Antibodies against PD-1 and uses therefor
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WYETH LLC
- Publication Date
- 2010-12-01
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] This application is a divisional application of the invention patent application titled "anti-PD-1 antibody and its use" with the international application PCT / IB2003 / 006304 entered into China with the international filing date on December 22, 2003 and the application number 200380109929.8. technical field
[0002] The technical field relates to the modulation of immune responses regulated by the programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptor. Background technique
[0003] The adaptive immune response involves the activation, selection and clonal expansion of two classes of lymphocytes called T cells and B cells. After encountering an antigen, T cells proliferate and differentiate into antigen-specific effector cells, while B cells proliferate and differentiate into antibody-secreting cells.
[0004] T cell activation is a multistep process requiring several signaling events between T cells and antigen presenting cells (APCs). For T cell activation to occur, two types of signals...