36 results about "Antigen Processing Cell" patented technology

An attenuated herpes virus capable of efficiently infecting a dendritic cell without preventing antigen processing occurring within the infected cell. The attenuated herpes virus and dentrictic cells infected with the virus are useful in immunotherapeutic methods of treating disease.

By adding the novel developed modular antigen transporter molecules (MAT molecules) and other instruments related thereto, the immune system of an individual can be effectively modulated in a targeted manner. The MAT molecules contain a translocation module which transports the MAT molecule inside the cell, an active intracellular targeting molecule resulting in intracellular transport of the MAT molecule to the organelles of the cell which are responsible for antigen processing and an antigen module which determines the specificity of the immune response modulated by the MAT molecule. Optionally, other modules such as tag modules or spacer modules can be contained in the MAT molecule. The invention comprises the inventive MAT molecules, antibodies which are produced using said MAT molecules and therapeutic agents and diagnostic reagents which are produced with MAT molecules. The invention also comprises applications containing said MAT molecules, antibodies, therapeutic agents and diagnostic reagents.

The invention discloses a genetic engineering subunit oral vaccine strain for preventing porcine epidemic diarrhea as well as a construction method and an application thereof. Autochthonous lactic acid bacteria strains which are separated from intestinal tract of pigs are used as transferring active carriers of vaccine antigens, PEDV S protein neutralizing antigen core epitope domain COE is selected as an immunogen, and at the same time transport speed of the vaccine antigen is effectively improved, immune response time of bodies is shortened, an antigen transporting cell M cell targeting peptide Col and dendritic cell targeting peptide DCpep for antigen processing and presentation is introduced, a constitutive expression carrier is used for constructing a recombined lactic acid bacteria preparation for expressing the PEDV S protein neutralizing antigen core epitope domain COE and a M cell targeting peptide Col and a dendritic cell targeting peptide DCpep, so that the vaccine antigen secretes along with breeding of genetic engineering bacterial strains, and disadvantages of induction type recombined lactic acid bacteria are avoided. An effective technical means is provided for developing the genetic engineering subunit oral vaccine strain for preventing porcine epidemic diarrhea is provided.

The invention relates to a fusion gene useful as a therapeutic and prophylactic vaccine against cancer. The fusion gene contains a DNA encoding ubiquitin gene fused to a second DNA encoding growth factor receptors or fragment thereof, over expressed in various types of cancer. In particular, the invention is illustrated by a recombinant fusion gene comprised of mutated ubiquitin gene and modified extra cellular domain of vasoactive intestinal peptide/pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide receptor-1 (VPAC1). Immunization with the vaccine will break the self-tolerance for the tumor antigen through effective antigen processing and presentation, leading to retardation/regression of tumor growth.

Tapasin (Tpn) is a member of the MHC Class I loading complex and functions to bridge the TAP peptide transporter to MHC Class I molecules. Metastatic human carcinomas express low levels of the antigen processing components (APCs) tapasin and TAP, and display few functional surface MHC Class I molecules. As a result, carcinomas are often unrecognizable by effector cytolytic T cells (CTLs). Tpn alone can enhance survival and immunity of mammals against tumors, but additionally, Tpn and TAP can be used together as components of immunotherapeutic vaccine protocols to eradicate tumors.

A vaccine composition for combating Pox viridae viral infections in living organisms such as mammals (including humans) comprises TAP-1 and/or TAP-2 to augment the antigen processing capability of infected cells and hence their immunogenicity. The composition may be used alone or, preferably, as an immunogenicity-enhancing adjuvant with a pox antigen-based vaccine, especially in the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections such as smallpox.

There is provided a peptide which is capable of binding to an MHC molecule in vitro and being presented to a T cell without antigen processing (i.e. an apitope) which peptide comprises all or a portion of the following proteolipid protein (PLP) peptides: PLP 36-61: HE ALTGTEKLIET YF SKN YQD YEYLI (SEQ ID NO. 1) PLP 179-206: TWTTCQSIAFPSKTSASIGSLCA DARMY (SEQ ID NO. 2) PLP 207-234: GVLPWNAFPGKVCGSNLLSICKTAEFQM (SEQ ID NO. 3). There is also provided the use of such a peptide in a pharmaceutical composition and a method to treat and/or prevent a disease using such a peptide.

The present invention provides peptides at least partly derivable from FVIII which are capable of binding to an MHC class II molecule without further antigen processing and being recognised by a factor VIII specific T cell. In particular, the present invention provides a peptide comprising or consisting of the sequence EDNIMVTFRNQASR. The present invention also relates to the use of such a peptide for the prevention or suppression of inhibitor antibody formation in haemophilia A and/or acquired haemophilia.