Modulator

US8962032B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8962032-B2
Application numberUS-201013515884-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 17, 2010
Priority dateDec 17, 2009
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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There is provided a method for suppressing a pro-inflammatory immune response in a cell, comprising providing to a cell sialic acid or analogs thereof, wherein the sialic acid or analogs are presented by a substrate such that a pro-inflammatory immune response in a cell is suppressed or an anti-inflammatory immune response is increased in a cell. Further, there is provided a method of treatment of inflammatory disease in a subject in need thereof. There is also provided a drug delivery device and a biomaterial which can modulate the inflammatory response in a subject.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of modulating an inflammatory response in a cell, the method comprising: providing sialic acid presented on a microparticle or nanoparticle to a cell such that a proinflammatory response is suppressed through reduction of TNF alpha levels or an anti-inflammatory response is increased through an increase in IL-10 levels in the cell, and wherein the sialic acid is NeuAcα2-8NeuAc. 2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein t…

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What does patent US8962032B2 cover?
There is provided a method for suppressing a pro-inflammatory immune response in a cell, comprising providing to a cell sialic acid or analogs thereof, wherein the sialic acid or analogs are presented by a substrate such that a pro-inflammatory immune response in a cell is suppressed or an anti-inflammatory immune response is increased in a cell. Further, there is provided a method of treatment…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Scott Christopher, Johnston James, Spence Shaun, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K47/61. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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