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DNA Vaccines
New DNA vaccines research has been reported by scientists at Peking University
July 15th, 2008
According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "Although most cases of tuberculosis ( TB) can be cured with antibiotics, relapse is common if patients do not continue chemotherapy for at least 6 months. Thus, improved therapeutic strategies are urgently needed." "We previously found that the combined DNA vaccine encoding the Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins Ag85B, MPT- 64 and MPT- 83 protected mice from TB following H37Rv challenge and considered whether this combined DNA vaccine has a therapeutic effect. In the present work, we demonstrate that boosting the efficiency of the immune system with the combined DNA vaccine may be a valuable adjunct to...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)
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