Abstract: The invention relates to a method for in vitro maturation of at least one immature dendritic cell, comprising stimulating said immature dendritic cell with TNF?, IL- 1?, IFN?, a TLR7/8 agonist and prostaglandin E2 (PG). Furthermore, the invention relates to a composition comprising these factors as well as to mature dendritic cells produced by a method of the invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 28, 2007
Date of Patent:
March 25, 2014
Assignee:
Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrym für Gesundheit und Umwelt (Gmbh)
Inventors:
Dolores J. Schendel, Anke Zobywalski, Iris Bigalke