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Medical News Article on Alzheimer Disease Vaccine

Alzheimer epitope vaccine induces strong Th2-type anti-A-beta antibody response

2006 MAY 22 -- A prototype Alzheimer disease epitope vaccine induced strong Th2-type anti-A-beta antibody response with Alum to Quil A adjuvant switch

According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "Beta-amyloid (A-beta) peptide has been proposed to be a causal factor in Alzheimer disease (AD). Currently being investigated, active and passive A-beta-immunotherapy significantly reduce AD plaque deposition, neuritic dystrophy, and astrogliosis in the brains of APP transgenic (APP/Tg) mice. Immunization with A-beta42 formulated in the Th1-type adjuvant QS21 was beneficial for AD patients with significant titers of...

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