The present disclosure is directed to methods and compositions for the prediction and treatment of immunotherapy-induced toxicities, as well as improved methods for the treatment of cancer with immunotherapies.

The present invention is directed to methods for determining active DPP3 in a bodily fluid sample, an assay or kit for determining active DPP3 in a bodily fluid sample, a method for diagnosing a disease or condition in a subject accompanied by or related to necrotic processes and methods of treating or preventing said disease.

This document relates to materials and methods for assessing and/or treating subjects (e.g., subjects having autoimmune diseases). For example, materials and methods for determining if a subject (e.g., a human having an autoimmune disease) has one or more antibodies that can be used to identify the subject as having a lower risk of cancer or as having a higher risk of cancer are provided. Materials and methods for treating a subject (e.g., a human) identified as having a higher cancer risk for cancer are also provided.

The methods include selectively reducing or expanding T cells according to the antigenic specificity of the T cells using biocompatible bioabsorbable nanospheres. Therefore, the present invention can be used to reduce or eliminate pathogenic T cells that recognize autoantigens, such as beta cell specific T cells. As such, the present invention can be used to prevent, treat or ameliorate autoimmune diseases such as IDDM. Furthermore, the present invention can be used to expand desirable T cells, such as anti-pathogenic T cells to prevent, treat and/or ameliorate autoimmune diseases.

The invention relates to methods and systems taking advantage of bioinformatic investigations to identify candidate signature peptides for quantitative multiplex analysis of complex protein samples from plants, plant parts, and/or food products using mass spectroscopy. Provided are use and methods for selecting candidate signature peptides for quantitation using a bioinformatic approach. Also provided are systems comprising a chromatography and mass spectrometry for using selected signature peptides.

The present disclosure provides methods for determining a threshold cumulative reactive dose of a peanut peptide for a subject, methods for detecting development of clinical tolerance to peanuts in a subject that is allergic to peanuts, methods of desensitizing an infant to at least two peanut allergens, compositions comprising peanut peptides, and kits comprising solid supports coupled to peanut peptides.

This document relates to methods and materials involved in identifying and/or treating mammals having membranous nephropathy (e.g., membranous nephropathy with an elevated level of a Semaphorin 3B polypeptide in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM)). For example, methods and materials for administering one or more immunosuppressive agents (e.g., corticosteroids, cyclosporine, or a B-cell reduction or depletion agent such as Rituximab) to treat a mammal (e.g., a human) having membranous nephropathy are provided.

The present invention relates in a first aspect to a cytometric based in vitro method for the determination of basophil activation in a sample obtained from a subject which method can be conducted automatically and preferably in a computer implemented method for fast and reliable determination of basophil activation. In a further aspect, a test kit or a kit of parts for determining of basophil activation in a subject is provided. Said method and test kit or kit of parts is particularly useful for determining basophil activation after contacting the cell containing sample with a test substance. The use includes the determination of a subject's basophil activation whereby said subject suffers from an allergy or an autoimmune disease.

The present disclosure relates generally to the field of immunological-based assays and describes methods for measuring cell-mediated immuno responsiveness. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods, compositions, and kits for measuring cell-mediated immune response activity with enhanced sensitivity and improved storage stability.

The present disclosure relates to reagents and methods of making and for detecting MHCI/ligand peptide complexes.