Immunity in Biological Technology

Developing a Safer and More Effective Way to Deliver Rabies Antibodies

... receives five doses of vaccine to build active immunity against the rabies virus. Active immunity is detectable after the first week of vaccination ... of additional products that can provide immunity to rabies. We believe this effort holds great ...

Innovative Beverage Products Launches New Product Designed to Enhance the Body's Immune Defense

... take steps to help boost your immune system. And immunity Enhanced Beverage is designed to do just that. ... introduced by Innovative Beverage Products, immunity Enhanced Beverage is a ready-to-drink liquid ... benefits. The natural ingredients used in the immunity Enhanced Beverage include: -- Green tea ...

Nanoemulsion vaccines show increasing promise

... and kill the virus and then subsequently induce immunity to the virus that includes cellular immunity, antibody immunity and mucosal immunity, Baker says. In ... effects. Early HIV study tests mucosal immunity Bakers team has published results from a ...

Immune Function in Adult Heart Transplant Patients Reflects Risk for Organ Rejection and Infection

... years of data on the monitoring of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in adult patients undergoing heart ... transplantation. Levels of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) were classified as low (<225 ng/mL ATP), ... vitro diagnostic utilized to detect cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in an immunosuppressed population, and is ...

Nasal Vaccine for Smallpox Confers High Levels of Immunity Without Safety Risks

... virus is related to smallpox virus and builds immunity against it. The new vaccine confers a high ... a process known as "mucosal" immunity. Mucosal immunity provides a critical first response against ... The study is the first to demonstrate protective immunity against smallpox using a vaccine with ...

Anthrax vaccine produces immunity with nanoparticles, not needles

... Nasal vaccination could be given to build up immunity after anthrax exposure and improve the outcome of ... off anthrax infection. The vaccine also induced immunity on the mucous membranes of the nose and lungs, ... can cause illness and death. We saw protective immunity in the animals after only two administrations ...

Anthrax vaccine produces immunity with nanoparticles, not needles

... Nasal vaccination could be given to build up immunity after anthrax exposure and improve the outcome of ... off anthrax infection. The vaccine also induced immunity on the mucous membranes of the nose and lungs, ... can cause illness and death. We saw protective immunity in the animals after only two administrations ...

Serial Monitoring With ImmuKnow(R) is Useful in the Risk Assessment of Kidney Transplant Recipients

... function that assesses cellular immune status by detecting cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in adult immunosuppressed patients. It measures the concentration ... ImmuKnow is the in vitro diagnostic utilized to detect cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in an immunosuppressed population, and is increasingly being adopted ...

New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades

... and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health found permanent immunity was conferred by vaccination or by survival from an active smallpox ... were to occur, it would be critical to know who already had effective immunity and would not need to be vaccinated, leaving another dose available for ...

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology

... their findings in the August 2008 issue of the journal Infection and immunity . Transmitted by infected fleas, Yersinia pestis is the causative ... strain, selected for its very low virulence, induces an efficient immunity against bubonic plague without causing adverse reactions," say the ...

New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades

... and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health found permanent immunity was conferred by vaccination or by survival from an active smallpox ... were to occur, it would be critical to know who already had effective immunity and would not need to be vaccinated, leaving another dose available for ...

UCF professor develops vaccine to protect against black plague bioterror attack

... and USDA funded research appear in the August edition of Infection and immunity . The vaccine, which is taken orally or by injection, was given to rats at UCF and the efficacy was evaluated by measuring immunity (antibody) developed in their blood. All untreated rats died within ...

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology

... their findings in the August 2008 issue of the journal Infection and immunity . Transmitted by infected fleas, Yersinia pestis is the causative ... strain, selected for its very low virulence, induces an efficient immunity against bubonic plague without causing adverse reactions," say the ...

Japanese Cancer Association and Debiopharm Honour Japanese Research

... responses to stress and therefore plays a key role in cancer, innate immunity and wound-induced inflammation. The research work conducted by Professor ... community to better understand the mechanisms involved in cancer, immunity and inflammation, as we strive to bring sufferers more targeted and ...

Vaxart Demonstrates Efficacy of Oral Avian Flu Vaccine in Preclinical Studies

... oral vaccines. The company has demonstrated both the induction of mucosal immunity and the stimulation of antigen-specific cell-based immunity following oral administration of its vaccines; these features may provide ...

PharmAthene Awarded NIAID Contract For Up to $83.9 Million For Third Generation rPA Anthrax Vaccine Program

... must maintain stability for three years at 35 C and induce protective immunity in just one or two doses. Under the contract, PharmAthene will receive ... requires six doses over a period of eighteen months to achieve protective immunity and is required to be stored at between 2 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees ...

Research Shows How AHCC(R) May Help Fight Flu and Other Infectious Agents

... Candida albicans. It was reported that supplementation with AHCC modulated immunity and delivered positive results in response to acute virus and bacterial ... AHCC in humans for its ability to impact the T cells related to cellular immunity and determining if AHCC supplementation can serve as a beneficial vaccine ...

UCF professor develops vaccine to protect against black plague bioterror attack

... and USDA funded research appear in the August edition of Infection and immunity . The vaccine, which is taken orally or by injection, was given to rats at UCF and the efficacy was evaluated by measuring immunity (antibody) developed in their blood. All untreated rats died within ...

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology

... their findings in the August 2008 issue of the journal Infection and immunity . Transmitted by infected fleas, Yersinia pestis is the causative ... strain, selected for its very low virulence, induces an efficient immunity against bubonic plague without causing adverse reactions," say the ...

A single VSOP can do a 'proton' magic!

... may help to design new medications for promoting activities of innate immunity or prevention of abnormal state of immunity such as asthma", said Professor Okamura. ...

Depth of MedImmune's Respiratory Disease Research Program Highlighted at Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society

... Room 205A. -- Eosinophils, Mast Cells and Neutrophils as Modulators of immunity and Injury -- Poster Session: In Vitro Characterization of ... Centre, Area B. -- Monocytes and Macrophages in Inflammation, immunity and Injury (Poster Session: Role for Alveolar Macrophages in Limiting ...

Cylex Announces Brad L. Stewart as President of the Company

... products based on its patented technology to assay cell-mediated immunity (CMI). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080408/NETU096 ) ... ImmuKnow(R) is the in vitro diagnostic utilized to detect cell-mediated immunity (CMI) in an immunosuppressed population, and is increasingly being adopted ...

New Independent Research Study Indicates That Cylex's ImmuKnow Test May Identify Kidney Transplant Patients at Risk for Early Acute Rejection

... the potential clinical utility of the measurement of cell mediated immunity using the ImmuKnow test," said Paul R. Sohmer, MD, acting Chief Executive ... ImmuKnow(R) is an in vitro diagnostic utilized to detect cell mediated immunity in an immunosuppressed population, and is increasingly being adopted at ...

New nanoparticle vaccine is more effective but less expensive

... Recent research has also shown that the best way to get sustained immunity is to deliver an antigen directly to specialized immune cells known as ... cells. If, as we hope, this vaccine technique can confer sustained immunity with a single injection for around a dollar a dose, without toxic side ...

Interleukin Genetics President and Chief Scientific Officer to Present at Immunotoxicology V Conference

... will be discussing multiple ways in which genetic variations in innate immunity may influence drug responses, and be relevant to drug development. As one ... of rheumatoid arthritis. "Because of the critical role played by innate immunity in so many diseases, the potential for genetic variation to produce ...

International Milk Genomics & Human Health Symposium Speaker Program Announced

... mammalian lactation; Regulation and consequences of mammary development; Insights from comparative genomics/the Lactoscan project; Milk and immunity - from mechanisms to outcomes; Milk and autoimmunity; and The rumen metagenome. Speakers include Bruce German of UC Davis, Monique ...

First genetically engineered malaria vaccine to enter human trials

... equivalent of at least 35 million years of healthy, productive human life every year. Professor Alan Cowman, head of the institute's Infection and immunity division, said in developing the vaccine the research team had deleted two key genes in the Plasmodium falciparum parasite which causes the form ...

2009: Immunotec announces important clinical research initiative: New study to be launched with the goal of improving the quality of the aging process

... About IRCM Inc. Established in 1967, the IRCM ( http://www.ircm.qc.ca/en/ ) now has 35 research units specialized in areas as diverse as immunity and viral infections, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, neurobiology and development, systems biology and medicinal chemistry, clinical ...

China Kangtai Cactus Biotech Retains Hawk Associates for Investor Relations Services

... products are traditionally used for treatment for health issues such as diabetes, adiposity, constipation, cholesterol, high blood pressure, low immunity and skin disorders. This is a unique company in an unsaturated industry. With the company's recent acquisition in March, Kangtai is seeking to ...

CEL-SCI Files Patent Application to Support Company's Treatment for More Virulent Strain of H1N1 Swine and Other Influenza Viruses

... Each L.E.A.P.S. construct is composed of a T cell binding ligand (TCBL) which has previously demonstrated the ability to induce and elicit protective immunity and antigen specific antibody production in animal models. The concept behind the L.E.A.P.S. technology is to directly mimic cell/cell ...

Ganeden Biotech, Liquid Health Labs Unveil New Drink Technology

... (R), as well as ingredients that have been previously unavailable to the beverage industry due to manufacturing constraints. "With digestion and immunity continuing to be important health topics for many consumers, and the challenges of using probiotics in traditional beverages, developing a probiotic ...

CEL-SCI Developing Immune-Based Treatment Against Swine and Other H1N1 Flu Viruses Using Proprietary L.E.A.P.S. Technology

... Each L.E.A.P.S. construct is composed of a T cell binding ligand (TCBL) which has previously demonstrated the ability to induce and elicit protective immunity and antigen specific antibody production in animal models. The concept behind the L.E.A.P.S. technology is to directly mimic cell/cell ...

ImmunoVaccine Technologies Partners with FIT Biotech to advance a therapeutic HIV vaccine

... of DepoVax(TM) and GTU(R) MultiHIV. Both IVT and FIT Biotech will examine the novel vaccine's capabilities of inducing cell-mediated and humoral immunity against HIV virus. "By testing DepoVax(TM) in combination with GTU(R) MultiHIV plasmid, we are working towards developing a superior vaccine ...

Medarex Announces Presentations at Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

... - Oral presentation from 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 30, 2009. "Increased humoral and cellular immunity in patients (pts) with advanced melanoma treated with ipilimumab" (Abstract #3031, Developmental Therapeutics: Immunotherapy Session) S. Parker - ...

CEL-SCI's L.E.A.P.S. Technology Shows Potential to Treat Swine Influenza in Preclinical Studies

... Each L.E.A.P.S. construct is composed of a T cell binding ligand (TCBL) which has previously demonstrated the ability to induce and elicit protective immunity and antigen specific antibody production in animal models. In CEL-SCI's L.E.A.P.S. swine flu vaccine the TCBLs will be coupled to two different and ...

CEL-SCI Presents Data at Prestigious Medical Conference Demonstrating That Its L.E.A.P.S. Technology Stimulates Maturation of Human Blood Cells Into Dendritic Cells Suggesting Potential for Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Disease

... utilizing its L.E.A.P.S.(TM) (Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System) vaccine technology can induce protection against infectious disease, induce immunity against HIV, and promote immunotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis. The L.E.A.P.S. technology combines a small peptide that activates the immune system ...

Chromosome breakpoints contribute to genetic variation

... classes of genes appear in the breakpoint and break-resistant regions of chromosomes. Those in the breakpoint regions code for proteins involved in immunity and muscle contraction, for example. Rearrangements may cause copies of such genes to increase or change the way they are regulated. These new ...

Mach One CEO Letter to Shareholders

... Organics and Sustainables, and BioPharm Process Systems offer a broad range of solutions to global health problems, from helping calves develop immunity at birth to carefully managing organic grain crops to testing equipment that helps detect compromised food products long before they can cause a ...

NOVAVAX Announces Publication of a Preclinical Study Demonstrating that a Virus-like Particle Vaccine Provided Protection Against Highly Pathogenic H1N1 and H5N1 Influenza Strains

... of the H1N1 and H5N1 influenza were important. "Unlike other non-live influenza vaccines, the VLPs are uniquely positioned to stimulate immunity through multiple mechanisms," said Dr. Penny Heaton, Chief Medical Officer at Novavax. "First, they contain HA protein that is the same structure as ...

CBDM.T, The Market and Business Intelligence Company Reviews The Vaccine Market

... Paris, France (PRWEB) April 13, 2009 -- Vaccines are substances used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases. The vaccination was first used by Edward Jenner in 1796 against smallpox and furthered by Louis Pasteur in the ...