| Literature DB >> 15047202 |
Mathias Oelke1, Jonathan P Schneck.
Abstract
Recent advances in molecular medicine have shown that soluble MHC-multimers can be valuable tools for both the stimulation of as well as the analysis of antigen-specific T cells in vitro. In this review, we describe the use of dimeric major histocompatibility complexes, HLA-Ig, to visualize antigen-specific T cells as well as their potential to stimulate immune responses as part of an artificial antigen-presenting cell (aAPC). The use of HLA-Ig-based aAPC represents an exciting new approach to generate antigen-specific CTL for adoptive immunotherapy that helps to overcome many of the obstacles associated with limitations in current approaches to adoptive immunotherapy.Mesh:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15047202 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2003.11.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Immunol ISSN: 1521-6616 Impact factor: 3.969