Published in Elder Law Weekly, June 14th, 2006
Study 1: Co-administration of IL-12 DNA with rORFF antigen confers long-term protective immunity against experimental visceral leishmaniasis.
According to recent research published in the journal Vaccine, "Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by the intracellular parasite Leishmania donovani is a significant public health problem in many regions of the world. Anti-leishmanial immune defenses are primarily dependent on the ability of the host to mount an interleukin-12 (IL-12) driven Th1 type of responses. Thus, IL-12 plays a pivotal role in diversification...
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Source: Elder Law Weekly (2006-06-14)
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