Abstract:
A method for inducing immunosuppressive cells by culturing human cells with the use of a culturing device having an affinity for proteins, and the device to be used therefor. The use of the method and the device makes it possible to efficiently induce immunosuppressive cells by fixed culture and thus provide an efficient therapeutic system with little side effect for diseases accompanied by the abnormal acceleration in immune systems.
Abstract:
A novel cell adhesion protein having the effect of suppressing various immunological reactions and its analogs; a process for producing the same; an immunosuppressive agent containing the same; and another immunosuppressive agent containing as the active ingredient immunosuppressive cells obtained by incubating human cells in the presence of the cell adhesion protein. These immunosuppressive agents have potent immunosuppressive effects with little side effects.