be used to shape an immune response, reduce unwanted specific TLR-mediated immunostimulation, and to treat conditions including allergy, asthma, infection, and cancer.
摘要:
The invention relates to immunostimulatory nucleic acid compositions and methods of using the compositions. The T-rich nucleic acids contain poly T sequences and/or have greater than 25% T nucleotide residues. The TG nucleic acids have TG dinucleotides. The C-rich nucleic acids have at least one poly-C region and/ore greater than 50% c nucleotides. These immunostimulatory nucleic acids function in a similar manner to nucleic acids containing CpG motifs. The invention also encompasses preferred CpG nucleic acids.
摘要:
Immunostimulatory polymers that contain certain sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and methods for the use of such immunostimulatory polymers and compositions containing such polymers are provided according to the invention. The sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and the polymers incorporating such motifs are potent and selective inducers of TLR7 and the TLR7-associated cytokine IFN-α.
摘要:
Immunostimulatory polymers that contain certain sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and methods for the use of such immunostimulatory polymers and compositions containing such polymers are provided according to the invention. The sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and the polymers incorporating such motifs are potent and selective inducers of TLR7 and the TLR7-associated cytokine IFN-α.
摘要:
Immunostimulatory polymers that contain certain sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and methods for the use of such immunostimulatory polymers and compositions containing such polymers are provided according to the invention. The sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and the polymers incorporating such motifs are potent and selective inducers of TLR7 and the TLR7-associated cytokine IFN-α.
摘要:
Immunostimulatory polymers that contain certain sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and methods for the use of such immunostimulatory polymers and compositions containing such polymers are provided according to the invention. The sequence-dependent immunostimulatory RNA motifs and the polymers incorporating such motifs are potent and selective inducers of TLR7 and the TLR7-associated cytokine IFN-α.
摘要:
The invention relates to methods and products for the treatment of viral infection using a combination of anti-viral agents and TLR ligands. The invention also relates to screening assays, associated products, kits, and in vitro methods.