Claims
- 1. A nucleic acid molecule which inhibits synthesis and/or expression of an mRNA encoding B7-2.
- 2. The nucleic acid of claim 1, wherein said molecule is an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule.
- 3. The enzymatic nucleic acid of claim 2, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is in a hammerhead motif.
- 4. The enzymatic nucleic acid of claim 2, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid molecule is in a hairpin, hepatitis Delta virus, group I intron, VS nucleic acid or RNaseP nucleic acid motif.
- 5. The enzymatic nucleic acid of claim 2, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid comprises between 12 and 100 bases complementary to the RNA of said region.
- 6. The enzymatic nucleic acid of claim 5, wherein said enzymatic nucleic acid comprises between 14 and 24 bases complementary to the RNA of said region.
- 7. A mammalian cell including an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
- 8. A mammalian cell including an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
- 9. The cell of claim 7, wherein said cell is a human cell.
- 10. The cell of claim 8, wherein said cell is a human cell
- 11. An expression vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding the enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 2 in a manner which allows expression and/or delivery of the enzymatic nucleic acid molecule within a mammalian cell.
- 12. A mammalian cell including an expression vector of claim 11.
- 13. The cell of claim 10, wherein said cell is a human cell.
- 14. A method for the treatment of a subject having a condition associated with the level of B7-2, wherein the subject is administered a therapeutically effective amount of an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
- 15. A method for the treatment of a subject having a condition associated with the level of B7-2, wherein the subject is administered a therapeutically effective amount of an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 2.
- 16. A method for the treatment of a subject having a condition associated with the level of B7-2 activity, wherein the subject is administered a therapeutically effective amount of the expression vector of claim 11.
- 17. The method of claim 14, wherein said subject is a human.
- 18. The method of claim 15, wherein said subject is a human.
- 19. The method of claim 16, wherein said subject is a human.
- 20. A method for inducing tolerance in a recipient to alloantigen of a donor comprising treating antigen presenting cells from a donor with nucleic acid of claim 1, and infusion of said treated antigen presenting cells into said recipient.
- 21. A method for inducing tolerance in a recipient to alloantigen of a donor comprising treating antigen presenting cells from a donor with nucleic acid of claim 2, and infusion of said treated antigen presenting cells into said recipient.
- 22. A method for enhancing graft tolerance comprising contacting a nucleic acid of claim 1 with cells of said graft prior to transplantation.
- 23. A method for enhancing graft tolerance comprising contacting a nucleic acid of claim 2 with cells of said graft prior to transplantation.
- 24. A method for treatment of an autoimmune disease, comprising contacting an antigen presenting cell of a patient with a nucleic acid of claim 1.
- 25. A method for treatment of an autoimmune disease, comprising contacting an antigen presenting cell of a patient with a nucleic acid of claim 2.
- 26. The method of claim 24, wherein said cells are contacted ex vivo with said nucleic acid.
- 27. The method of claim 25, wherein said cells are contacted ex vivo with said nucleic acid.
- 28. The method of claim 24, wherein said cells are contacted with autoantigen characteristic of said disease.
- 29. The method of claim 25, wherein said cells are contacted with autoantigen characteristic of said disease.
- 30. The method of claim 28, wherein said cells are reinfused into said patient.
- 31. The method of claim 29, wherein said cells are reinfused into said patient.
- 32. A method for the treatment of a subject having a condition associated with the level of B7-2, wherein said treatment involves tissue and/or cell donation to a subject, wherein the tissue donor, donated tissue, and/or corresponding cells is administered a therapeutically effective amount of an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 1.
- 33. A method for the treatment of a subject having a condition associated with the level of B7-2, wherein said treatment involves tissue and/or cell donation to a subject, wherein the tissue donor, donated tissue, and/or corresponding cells is administered a therapeutically effective amount of an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule of claim 2.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of Stinchcomb et al., U.S. Ser. No. 60/000,951, filed Jul. 7, 1995 entitled Method and Reagent for the Induction of Graft Tolerance and Reversal of Immune Responses, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in totality (including drawings and tables).
Provisional Applications (1)
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