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Patent Inventor Names
Paul Savage0
Albert Bendelac0
Dapeng Zhou0
Luc Teyton0
Date of Patent
August 16, 2011
0Patent Application Number
112189060
Date Filed
September 2, 2005
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Provided are methods of activating an NKT cell which include a step of contacting the NKT cell with a sufficient amount of isoglobotrihexosylceramide (iGb3) to induce secretion of a cytokine from the NKT cell, stimulate proliferation of the NKT cell or upregulate expression of a cell surface marker on the NKT cell. Methods of activating an NKT cell population in a subject are also provided.
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