262 results about "Plasma cell" patented technology

Provided herein are methods for diagnosing and treating multiple myeloma based on statistical analysis of and subsequent increasing / inhibiting expression of subgroups of plasma cells and B cell genes. Also provided are methods for a developmental stage-based classification for multiple myeloma using hierarchical clustering analysis of plasma cell and B cell nucleic acids and for discriminating among normal, hyperplastic and malignant using gene expression array data and statistical analysis thereof. In addition methods for determining the risk of developing bone disease in a test individual by examining expression levels of a WNT signaling antagonist, such as DKK1, are provided. A kit comprising anti-DKK1 antibodies and detection reagents for measuring DKK1 protein levels also is provided.

The invention relates to antibodies or antibody fragments that bind CD269 (BCMA), thereby disrupting the interaction between CD269 and its native ligands (BAFF and APRIL), and their use in the treatment of plasma cell-mediated diseases such as multiple myeloma and autoimmune diseases.

A dielectric barrier discharge plasma cell that generates a uniform, non-thermal plasma that is effective at neutralizing harmful agents. The cell is able to generate a uniform non-thermal plasma because it reduces arcing by controlling the distance between the conductor and dielectric, applying a low frequency alternating current voltage to the cell, and carefully applying the layers to the conductor and dielectric.

The invention relates to antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, that bind to hemagglutinin and neutralize a group 1 subtype and a group 2 subtype of influenza A virus. The invention also relates to nucleic acids that encode, immortalized B cells and cultured single plasma cells that produce, and to epitopes that bind to such antibodies and antibody fragments. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the antibodies, antibody fragments, and epitopes in screening methods as well as in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of influenza A virus infection.

A dielectric barrier discharge plasma cell that generates a uniform, non-thermal plasma that is effective at neutralizing harmful agents. The cell is able to generate a uniform non-thermal plasma because it reduces arcing by controlling the distance between the conductor and dielectric, applying a low frequency alternating current voltage to the cell, and carefully applying the layers to the conductor and dielectric.

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance can progress to multiple myeloma. Applying significance analysis of microarrays, 52 genes, involved in important pathways related to cancer, were differentially expressed between plasma cells from healthy subjects and patients with stringently defined monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance / smoldering multiple myeloma and symptomatic multiple myeloma. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering of 351 multiple myeloma and 44 cases of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and 16 cases of multiple myeloma with a monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance history, created two major cluster branches, one containing 82% of the monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance cases and 28% of the multiple myeloma, termed monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance-like multiple myeloma. Using the same clustering approach on an independent cohort of 213 cases of multiple myeloma revealed 27% with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance-like multiple myeloma which, despite a lower incidence of complete remission, was associated with low-risk clinical and molecular features and superior survival. The monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance-like multiple myeloma signature was also seen in patients surviving more than 10 years after autotransplant.

The invention discloses a synthesis method for a near-infrared fluorescent probe copper nano-cluster and a detection method for glycoprotein. The near-infrared fluorescent probe copper nano-cluster is synthesized through a one-pot method, aminophenylboronic acid is used for functionally transforming the synthesized copper nano-cluster, and the functionalized copper nano-cluster is obtained. Due to the specific action of boric acid groups on aminophenylboronic acid and cis diol in glycoprotein, the fluorescence intensity of the copper nano-cluster is quenched. A fluorescent probe can detect glycoprotein at high specificity and sensitivity. Glycoprotein widely exists in mucus, plasma, cytoplasm and cell membranes, is tightly related to living organisms, is an important physiological active material, and is tightly related to certain genetic diseases, and therefore important practical significance is provided for detecting glycoprotein.

The present invention relates to the discovery of antibodies that bind to novel epitopes present on membrane-anchored immunoglobulins and which bind to these novel epitopes on the surface of B cells and plasma cells. In addition, the antibodies of the present invention can mediate ADCC and can be useful to deplete those B cells and plasma cells expressing the novel epitopes of the invention. The antibodies of the present invention can be useful for the treatment of B cell-mediated diseases and diseases caused by monoclonal expansion of B cells. Accordingly the present invention also provides compositions and methods for the prevention, management, treatment or amelioration of B cell-mediated diseases and diseases caused by monoclonal expansion of B cells.

The subject invention concerns methods and materials for diagnosing, monitoring the progress, and / or providing a prognosis for multiple myeloma and other conditions associated with antibody production in a person or animal. The methods of the invention utilize mass spectrometry for quantitative monitoring and detection of antibody produced by the plasma cells. The methods of the invention can be utilized for diagnosis, monitoring, and / or prognosis of multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy, and other immunological or hematological conditions and disorders. In addition to detecting and quantifying antibody in a sample, other biological markers, such as serum albumin and / or beta-2-microglobulin, can also be detected and quantified using the present invention, and in combination with detection and quantification of antibody. Thus, in one embodiment, both antibody and serum albumin and / or beta-2-microglobulin are detected and quantified using mass spectrometry and a diagnosis or prognosis made based on the results and levels detected.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the diagnosis, treatment, management, or prevention of plasma cell disorders, including systemic light-chain amyloidosis (AL) and multiple myeloma (MM). In particular, the invention encompasses the use of anti-CD32B antibodies, analogs, derivatives or fragments thereof, or compounds or agents that bind to CD32B and modulate CD32B activity in the plasma cells of mammals. The invention also encompasses the use of anti-CD32B antibodies, analogs, derivatives or fragments thereof, or CD32B binding compounds or agents in combination with or in addition to other cancer therapies for the treatment, prevention, management, or amelioration of a plasma cell disorder characterized by the expression of CD32B, or one or more symptoms thereof. The invention further relates to the use of anti-CD32B antibodies, analogs, derivatives or fragments thereof for the detection of aberrant or altered expression of CD32B in plasma cells, to diagnosis and / or characterize a plasma cell disorder.

The present invention relates to the discovery of antibodies that bind to novel epitopes present on membrane-anchored immunoglobulins and which bind to these novel epitopes on the surface of B cells and plasma cells. In addition, the antibodies of the present invention can mediate ADCC and can be useful to deplete those B cells and plasma cells expressing the novel epitopes of the invention. The antibodies of the present invention can be useful for the treatment of B cell-mediated diseases and diseases caused by monoclonal expansion of B cells. Accordingly the present invention also provides compositions and methods for the prevention, management, treatment or amelioration of B cell-mediated diseases and diseases caused by monoclonal expansion of B cells.

The subject invention concerns methods and materials for diagnosing, monitoring the progress, and / or providing a prognosis for multiple myeloma and other conditions associated with antibody production in a person or animal. The methods o f the invention utilize mass spectrometry for quantitative monitoring and detection of antibody produced by the plasma cells. The methods of the invention can be utilized for diagnosis, monitoring, and / or prognosis of multiple myeloma, monoclonal gammopathy, and other immunological or hematological conditions and disorders. In addition to detecting and quantifying antibody in a sample, other biological markers, such as serum albumin and / or beta-2-microglobulin, can also be detected and quantified using the present invention, and in combination with detection and quantification of antibody. Thus, in one embodiment, both antibody and serum albumin and / or beta-2-microglobulin are detected and quantified using mass spectrometry and a diagnosis or prognosis made based on the results and levels detected.

The invention relates to gene engineering and antibody preparation and specifically discloses a preparation method and application of a high-throughput fully-humanized antibody. The preparation methodcomprises the following steps: separating peripheral blood monouclear cells; separating single cells of plasma cells or antigen-specificity memory B blymphocytes; amplifying the heavy-chain and light-chain gene variable regions of single B cell antibody by use of a primer provided by the inventor; establishing an expression system containing antibody heavy-chain and light-chain genes by use of alinear expression system containing a heavy-chain fragment or light-chain fragment constant area; finally, separating and purifying a fully humanized monoclonal antibody. By adopting the primer combination provided by the invention to amplify the genes in the antibody heavy-chain and light-chain variable areas, natural pairing of the light-chain and heavy-chain variable areas can be maintained, and the preparation method has the advantages of high gene diversity, high titer, full humanization, high antibody affinity, strong specificity, no heterologous serum reaction, no risk of propagating other infectious diseases, etc.

The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising: (i) a B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-binding domain which comprises at least part of a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL); (ii) a spacer domain (iii) a transmembrane domain; and (iv) an intracellular T cell signaling domain. The invention also provides the use of such a T-cell expressing such a CAR in the treatment of plasma-cell mediated diseases, such as multiple myeloma.

The invention relates to gene engineering and antibody preparation and specifically discloses a preparation method and application of a high-throughput fully-humanized antibody. The preparation methodcomprises the following steps: separating peripheral blood monouclear cells; separating single cells of plasma cells or antigen-specificity memory B blymphocytes; amplifying the heavy-chain and light-chain gene variable regions of single B cell antibody by use of a primer provided by the inventor; establishing an expression system containing antibody heavy-chain and light-chain genes by use of alinear expression system containing a heavy-chain fragment or light-chain fragment constant area; finally, separating and purifying a fully humanized monoclonal antibody. By adopting the primer combination provided by the invention to amplify the genes in the antibody heavy-chain and light-chain variable areas, natural pairing of the light-chain and heavy-chain variable areas can be maintained, and the preparation method has the advantages of high gene diversity, high titer, full humanization, high antibody affinity, strong specificity, no heterologous serum reaction, no risk of propagating other infectious diseases, etc.

To identify molecular determinants of lytic bone disease in multiple myeloma, the expression profiles of ˜12,000 genes in CD138-enriched plasma cells from newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients exhibiting no radiological evidence of lytic lesions (n=28) were compared to those with ≧3 lytic lesions (n=47). Two secreted WNT signaling antagonists, soluble frizzled related protein 3 (SFRP-3 / FRZB) and the human homologue of Dickkopf-1 (DKK1), were expressed in 40 of 47 with lytic bone lesions, but only 16 of 28 lacking bone lesions (P<0.05). DKK1 and FRZB were not expressed in plasma cells from 45 normal bone marrow donors or 10 Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, a related plasma cells malignancy that lacks bone disease. These data indicate that these factors are important mediators of multiple myeloma bone disease, and inhibitors of these proteins may be used to block bone disease.

A device 10, typically hand-held, provides a flow of partially ionised gaseous plasma for treatment of a treatment region. The device comprises an applicator head 52 housing a miniature plasma cell 16 in which gas flowing through the cell from a gas source 22 can be energised to form a non-thermal gaseous plasma, and a plurality of electrodes 26, 28 for receiving electrical energy from a source of electrical energy for energising gas in a plasma forming region 18 in the cell to form said plasma. The applicator head 52 is detachable from the device and may be of a size and configuration to enable it to be inserted into the oral cavity of a human or animal.

The invention belongs to the field of medical biology, and particularly relates to a method for rapidly preparing Zika-virus specific full human monoclonal antibodies and an application. The method for rapidly preparing the Zika-virus specific full human monoclonal antibodies includes the steps of peripheral blood mononuclear cell separating, plasma cell separating, antibody-variable-region-gene PCR amplification, antibody cloning, cotransfection and identifying and the like. The method for rapidly preparing the Zika-virus specific full human monoclonal antibodies is simple and fast and convenient, antigens do not need to be marked, functional antibodies of conformation structural domains which exists in vivo and is difficult to emulate in vitro can be separated, the obtained specific antibodies have important guiding significance on researching of Zika vaccine, and some antibodies can have clinic-treatment application prospects.

Methods for reducing the number of pathologic antibody producing B cells in a patient suffering from an autoimmune disease by administration of an anti-germline antibody are described. Methods for removing pathologic antibodies and B cells and plasma cells producing pathologic antibodies from the body of a patient suffering from autoimmune disease are provided, comprising contacting the blood or plasma of the patient with an immunoadsorbent having specific binding for an epitope present on germline antibodies, particularly VH4-34 antibodies, wherein said contacting results in the reduction in the amount of germline antibodies present in the blood or bone marrow or lymphoid tissue of the patient or the amount of germline antibody producing B cells present in the blood, lymphoid tissues or bone marrow of the patient. Methods for treating a patient suffering from a B cell cancer expressing cell surface germline antibodies by similar methods are also provided. Methods for ex vivo purging bone marrow of pathologic antibody producing B-cells and cancerous B-cells expressing germline antibodies are provided. Methods for monitoring the efficacy of a therapeutic treatment in a patient suffering from an autoimmune disease or B cell cancer are also provided. Kits and uses in preparation of a medicament are also described.

The invention relates to a cefprozil submicron emulsion solid preparation and new application thereof in the preparation of medicine for treating acute plasma cell mastitis. The cefprozil submicron emulsion granule comprises cefprozil, yolk lecithin, poloxamer 188 and deoxysodium cholate with the weight ratio of 1:2.3-14:1.2-8:0.8-10.

The invention is a methodology which makes it possible to select from a very large number of cells, a single cell or cells of interest and obtain specific information from those cells in a rapid and efficient manner. As an example of the methodology, a large number of antibody producing cells such as plasma cells are separated so that these individual antibody producing plasma cells are placed in individual wells. The cells are allowed to produce antibodies and the antibodies in the wells are then contacted with a protein bound to a solid surface such as a well top. The protein universally and specifically binds antibodies in the wells. The surface or well tray top includes addresses configured such that each address is specifically related to one of the individual wells containing a cell producing antibodies.

B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is expressed on malignant plasma cells. The present invention provides BCMA-specific chimeric antigen receptors and cells expressing such chimeric antigen receptors. In certain embodiments, engineered cells expressing the chimeric antigen receptors of the present invention are capable of inhibiting the growth of tumors expressing BCMA. The engineered cells of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders in which an upregulated or induced BCMA-targeted immune response is desired and / or therapeutically beneficial. For example, engineered cells expressing the BCMA-specific chimeric antigen receptors of the invention are useful for the treatment of various cancers, including multiple myeloma.

The present invention discloses a method of applying novel bioinformatics and computational methodologies to data generated by high-resolution genome-wide comparative genomic hybridization and gene expression profiling on CD138-sorted plasma cells from a cohort of 92 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients treated with high dose chemotherapy and stem cell rescue. The results revealed that gains the q arm and loss of the p arm of chromosome 1 were highly correlated with altered expression of resident genes in this chromosome, with these changes strongly correlated with 1) risk of death from disease progression, 2) a gene expression based proliferation index, and 3) a recently described gene expression-based high-risk index. Importantly, we also found a strong correlation between copy number gains of 8q24, and increased expression of Argonate 2 (AGO2) a gene coding for a master regulator of microRNA expression and maturation, also being significantly correlated with outcome. Our novel findings significantly improve our understanding of the genomic structure of multiple myeloma and its relationship to clinical outcome.

The present disclosure provides methods for treating allergy comprising selecting a patient with an allergy and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an IL-4 / IL-13 pathway inhibitor (e.g., an anti-IL-4 receptor antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof) in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that depletes plasma cells (e.g., an anti-BCMA / anti-CD3 bispecific antibody). In certain embodiments, a plasma cell ablating agent such as an anti-BCMA / anti-CD3 bispecific antibody ablates the plasma cells, including IgE+ plasma cells, while the IL-4 / IL-13 pathway inhibitor prevents the generation of new IgE+ plasma cells, thus eliminating allergen-specific IgE in the patient.

A method which can isolate plasma cells and plasmablasts efficiently and with high purity, from mammals and birds, without using a cell surface marker is provided.Further disclosed is a fluorescent probe wherein the staining selectivity for the endoplasmic reticulum of cells is higher than the staining selectivity for cell organelles other than the endoplasmic reticulum. Also disclosed is a method for identifying plasma cells and plasmablasts which includes staining cells derived from lymph node tissue or similar by using this probe, and identifying plasma cells and plasmablasts on the basis of the fluorescence intensity from the stained cells. Also disclosed is a fluorescent probe wherein the staining selectivity for cell nuclei is higher than the staining selectivity for cell organelles other than the cell nuclei. Also disclosed is a method for identifying plasma cells and plasmablasts in lymph node tissue or similar which includes staining cells derived from lymph node tissue or similar by using this probe, and identifying plasma cells and plasmablasts on the basis of the fluorescence intensity from the stained cells.

The invention relates to the medical biology field, in particular to an anti-BCMA (B-cell maturation antigen) antibody, an antigen binding fragment thereof, and a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) containing the anti-BCMA antibody. The invention also relates to a nucleic acid molecule capable of encoding the CAR, a modified immune cell containing the CAR, and a method for preparing the modified immune cell. The invention also relates to the purposes of the CARs and the modified immune cell for preventing and / or treating B-cell related illness states (such as B-cell related and plasma cell related malignant tumors and autoimmune diseases) and a method for preventing and / or treating the B-cell related illness states.