Immunology and ceramide derivatives as modulators of the autoimmune

摘要

NK T - galactosyl that regulate cellular ceramide and glycosyl ceramide (" ceramide -like glycolipids ") . Ceramide -like glycolipids are changes in the induced cytokines in the NK T cells and capable of effectively presenting the compound to the NK T cell antigen- presenting changes in the cell . Dendritic cells in combination with ceramide -like glycolipids of a pharmaceutical composition as a ceramide - like glycolipids of the pharmaceutical composition is provided. Also activates NK T cells , stimulates the immune system and , in a vaccine for treating a mammal ceramide - like glycolipids are provided in the method used . The invention also provides a method for evaluating the ability of compounds to activate NK T cells in the presence of cells expressing the protein CD 1 d .