| CPC C07K 14/47 (2013.01) [A61K 39/0008 (2013.01); A61K 39/0216 (2013.01); A61K 47/6923 (2017.08); C07K 14/195 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55555 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A method for treating inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a patient in need thereof comprising parenterally administering to the patient an effective amount of a nanoparticle composition, wherein the composition does not comprise an adjuvant, wherein the composition comprises a plurality of nanoparticle cores, each nanoparticle core coupled to a plurality of peptide antigen-MHC complexes, wherein:
the peptide antigen comprises a peptide having at least 80% identity to a peptide sequence chosen from SEQ ID NO:4 to SEQ ID NO:8 across the entire length;
the nanoparticle core has a diameter from about 1 nm to about 100 nm; and
the ratio of peptide antigen-MHC complexes per nanoparticle core is from about 10:1 to about 1000:1; and
the peptide antigen is a T cell epitope.
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