46 results about "Lymphocyte production" patented technology

The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of immunological disorders other than cancer, comprising administering proteins characterized by their ability to bind to CD30 and exert a cytostatic or cytotoxic effect on an activated lymphocyte. Such proteins include monoclonal antibodies AC10 and IleFi1. AC10 and HeFi-1 derivatives, and antibodies that compete with AC10 and HeFi-1 for binding to CD30. Other such proteins include multivalent anti-CD30 antibodies and anti-CD30 antibodies conjugated to cytotoxic agents. Treatment modalities with antibodies of the invention are also provided.

The present invention provides methods and compositions to treat fibrotic conditions, to increase lymphocyte production in vivo, and to improve and/or normalize lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH to inhibit inflammatory processes to stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells, and to inhibit migration of vascular endothelial cells. The invention contemplates the administration of human uteroglobin, native or recombinant, as a means of achieving these ends. Specifically, it has been found that uteroglobin inhibits cell adhesion to fibronectin, increases lymphocyte production in vivo, and improves and/or normalizes lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH, and inhibits inflammatory process. In addition it has been found that uteroglobin can stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells and inhibitor migration of vascular endothelial cells.

The present invention provides methods and compositions to treat fibrotic conditions, to increase lymphocyte production in vivo, and to improve and/or normalize lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH to inhibit inflammatory processes to stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells, and to inhibit migration of vascular endothelial cells. The invention contemplates the administration of human uteroglobin, native or recombinant, as a means of achieving these ends. Specifically, it has been found that uteroglobin inhibits cell adhesion to fibronectin, increases lymphocyte production in vivo, and improves and/or normalizes lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH, and inhibits inflammatory process. In addition it has been found that uteroglobin can stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells and inhibitor migration of vascular endothelial cells.

The present invention provides methods and compositions to treat fibrotic conditions, to increase lymphocyte production in vivo, and to improve and/or normalize lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH to inhibit inflammatory processes to stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells, and to inhibit migration of vascular endothelial cells. The invention contemplates the administration of human uteroglobin, native or recombinant, as a means of achieving these ends. Specifically, it has been found that uteroglobin inhibits cell adhesion to fibronectin, increases lymphocyte production in vivo, and improves and/or normalizes lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH, and inhibits inflammatory process. In addition it has been found that uteroglobin can stimulate or inhibit pro-inflammatory and immune cells and inhibitor migration of vascular endothelial cells.

The present invention comprises a method of treatment of an autoimmune disease involving a specific tolerance induction (“STI”) event, wherein the method includes: collecting a first sample from the patient prior to the STI event; detecting an STI event or performing a procedure that correlates in time to an STI event; collecting a second sample from the patient after the STI event; preparing lymphocytes from the first and second samples; preparing and sequencing DNA or cDNA from the prepared lymphocytes; identifying sequences of prevalent T or B cell receptors (“prevalent receptor sequences”) among the lymphocytes of the second sample; selecting a regulatory lymphocyte that carries at least one prevalent receptor sequence, which selected regulatory lymphocyte (i) expresses at least one prevalent receptor sequence or (ii) is generated from an autologous or allogeneic naïve lymphocyte, which naïve lymphocyte is engineered and induced to become a regulatory lymphocyte that expresses at least one prevalent receptor sequence; culturing the selected regulatory lymphocyte, thereby generating daughter cells of said regulatory lymphocyte; and administering the daughter cells to the patient.

The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of fibrotic conditions, to increase lymphocyte production in vivo, and to improve and/or normalize lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH. The invention contemplates the administration of human uteroglobin, native or recombinant, as a means of achieving these ends. Specifically, it has been found that uteroglobin inhibits cell adhesion to fibronectin, increases lymphocyte production in vivo, and improves and/or normalizes lung function, pulmonary compliance, blood oxygenation, and blood pH.

The invention aims to provide amphipathic self-assembly ultra-short peptide. The amino acid sequence general formula of the peptide is I3-X-Q-G-K(1-2). According to the amphipathic self-assembly ultra-short peptide, the content of amino acid is small, synthesis cost is low, and synthesis conditions can be controlled easily; high-strength in-situ hydrogel can be formed at the moment the ultra-short peptide makes contact with blood, so that a fast hemostatic function is achieved; meanwhile, the series short peptide is low in toxicity, good in biocompatibility and capable of not causing a non-specific immunity reaction of lymphocyte, thereby being an ideal nano hemostatic material. By the application of the amphipathic self-assembly ultra-short peptide, the variety of existing nano medicine materials can be enriched, and it is of great significance to the life and health of people.

The invention provides a water-in-oil-water type vaccine adjuvant and application thereof. According to the technical scheme, ingredients which conform to large production demands and have immunopotentiation are preferred, according to a controlled release principle of a water-in-oil-water type microsphere, an adding mode is designed, thus the water-in-oil-water type vaccine adjuvant more effectively directly acts on an immune cell, and the immune potency is improved. Compared with an regular adjuvant in the prior art, the prepared water-in-oil-water type vaccine adjuvant has reasonable controlled release, target and an isolation characteristic, and after poultry is injected with a vaccine, the water-in-oil-water type microsphere timely metabolizes and breaks so as to comprehensively motivate a poultry lymphocyte to generate an antibody. An immune reinforcing agent with a heavy water phase can be lastingly and slowly release in a subsequent immune cell infiltration process to make bioavailability of the immune reinforcing agent maximize, it is shown that an injected part is well absorbed, an injected animal fast generates immunoprotection, and not only short-term immunity can be induced, but also long-term immunity can be induced.

The invention discloses a DC cell and a targeting immune cell population, and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method of DC cells includes the steps of: conducting first induced differentiation culture on mononuclear cells in order to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by using HSV-2 antigen mRNA, so as to obtain transfected immature DC cells; and conducting second induced differentiation culture on the transfected immature DC cells, so as to obtain mature DC cells, wherein the mononuclear cells are isolated from mononuclear cells of peripheral blood of a sample. The method can prepare DC cells safely and efficiently, has a low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cytotoxicity. The method can be effectively used for immune cell treatment or stimulation of lymphocytes derived from a same patient to produce a targeting cell population containing a large amount of CTL cells, and then the cell population can be used for virus infection immunotherapy to reach better effect.

The invention discloses a DC cell based on AFP antigen, a targeting immune cell population, a preparation method and applications thereof. The preparation method of the DC cell comprises the following steps: subjecting mononuclear cells to first induced differentiation culture to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by AFP antigen mRNA to obtain transfected immature DC cells; subjecting the transfected immature DC cell to second induced differentiation culture to obtain mature DC cells; wherein the mononuclear cells are separated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a sample. Through the provided preparation method, the DC cells can be obtained efficiently and safely. Moreover, the provided preparation method has the advantages of low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cell toxicity. The DC cells can be applied to cell immunotherapy or used to trigger the lymph cells from the same patient to generate targeting immune cell population rich in CTL cells so as to achieve a better effect in tumor immunotherapy.

The invention relates to a method for in-vitro preparation of tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T memory stem cells and application of the tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T memory stem cells in antitumor immune response. The method comprises the following steps: subjecting tumor antigen and immature dendritic cells to co-incubation so as to obtain mature dendritic cells loaded with specific tumor antigen; subjecting the mature dendritic cells and CD8+ initial T cells to co-culture so as to promote generation of tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T memory stem cells; and separating out the CD8+ T memory stem cells capable of specifically recognizing specific tumor cells. The tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T memory stem cells prepared by using the method has good antineoplastic effect, high specificity and few adverse reaction.

The invention discloses a DC cell and a targeting immune cell population, and a preparation method and application thereof. The preparation method of DC cells includes the steps of: conducting first induced differentiation culture on mononuclear cells in order to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by using CEA antigen mRNA, so as to obtain transfected immature DC cells; and conducting second induced differentiation culture on the transfected immature DC cells, so as to obtain mature DC cells, wherein the mononuclear cells are isolated from mononuclear cells of peripheral blood of a sample. The method can prepare DC cells safely and efficiently, has a low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cytotoxicity. The method can be effectively used for immune cell treatment or stimulation of lymphocytes derived from a same patient to produce a targeting cell population containing a large amount of CTL cells, and then the cell population can be used for tumor immunotherapy to reach better effect.

The invention discloses a DC cell based on SPANXA1 antigen, a targeting immune cell population, a preparation method and applications thereof. The preparation method of DC cell comprises the following steps: subjecting mononuclear cells to first induced differentiation culture to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by SPANXA1 antigen mRNA to obtain transfected immature DC cells; subjecting the transfected immature DC cell to second induced differentiation culture to obtain mature DC cells; wherein the mononuclear cells are separated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a sample. Through the provided preparation method, DC cells can be obtained efficiently and safely. Moreover, the provided preparation method has the advantages of low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cell toxicity. The DC cells can be applied to cell immunotherapy or used to trigger the lymph cells from the same patient to generate targeting immune cell population rich in CTL cells so as to achieve a better effect in tumor immunotherapy.

The invention discloses a DC cell based on HBV1 antigen, a targeting immune cell population, a preparation method and applications thereof. The preparation method of the DC cell comprises the following steps: subjecting mononuclear cells to first induced differentiation culture to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by HBV1 antigen mRNA to obtain transfected immature DC cells; subjecting the transfected immature DC cell to second induced differentiation culture to obtain mature DC cells; wherein the mononuclear cells are separated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a sample. Through the provided preparation method, the DC cells can be obtained efficiently and safely. Moreover, the provided preparation method has the advantages of low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cell toxicity. The DC cells can be applied to cell immunotherapy or used to trigger the lymph cells from the same patient to generate targeting immune cell population rich in CTL cells so as to achieve a better effect in tumor immunotherapy.

The invention discloses a biological tissue photoacoustic circulating tumor cell detection and diagnosis device. The device is provided with a high-frequency pulse laser, a microscope and a ultrasonic probe, and a detected object is arranged between the microscope and the ultrasonic probe so that laser generated by the high-frequency pulse laser can be focused on the detected object through the microscope. The invention further discloses a detection and diagnosis method of the detection and diagnosis device. Due to the adoption of the technical scheme, the defect that fluorescent markers interfere in the biological tissue physiological environment and have cytotoxicity on normal blood cells and lymphocytes is overcome. Non-invasive detection is achieved, haemospasia is avoided, and marking is not needed; data difference between animal individuals is avoided, and the number of animals needed during an animal experiment is greatly reduced; the application range is wide, and the biological tissue photoacoustic circulating tumor cell detection and diagnosis device can be widely applied to the immunology, hematology, oncology, cytobiology, cytogenetics, biochemistry, clinical medicine and basic medicine research fields; the device is simple in structure, convenient to operate and high in safety.

The invention discloses a DC cell based on PSA antigen, a targeting immune cell population, a preparation method and applications thereof. The preparation method of DC cell comprises the following steps: subjecting mononuclear cells to first induced differentiation culture to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by PSA antigen mRNA to obtain transfected immature DC cells; subjecting the transfected immature DC cell to second induced differentiation culture to obtain mature DC cells; wherein the mononuclear cells are separated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a sample. Through the provided preparation method, DC cells can be obtained efficiently and safely. Moreover, the provided preparation method has the advantages of low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cell toxicity. The DC cells can be applied to cell immunotherapy or used to trigger the lymph cells from the same patient to generate targeting immune cell population rich in CTL cells so as to achieve a better effect in tumor immunotherapy.

The invention discloses a DC cell based on SURVIVIN antigen, a targeting immune cell population, a preparation method and applications thereof. The preparation method of DC cell comprises the following steps: subjecting mononuclear cells to first induced differentiation culture to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by SURVIVIN antigen mRNA to obtain transfected immature DC cells; subjecting the transfected immature DC cell to second induced differentiation culture to obtain mature DC cells; wherein the mononuclear cells are separated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a sample. Through the provided preparation method, DC cells can be obtained efficiently and safely. Moreover, the provided preparation method has the advantages of low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cell toxicity. The DC cells can be applied to cell immunotherapy or used to trigger the lymph cells from the same patient to generate targeting immune cell population rich in CTL cells so as to achieve a better effect in tumor immunotherapy.

The invention discloses a DC cell based on HPVE6 antigen, a targeting immune cell population, a preparation method and applications thereof. The preparation method of DC cell comprises the following steps: subjecting mononuclear cells to first induced differentiation culture to obtain immature DC cells; transfecting the immature DC cells by HPVE6 antigen mRNA to obtain transfected immature DC cells; subjecting the transfected immature DC cell to second induced differentiation culture to obtain mature DC cells; wherein the mononuclear cells are separated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a sample. Through the provided preparation method, the DC cells can be obtained efficiently and safely. Moreover, the provided preparation method has the advantages of low cost and high efficiency, and can effectively solve the problem of cell toxicity. The DC cells can be applied to cell immunotherapy or used to trigger the lymph cells from the same patient to generate targeting immune cell population rich in CTL cells so as to achieve a better effect in tumor immunotherapy.