Method of detecting t-cell activation
CA 2335749 A1 · Owner: Longenecker, B. Michael · Inventors: Agrawal, Babita; Longenecker, B. Michael
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Methods of detecting activated T-cells involve monitoring levels of MUC-1 mucin expression at the protein and/or mRNA level. Compositions for modulating immune function contain compounds that modulate the expression or function of MUC-1. Methods of treating disorders associated an inappropriate state of Tcell activation involve contacting a T-cell with a compound containing an inhibitor of MUC-1 expression or function.
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- Filed June 25, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 25, 2019.
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