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Vaccine Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 4th, 2004

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Cancer Vaccine - Antennapedia transduction sequence promotes antitumor immunity

Herpesvirus Vaccine - Herpes simplex virus type 2 vaccines under development

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Sendai virus expressing RSV glycoprotein elicits immune protection

West Nile Virus - WNV vaccine shows 100% protection in animal study, company reports

Yersinia Vaccine - Inverted pathogenicity useful for prevention or therapy of disease

Allergy Medicine - Novel approach to specific allergy treatment developed

Anthrax - U.S. mayors support anthrax vaccine for police, firefighters

Arthritis Therapy - Bovine collagen peptide vaccine modulates severity of arthritis

Aspergillosis Therapy - Thymosin alpha 1 activates dendritic cells for antifungal resistance

Asthma - Report: Singapore researchers develop gene-based asthma vaccine

Bioterrorism - Congress OKs bill to create vaccines, antidotes to biological, chemical weapons

Botulism Vaccine - Vaccination with botulinum neurotoxin fragments prevents botulism

Brain Cancer - Vaccine targeting cancer-related antigens appears to prolong survival

Buruli Ulcer Disease - Buruli ulcer disease in Cameroon rediscovered

Business Update - Biosafety lab expansion, patent issuance and biodefense reagents sale announced

Cancer Vaccine - Alloantigen presentation linked to CTL antigen response

Cancer Vaccine - Autologous lymphoma vaccines induce T cell responses against epitopes

Cancer Vaccine - DNA fusion gene vaccines against cancer reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - NY-ESO-1-related HLA A2-restricted epitopes characterized

Cancer Vaccine - Reduced L-selectin expression identifies tumor-specific type 1 T cells

Cancer Vaccine - SSX-2 epitope presented by dendritic cells to CD4+ T cells identified

Cancer Vaccine - TCR DNA vaccine induces humoral response for lymphoma beta chain

Cancer Vaccine - Transfection of tumor antigens generates cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Childhood Immunization - Preschoolers not getting vaccinated on time

Childhood Immunization - Vaccination policy can drive economic growth, expert says

DNA Vaccine - Microparticles act as carriers to deliver plasmid DNA in vaccines

HIV/AIDS - NIH cancels contract for HIV vaccine program

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Ukraine signs joint declaration to combat AIDS

HIV/AIDS Prevention & Treatment - HIV/AIDS drug users shunned by healthcare providers

HIV/AIDS Therapy - $14.2 million NIH contract awarded for pathogen drug and diagnostic development

HIV/AIDS Treatment - WHO says world has 'failed miserably' in getting AIDS drugs to millions

Hematology - Single recombinant anti-RhD IgG prevents RhD immunization

Hepatitis A Vaccine - Live and inactivated hepatitis A vaccines induced immunity in children

Hepatitis A Vaccine - Methods predict hepatitis A vaccination in men who have sex with men

Hepatitis B Vaccine - Deficit in dendritic cell-T cell interaction crucial in hepatitis B

Herpesvirus Vaccine - Tumor necrosis factor DNA enhances immune response against herpes

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - DNA microarray format for subtyping human papillomavirus developed

Immunizations - Adult immunization in primary care and specialty practices reported

Immunology - HSP70 mutants separate antigen delivery from DC stimulation

Immunology - Study to evaluate vaccination methods for most vulnerable in bioterrorist attack

Infection - Global efforts toward AIDS vaccine continue to fall short, according to report

Influenza Vaccine - Program helps care providers increase pediatric influenza vaccination rates

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease - CDC recommends resumption of third dose of Prevnar

Malaria - $1.4M grant to support development of malaria vaccine

Malaria Vaccine -  Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface proteins possess immunogenicity

Malaria Vaccine - RTS,S+TRAP malaria vaccine shows promise for infant immunization

Meningococcal B - Company receives license for new meningococcal B vaccine for New Zealand

Pediatric Vaccine - Universal childhood vaccination benefits society

Personnel - SIGA announces the appointment of Bernard L. Kasten, MD as CEO

Pertussis - Whooping cough making dangerous comeback

Pertussis Vaccine - Efficacies of pertussis vaccines against B. parapertussis compared

Pneumococcus - Health groups reinstate recommendation for third dose of pediatric Prevnar

Rubella Vaccine - Prevalence of anti-rubella antibodies decline in Polish women

Salmonella Vaccine - T cells from Salmonella vaccine cause interclonal competition

Schistosomiasis - Antibody isotype patterns to Schistosoma antigens identified

Toxicology - Features linked to antibody protection against ricin determined

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Immunomodulatory action of mycobacterial secretory proteins reviewed

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Protein microspheres elicit immune response against M. tuberculosis

Vaccine Adjuvant - Glycol chitosan improves efficacy of bovine herpesvirus vaccine

Vaccine Adjuvant - Molecular adjuvants for mucosal immunity reviewed

Vaccine Delivery - Bacterial ghosts are an efficient delivery system for DNA vaccines

Vaccine Delivery - Toxin from Bordetella pertussis offers promise for antigen delivery

Vaccine Development - Antigen distribution in mono-valent and combination vaccines reported

Vaccine Development - Bilayer composition affects dendritic cell-liposome interactions

Vaccine Development - CD70 stimulation promotes strong cytotoxic T cell responses in vivo

Vaccine Development - Cochrane Vaccines Field develop criteria for vaccine evaluation

Vaccine Efficacy - IgG1 suppression occurs with IL-6 overexpression in immunized mice

Vaccine Efficacy - Neonatal dendritic cells deficient in presentation of soluble antigen

Vaccine Efficacy - Success of immunization may also be its downfall

Vaccine Safety - Hospitalization and adverse events temporally linked to immunization

Vaccine Safety - Methodological issues arising from reviews of vaccine safety outlined

Vaccine Safety - Technologies to increase safety of vaccine administration described

Vaccine Safety - Vaccine safety research more important after 11 September 2001

Vaccine Safety - Vaccine surveillance helps evaluate safety of vaccines

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