Abstract:
The invention is in the field of molecular immunology, more in particular in the field of medical treatment of animals such as humans suffering from unwanted immune reactions. The invention relates to methods for the treatment of unwanted immune reactions and provides means and methods for suppressing an immune response. The present invention relates in particular to regulatory T cells and methods of long-term, culture-expanding, activating and using same in immunotherapy and for the suppression of autoimmune responses, allergies and inflammatory diseases. The invention provides a sia alpha 2,3-conjugated antigen for use in the suppression of an immune response in a patient in need of such a treatment.
Abstract:
The invention is in the field of medicine and relates to immunology, and relates in particular to human V?9Vd2 T cell receptor bindingimmunoglobulin molecules. Human V?9Vd2 T cell receptor binding immunoglobulin molecules are in particular for use in medical treatment and/or useful in assays with human V?9Vd2 T cells, wherein human V?9Vd2 T cells may be modulated.
Abstract:
Described is a replication competent virus, being capable to replicate and having lytic capacity in target cells, the virus comprising in the genome thereof, at least one DNA sequence coding for a silencing factor functional in reducing expression of a target gene in the said target cells, operably linked to one or more expression control sequences, functional in the said target cells, and the use thereof in the preparation of a medicament and to the use thereof in a method for lysing target cells expressing a virus inhibitory factor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of analyzing a blood sample of a subject for the presence of a disease marker, said method comprising the steps of a) extracting nucleic acid from anucleated blood cells in said blood sample to provide an anucleated blood cells-extracted nucleic acid fraction, and b) analysing said anucleated blood cells-extracted nucleic acid fraction for the presence of a disease marker, wherein said disease marker is a disease-specific mutation in a gene of a cell of said subject, or wherein said disease marker is a disease-specific expression profile of genes of a cell of said subject.
Abstract:
The invention is in the field of medicine and relates to immunology, and relates in particular to human Vγ9Vδ2 T cell receptor binding immunoglobulin molecules. Human Vγ9Vδ2 T cell receptor binding immunoglobulin molecules are in particular for use in medical treatment and/or useful in assays with human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells, wherein human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells may be modulated.