Artificial antigen-presenting cells and methods for producing and using the same
AssigneeIndiana University Research and Technology Corporation
InventorYan Yu
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Abstract
Described herein are biomimetic Janus particles useful as artificial antigen presenting cells capable of activating T cells in vitro. “Bull's eye” ligand patterns mimicking either the native or reverse organization of the T cell immunological synapse are provided on the surface of nano- or micro-sized particles. Methods for activating T cells in vitro using biomimetic Janus particles described herein are also provided. T cells activated by the biomimetic Janus particles can be used in adoptive immunotherapies for treating cancer, tolerance induction in autoimmune disease, autologous immune enhancement therapy, and viral infection immunotherapy. Also described herein are methods for producing a biomimetic Janus particle.
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A biomimetic Janus particle comprising at least one particle, a first ligand population and a second ligand population,
- wherein the first ligand population comprises one or more ligands involved in T cell activation and/or one or more molecules to which a ligand involved in T cell activation may be bound;
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- wherein the second ligand population comprises one or more ligand involved in T cell activation and/or one or more molecules to which a ligand involved in T cell activation may be bound and the second ligand population is different from the first ligand population;
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- wherein the first ligand population and the second ligand population cover the surface of the particle in a bulls-eye pattern where there first ligand population covers a substantially concentric pattern having a diameter less than the diameter of the particle and the second ligand population covers the remainder of the particle and does not substantially overlap the substantially concentric pattern of the first ligand population.
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