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Hantavirus Vaccines
Researchers at Xijing Hospital, Department of Pathology release new data on hantavirus vaccines
August 5th, 2008
Fresh data on hantavirus are presented in the report 'Heat shock protein 70 fused to or complexed with hantavirus nucleocapsid protein significantly enhances specific humoral and cellular immune responses in C57BL/6 mice.' "Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are known to act as an effective molecular adjuvant to enhance the induction of antigen peptide-specific cellular immunity, when coupled with the antigen or peptide. Hantaan virus (HTNV) nucleocapsid protein (NP) is relatively conserved among hantaviruses and highly immunogenic in both animals and humans," scientists in People's Republic of China report. "To analyze the influence of HSP70 on NP vaccine potency, and evaluate...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-08-05)
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