@article{PATENT, recid = {8522}, title = {METHODS OF ACTIVATING NKT CELLS}, number = {PATENT}, month = {Apr}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Provided are methods of activating an NKT cell which include a step of contacting the NKT cell with a sufficient amount of isoglobotrihexosylceramide (iGb3) to induce secretion of a cytokine from the NKT cell, stimulate proliferation of the NKT cell or upregulate expression of a cell surface marker on the NKT cell. Methods of activating an NKT cell population in a subject are also provided.}, url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/8522}, }