摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide compositions and methods for controlling immune responses of subjects, and more specifically, to provide a human antibody and human monoclonal antibody which control natural killer cell activity and admit potentiation of cytotoxicity of natural killer cells in mammalian subjects. <P>SOLUTION: The antibody includes antigen binding characteristics similar to antigen binding characteristics of 1-7F9 or 1-4F1 that is a monoclonal antibody of cross-reactivity with KIR2DL1, -2 and -3. There are also provided fragments and derivatives of the antibody; a pharmaceutical composition including the antibody, the fragments and derivatives of the antibody; and the use thereof, especially, the use thereof in treatments to increase natural killer cell activities or cytotoxicity in subjects. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |