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US Patent 7553661 Stromal antigen-presenting cells and use thereof

Patent 7553661 was granted and assigned to McGill University on June, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

McGill University

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7553661

Date of Patent

June 30, 2009

Patent Application Number

11415166

Date Filed

May 2, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Ilia Ouspenski

Patent abstract

There is provided a stromal antigen-presenting cell capable of antigen presentation in the context of MHC II. When stimulated with IFNγ the stromal cell expresses B7-H1 and/or CD80. These stromal cells can be used to generate an immune response in an animal.