| abstract |
The present invention provides improved methods for extracorporeal blood treatment, such as photochemotherapy, and related compositions are provided. The improved method involves introducing dendritic cells into the extracorporeal blood stream during agent treatment to further enhance the subject's immune system response to antigens present in the peripheral blood. The present invention further provides methods of identifying agents for use in the extracorporeal treatment of blood based on the ability of the agent to increase MHC expression. |