Markers for alternatively activated macrophages
US7514217B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/705
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel markers for alternatively activated macrophages. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of galactose-type C-type lectins as surface markers that allows rapid identification and sorting of the alternative macrophages. Such identifications can be useful in diseases where there is an imbalance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory immune reactions.
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