HEALTH CORPORATION - RAMBAM;THE RAPPAPORT INSTITUTE;TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
发明人:
Asya ROLLS,Tamar BEN SHANNAN,Hilla AZULAY-DEBBIE,Fahed HAKIM,Maya SCHILLER,Shai SHEN-ORR,Elina STAROSVETSKY
申请号:
US15037412
公开号:
US20160287577A1
申请日:
2014.11.26
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
A method for modulating an immune response by activating or inhibiting dopaminergic neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) is provided. Modulation is achieved by modulating the activity, the abundance or both of: a natural killer cell, a CD8 T-cell, a CD4 T-cell, a B-cell, a dendritic cell, a macrophage, a granulocyte, or their combination.