MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALLERGIC AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS

摘要

The subject invention provides for the utilization of bone-marrow derived stem cells in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases. In one embodiment, the invention provides for treatment of asthma. Bone-marrow derived stem cells can be used for decreasing inflammation and alter the course of immune response in the lung.

主权项

1. A method of reducing an inflammatory response in a person or animal, comprising the steps of:
administering a therapeutically effective amount of bone marrow stem cells (BMSC) to a person or animal in need of treatment; or modulating immune cells by administering or contacting the immune cells with a therapeutically effective amount of BMSC.