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SUBMITTER: Ilan Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2822125 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ilan Yaron Y Zigmond Ehud E Lalazar Gadi G Dembinsky Adi A Ben Ya'acov Ami A Hemed Nila N Kasis Ibrahim I Axelrod Elizabeth E Zolotarov Lidya L Klein Athalia A El Haj Madi M Gandhi Roopali R Baecher-Allan Claire C Wu Henry H Murugaiyan Gopal G Kivisakk Pia P Farez Mauricio F MF Quintana Francisco J FJ Khoury Samia J SJ Weiner Howard L HL
Journal of clinical immunology 20090916 1
<h4>Introduction</h4>Parenteral OKT3 is used to treat transplant rejection and a humanized anti-CD3 Mab has shown positive clinical effects in new onset diabetes. Oral administration of anti-CD3 has not been tested in humans, but suppresses autoimmunity in animal models. Beta-glucosylceramide enhances NKT cell and regulatory T cell activity and enhances the effects of oral anti-CD3 in animals.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Fifteen healthy volunteers (three per group) received orally administered ...[more]