Described herein are methods for the preparation of stable semi-mature tolerogenic dendritic cells and compositions comprising such stable semi-mature tolerogenic dendritic cells. The stable semi-mature tolerogenic dendritic cells described herein and compositions thereof can be used for the establishment of immune tolerance when treating an autoimmune disease, graft rejection and/or graft-versus-host disease.

Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions for immunotherapy for human papillomavirus infection and diseases associated therewith. In specific embodiments, methods concern production of immune cells that target one or more antigens of HPV16 and/or HPV18, including methods with stimulation steps that employ IL-7 and IL-15, but not IL-6 and/or IL-12. Other specific embodiments utilize stimulations in the presence of certain cells, such as costimulatory cells and certain antigen presenting cells.

Described herein are methods for the preparation of stable semi-mature tolerogenic dendritic cells and compositions comprising such stable semi-mature tolerogenic dendritic cells. The stable semi-mature tolerogenic dendritic cells described herein and compositions thereof can be used for the establishment of immune tolerance when treating an autoimmune disease, graft rejection and/or graft-versus-host disease.

The present disclosure provides isolated nave pluripotent stem cells as well as methods and compositions of generating and culturing the same.

Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions for immunotherapy for human papillomavirus infection and diseases associated therewith. In specific embodiments, methods concern production of immune cells that target one or more antigens of HPV16 and/or HPV18, including methods with stimulation steps that employ IL-7 and IL-15, but not IL-6 and/or IL-12. Other specific embodiments utilize stimulations in the presence of certain cells, such as costimulatory cells and certain antigen presenting cells.

Embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and compositions for immunotherapy for human papillomavirus infection and diseases associated therewith. In specific embodiments, methods concern production of immune cells that target one or more antigens of HPV16 and/or HPV18, including methods with stimulation steps that employ IL-7 and IL-15, but not IL-6 and/or IL-12. Other specific embodiments utilize stimulations in the presence of certain cells, such as costimulatory cells and certain antigen presenting cells.

The present invention provides extracellular vesicles isolated from stem cells treated with zymosan, Poly I:C, and monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA), their use for treatment of cancer, and a method for preparing the same. The extracellular vesicles according to the present invention contain various miRNAs and cytokines related to anticancer effects, and have tumor growth inhibitory effects. In addition, since the extracellular vesicles exhibit a synergistic effect in cancer treatment when administered in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition for cancer treatment containing the extracellular vesicles as an active ingredient is highly likely to be effectively useful in cancer treatment by increasing immune activity in the body.

The present invention relates to an accelerated method to generate high yields of type-1 polarizing mRNA loaded dendritic cells for use in immunotherapy, and in particular for use in cancer vaccination.