Anthrax
Research from Food & Drug Administration has provided new information about anthrax
Published in Bioterrorism Week, November 23rd, 2009
"Anthrax toxin neutralization assays are used to measure functional antibody levels elicited by anthrax vaccines in both preclinical and clinical studies. In this study, we investigated the magnitude and molecular nature of Fc gamma (Fc gamma) receptor-dependent toxin neutralization observed in commonly used forms of the anthrax toxin neutralization assay," scientists writing in the journal Clinical and Vaccine Immunology report.
"Significantly more Fc gamma receptor-dependent neutralization was observed in the J774A.1 cell-based assay than in the RAW 264.7 cell-based assay, a finding that could be due to the larger numbers of Fc gamma receptors that we found on...
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Source: Bioterrorism Week (2009-11-23)
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