Use of interleukin-7 to stimulate proliferation of hematopoietic cell precursors
Patent Number: 6156301
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday October 26th, 1987
Date Issued: Tuesday December 5th, 2000
Assignee: Sanofi-Synthelabo (Paris, FR)
Inventors: Namen, Anthony E. (Seattle, WA); Goodwin, Raymond G. (Seattle, WA); Lupton, Stephen D. (Seattle, WA); Mochizuki, Diane Y. (Seattle, WA)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent teaches the use of IL-7 for stimulation of hematopoiesis, as well as increasing the output of lymphocytes. IL-7 has several interesting properties, including the ability to support homeostatic expansion of T cells.
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