Patents by Inventor Christina E. Postema

Christina E. Postema has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • LO-CD2a antibody and uses thereof for inhibiting T cell activation and proliferation
    Patent number: 6849258
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a LO-CD2a antibody and methods of using such antibodies or molecules that bind to the same epitope (or a portion thereof) to prevent and inhibit an immune response in human patients, preferably, where the immune response is mediated by the activation and proliferation of T cells or natural killer cells. The administration of an effective amount of the LO-CD2a antibody to a human patient will prevent or inhibit graft rejection, graft versus host disease or autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignees: Universite Catholique de Louvain, BioTransplant, Inc.
    Inventors: Hervé Bazin, Dominique Latinne, Ruth Kaplan, Thomas Kieber-Emmons, Christina E. Postema, Mary E. White-Scharf
  • Methods of inhibiting T cell mediated immune responses with humanized LO-CD2A-specific antibodies
    Patent number: 5951983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a LO-CD2a antibody and methods of using such antibodies or molecules that bind to the same epitope (or a portion thereof) to prevent and inhibit an immune response in human patients, preferably, where the immune response is mediated by the activation and proliferation of T cells or natural killer cells. The administration of an effective amount of the LO-CD2a antibody to a human patient will prevent or inhibit graft rejection, graft versus host disease or autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignees: Universite Catholique de Louvain, Bio Transplant, Inc.
    Inventors: Herve Bazin, Dominique Latinne, Ruth Kaplan, Thomas Kieber-Emmons, Christina E. Postema, Mary E. White-Scharf