AUTOLOGOUS SELF-TOLERANCE INDUCING CELLS OF MONOCYTIC ORIGIN AND THEIR USE IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRePARATIONS

摘要

The invention relates to cells of monocytic origin suitable for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases associated with disturbed self-tolerance, in particular autoimmune diseases and allergies, and to pharmaceutical preparations containing these cells. The cells are autologous in relation to the patient to whom they are to be administered. The invention further relates to a process for the generation and/or, propagation of autologous regulatory T cells.