Immunomodulating compositions and their use

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Novel methods or compositions are provided for modulating the immune system, so as to be able to selectively stimulate or inactivate lymphocytes in relation to a particular transplantation antigen context. Particularly mixtures may be employed associated with the more common transplantation antigens of a host population. In this manner, a large number of people can be treated, for example, by immunization stimulation, of particular T-cells or B-cells in relation to a pathogenic invasion or other aberrant state e.g. neopla-, sia, treatment of autoimmine diseases and the like. Particularly, the compositions may involve an oligopeptide involving as a first region a consensus sequence and an …