Disclosed are an IL-5 binding molecule, and a preparation method and use thereof. The binding molecule includes the following complementarity determining regions: an amino acid sequence of CDR1 selected from any one of sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NOs. 43-49; an amino acid sequence of CDR2 selected from any one of sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NOs. 50-56; and an amino acid sequence of CDR3 selected from any one of sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NOs. 57-62. The binding molecule is capable of specifically binding to IL-5, and effectively blocking the cell proliferation induced by IL-5.

Aspects of the present invention relate to the assessment of explant organ viability prior to transplantation. Particularly, although not exclusively, aspects of the present invention relate to biomarkers which can be used to inform a decision as to whether an organ is suitable for transplantation into a recipient. In certain embodiments, the organ is undergoing hypothermic perfusion following retrieval from a donor.

Disclosed are methods of isolating a TCR having antigenic specificity for a mutated amino acid sequence encoded by a cancer-specific mutation, the method comprising: identifying one or more genes in the nucleic acid of a cancer cell of a patient, each gene containing a cancer-specific mutation that encodes a mutated amino acid sequence; inducing autologous APCs of the patient to present the mutated amino acid sequence; co-culturing autologous T cells of the patient with the autologous APCs that present the mutated amino acid sequence; selecting the autologous T cells; and isolating a nucleotide sequence that encodes the TCR from the selected autologous T cells, wherein the TCR has antigenic specificity for the mutated amino acid sequence encoded by the cancer-specific mutation. Also disclosed are related methods of preparing a population of cells, populations of cells, TCRs, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating or preventing cancer.

Methods for identifying and isolating CD8 T cells that produce interleukin-13 upon activation are provided. The present methods leverage one or more newly-identified biomarkers to identify such CD8 T cells and, in certain cases, sort the same. Certain methods comprise obtaining a sample from a mammal, quantifying a level of expression of one or more biomarkers therein, and determining if the level of expression is elevated as compared, wherein an elevated expression level is indicative of an active disease state. Antisera and antibodies are also provided. In particular, an anti-C10orf128 antiserum formulated against a particular peptide is provided, such anti-C10orf128 antiserum characterized in that it identifies a subset of CD8 T cells that produce interleukin-13 upon activation.

The invention provides methods, kits and reagents for diagnosing fibromyalgia (FM) in an individual by determining whether the levels of one or more cytokines in the individual are altered, as compared to control levels. The altered level(s) or patterns of expression of the cytokines measured in the affected individual compared to the level from the control is predictive/indicative of FM in the individual.

Disclosed are methods of isolating a TCR having antigenic specificity for a mutated amino acid sequence encoded by a cancer-specific mutation, the method comprising: identifying one or more genes in the nucleic acid of a cancer cell of a patient, each gene containing a cancer-specific mutation that encodes a mutated amino acid sequence; inducing autologous APCs of the patient to present the mutated amino acid sequence; co-culturing autologous T cells of the patient with the autologous APCs that present the mutated amino acid sequence; selecting the autologous T cells; and isolating a nucleotide sequence that encodes the TCR from the selected autologous T cells, wherein the TCR has antigenic specificity for the mutated amino acid sequence encoded by the cancer-specific mutation. Also disclosed are related methods of preparing a population of cells, populations of cells, TCRs, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating or preventing cancer.

Provided are a method and a composition for preventing or treating atopic dermatitis through administration of monoclonal stem cells and a method for screening atopic dermatitis patients suitable for administration of monoclonal stem cells and predicting prognosis of patients. According to the method for the subfractionation culture and proliferation of stem cells of the disclosure, large quantities of desired monoclonal mesenchymal stem cells can be obtained in a short period of time through rapid proliferation of monoclonal mesenchymal stem cells. In addition, the monoclonal mesenchymal stem cells thus obtained can be administered to atopic dermatitis patients according to a prescribed administration cycle, guidelines, and dose to effectively ameliorate atopy symptoms in the patients. Moreover, by using a marker to identify patient groups particularly suitable for the treatment and selectively administering the monoclonal mesenchymal stem cells to the patient groups, an excellent therapeutic effect for atopic dermatitis can be achieved.

The invention includes compositions comprising a therapeutic agent that decreases the population of pathological CD4g13 T cells, g13Th1 or g13Th2, in a subject and compositions comprising a therapeutic agent that increases the population of protective CD4g13 T cells, g13Th1 or g13Th2, in a subject. The invention also includes methods for treating an inflammatory or autoimmune disease in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of a therapeutic agent that increases the population of protective CD4g13 T cells, methods for detecting a protective or pathological immune response and methods for stimulating a protective CD4g13 T cell-mediated immune response to a cell population or a local tissue or organ in a subject in need thereof. The invention further includes a kit for diagnosing a pathological or protective g13Th1 or g13Th2 T cell responses in a subject.

Disclosed in the present invention are an antibody targeting IL-5, a preparation method therefor and use thereof. In particular, disclosed in the present invention is a novel murine-derived or chimeric monoclonal antibody targeting IL-5. Also disclosed in the present invention is a method for preparing said monoclonal antibody. The monoclonal antibody of the present invention is capable of binding IL-5 antigen with high specificity, has high affinity and can well alleviate a series of asthma symptoms caused by IL-5, thereby achieving the effect of treating asthma.

EphA2 T-cell epitope are provided herein. The epitopes include peptides corresponding to specific fragments of human EphA2 protein containing one or more T-cell epitopes, and conservative derivatives thereof. The EphA2 T-cell epitopes are useful in an assay, such as an ELISPOT assay, that may be used to determine and/or quantify a patient's immune responsiveness to EphA2. The epitopes also are useful in methods of modulating a patient's immune reactivity to EphA2, which has substantial utility as a treatment for cancers that overexpress EphA2, such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The EphA2 epitopes also can be used to vaccinate a patient against EphA2, by in vivo or ex vivo methods.