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Allergy Medicine
Recent findings in allergy medicine provide new insights
November 18th, 2005
Allergy medicine research advances have been reported from Germany, Austria and Spain. Study 1: Immunoprophylaxis with DNA vaccination inhibits Th2-mediated responses and airway inflammation in mice sensitized with the major timothy grass pollen allergen. "DNA vaccination is discussed as having the potential of improving therapy of type I allergies. A mouse model was used to investigate the effect of DNA vaccination against sensitization with the clinically relevant Phl p 5b major allergen from timothy grass pollen in an immunoprophylactic experimental setup," researchers in Germany report. "Pre-treating the mice with Phl p...
Source: Drug Week (2005-11-18)
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