Patents by Inventor Nancy E. Phillips

Nancy E. Phillips 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).

  • Methods of inducing T-cell non-responsiveness with anti-gp39 24-31 antibodies
    Patent number: 7501124
    Abstract: Methods for inducing T cell tolerance to a tissue or organ graft in a transplant recipeint are disclosed. The methods involve administering to a subject: 1) an allogeneic or xenogeneic cell which expresses donor antigens and which has a ligand on the cell surface which interacts with a receptor on the surface of a recipient T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function; and 2) an antagonist of the receptor which inhibits interaction of the ligand with the receptor. In a preferred embodiment, the allogeneic or xenogeneic cell is a B cell, preferably a resting B cell, and the molecule on the surface of the T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function is gp39. A preferred gp39 antagonist is an anti-gp39 antibody. The allogeneic or xenogeneic cell and the gp39 antagonist are typically administered to a transplant recipient prior to transplantation of the tissue or organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignees: Trustees of Dartmouth College, University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Randolph J. Noelle, Fiona H. Durie, David C. Parker, Michael C. Appel, Nancy E. Phillips, John P. Mordes, Dale L. Grenier, Aldo A. Rossini
  • Methods of inducing T cell unresponsiveness to donor tissue or organ in a recipient with GP39 antagonists
    Patent number: 5902585
    Abstract: Methods for inducing T cell tolerance to a tissue or organ graft in a transplant recipeint are disclosed. The methods involve administering to a subject: 1) an allogeneic or xenogeneic cell which expresses donor antigens and which has a ligand on the cell surface which interacts with a receptor on the surface of a recipient T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function; and 2) an antagonist of the receptor which inhibits interaction of the ligand with the receptor. In a preferred embodiment, the allogeneic or xenogeneic cell is a B cell, preferably a resting B cell, and the molecule on the surface of the T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function is gp39. A preferred gp39 antagonist is an anti-gp39 antibody. The allogeneic or xenogeneic cell and the gp39 antagonist are typically administered to a transplant recipient prior to transplantation of the tissue or organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, The Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Randolph J. Noelle, Fiona H. Durie, David C. Parker, Michael C. Appel, Nancy E. Phillips, John P. Mordes, Dale L. Grenier, Aldo A. Rossini
  • Method for inducing T cell unresponsiveness to a tissue or organ graft with anti-CD40 ligand antibody or soluble CD40
    Patent number: 5683693
    Abstract: Methods for inducing T cell unresponsiveness to a tissue or organ graft in a transplant recipeint are disclosed. The methods involve administering to a subject: 1) an allogeneic or xenogeneic cell which expresses donor antigens and which has a ligand on the cell surface which interacts with a receptor on the surface of a recipient T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function; and 2) an antagonist of the receptor which inhibits interaction of the ligand with the receptor. In a preferred embodiment, the allogeneic or xenogeneic cell is a B cell, preferably a resting B cell, and the molecule on the surface of the T cell which mediates contact-dependent helper effector function is gp39. A preferred gp39 antagonist is an anti-gp39 antibody. The allogeneic or xenogeneic cell and the gp39 antagonist are typically administered to a transplant recipient prior to transplantation of the tissue or organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignees: Trustees of Dartmouth College, University of Massachusetts Medical Center
    Inventors: Randolph J. Noelle, Fiona H. Durie, David C. Parker, Michael C. Appel, Nancy E. Phillips, John P. Mordes, Dale L. Grenier, Aldo A. Rossini