Authors

William G. Kerr

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

May 2010

Patent Number

7713945

Abstract

Inhibition of dendritic cell function in solid organ grafts or allogeneic bone marrow transplants prior to or during engraftment by blocking SH2-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP) expression or function is taught as a method of abrogating immune rejection and thereby increasing the efficacy of engraftment of an allogeneic bone marrow transplant or solid organ allograft or xenograft. Also disclosed is a transgenic mouse having the genotype SHIP−/− which exhibits enhanced survival following mismatched allogeneic marrow grafts.

Application Number

11/787,064

Assignees

University of South Florida

Filing Date

04/13/2007

Primary/U.S. Class

514/44

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