Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 8th, 2004
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Brain Cancer Vaccine - Mesenchymal stem cells have antitumor effect in rat glioma model
Cancer Vaccine - Plasmid DNA in microparticles stimulates durable T cell responses
Haemophilus Vaccine - Synthetic polysaccharide vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae developed
Influenza Vaccine - Immunostimulant patch enhances immune responses to influenza virus vaccine
Malaria Vaccine - Plasmodium antigen region elicits antibodies reactive with placental isolate
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Candidate HIV type 1 vaccines elicit long-term memory B-cell responses
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Codon optimization of HIV Tat enhance cell-mediated immune responses
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Glycoprotein microarrays are useful tools in HIV glycobiology
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - HIV-1 Tat(1-72) protein-coated nanoparticles elicit strong immune responses
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Hemagglutinating virus protein induces immune response with HIV vaccine
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Heterologous envelope immunogens contribute to AIDS vaccine protection
AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Multi-subtype gp160 DNA immunization induces neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies
Acanthamoeba Vaccine - Novel mannose-binding protein of Acanthamoeba characterized
Allergy Medicine - Protein fused to Fc epsilon receptor enhances lymphocyte responses
Alzheimer Disease Vaccine - Anti-beta-amyloid antibodies generated via phage display technology
Anthrax - Dermatological aspects of anthrax reviewed
Avian Influenza - Contract awarded to develop vaccine against H9N2 avian influenza
Avian Influenza - New vaccine seeks to tame bird flu
Business & Finance - Biopharmaceutical company announces 32% revenue increase for second quarter 2004
Business and Finance - Pharmaceutical company reports second quarter, clinical development results
Cancer Vaccine - Binding patterns reveal tumor-specific epitope of epithelial mucin
Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell and fibroblast fusions possess antitumor effects
Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine induces tumoricidal CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocytes
Cancer Vaccine - Epigenetically altered tumor cell vaccine developed
Cancer Vaccine - Genetic adjuvants enhance efficacy of vaccine against Her-2/neu tumor antigen
Cancer Vaccine - IL-18-secreting fibroblasts prolong survival of tumor-bearing mice
Cancer Vaccine - Immunotherapy of cancer reviewed
Cancer Vaccine - Non-CpG motif oligonucleotides for cancer vaccination developed
Cancer Vaccine - Pemetrexed (ALIMTA) is novel multitargeted antineoplastic agent
Cancer Vaccine - T-cell responses in patients vaccinated with melanoma vaccine reported
Candida Vaccine - Antibody response to Candida albicans cell wall antigens reviewed
Cervical Cancer - New DNA vaccine targets proteins expressed in cervical cancer cells
Cholera Vaccine - Biosafety aspects of live oral Vibrio cholerae vaccine strain examined
Cholera Vaccine - Oral cholera vaccination can play role in controlling cholera outbreaks
Collaborations - Companies collaborate to provide needle safety for 2004 season flu vaccine
DNA Vaccine - Bacteriophage lambda is highly stable DNA vaccine delivery vehicle
Drug Delivery - Fear of needles could become a thing of the past.
Enterococcal Infection - Patent issued for Enterococcus antigens and vaccines
Epstein-Barr Virus - Epstein-Barr virus protein sufficient for transactivation of superantigen
Finance - Biotech products company reports second-quarter income of $12.1M
Finance - ISS-focused company reports $2.9 million second-quarter loss
Finance - Telomerase technology company reports Q2 loss of $8.9 million
Gastroenterology Vaccine - Activity of E. coli phages have implications for phage therapy
HIV/AIDS - Positive data reported for epitope-based HIV-1 vaccine
Helicobacter Vaccine - Plasmid encoding H. pylori urease induces specific antibody response
Helicobacter Vaccine - Regulatory T cells suppress H. pylori-reactive immunopathological T cells
Hepatitis B Vaccine - Hepatitis B surface S and preS2 antigens expressed in Solanum tuberosum
Hepatitis E Diagnosis - ELISA for hepatitis E detects antibodies to genotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4
Herpesvirus Vaccine - Virus expressing HSV-2 glycoproteins protects against HSV-2 challenge
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Dendritic cells and Langerhans cells both cross-prime T cells
Inflammation - Wood smoke increases expression of two mucin genes in rat airways
Influenza - U.S. Centers for Disease Control asks parents to start scheduling flu shots for children
Influenza Vaccine - Immune responses to intranasal influenza vaccine determined
Leishmaniasis Vaccine - Quillaja saponaria sapogenins protect against visceral leishmaniasis
Lymphoma Vaccine - Novel diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cancer testis antigen identified
Malaria Vaccine - Small peptide induces complete protection against malaria
Malaria Vaccine - Splenic dendritic cell subsets prime and boost CD8 T cells
Meningococcal Vaccine - N. meningitidis vesicles and lipo-oligosaccharide protect against septic shock
Meningococcal Vaccine - Meningococcal conjugate vaccine loses effectiveness after 1 year
Mergers & Acquisitions - Gene expression company announces acquisition of Digital Gene Technologies
Mergers & Acquisitions - Pharmaceutical company announces provisional results of offer to buy Aventis
Microencapsulation - Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based nanoparticulate system characterized
Microencapsulation - Subcutaneous immunization allows uptake of diphtheria vaccine
Moraxella Vaccine - Outer membrane proteins of Moraxella catarrhalis characterized
Mucosal Immunization - Salivary gland genetic vaccine improves systemic immune responses
Multiple Sclerosis - Potential therapeutic options for multiple sclerosis reviewed
Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Cytokine induces maturation of dendritic cells in myelodysplastic syndrome
Personnel - Cell-therapy company announces executive appointments
Personnel - Drug-discovery company names George Poste to board of directors
Personnel - Riaz Bandali joins board of electroporation company
Personnel - Therapeutic immunotherapy vaccine manufacturer announces new leadership
Plague Vaccine - Vaccine expressing Yersinia pestis antigen protects against plague
Pneumococcal Vaccine - Colony blot assay useful for detection of multiple pneumococcal serotypes
Poxvirus Vaccine - Understanding of poxvirus pathogenesis advanced by deleting viral genes
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - DNA delivery systems against respiratory syncytial virus infection compared
SARS Vaccine - Structural proteins of SARS coronavirus contribute to protective immunity
Smallpox Vaccine - Basics of smallpox reviewed
Smallpox Vaccine - Smallpox vaccine reactions and contraindications reviewed
Streptococcus Vaccine - Plasmid encoding pac gene of Streptococcus prevents dental caries
Streptococcus Vaccine - Vaccines of Streptococcus polysaccharides and T cell epitope developed
Tetanus - BLA submitted to FDA for Adacel vaccine
Tuberculosis Vaccine - Mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan and related lipoglycans reviewed
Tuberculosis Vaccine - New vaccines against tuberculosis entering human clinical trials
Vaccine Adjuvant - Adjuvant improves protection induced by vaccine against N. meningitidis
Vaccine Adjuvant - European union regulations for vaccine adjuvants and delivery systems listed
Vaccine Adjuvant - ISCOMATRIX adjuvant induces potent humoral and cellular immune responses
Vaccine Adjuvant - Immunobiology of Tomatine adjuvant reviewed
Vaccine Adjuvant - Poly-beta amino ester-containing microparticles enhance vaccine activity
Vaccine Adjuvant - Relations between lipopeptide adjuvants and Toll-like receptor explored
Vaccine Adjuvant - Vaccine adjuvants play vital role in vaccine efficacy
Vaccine Delivery - Drug delivery systems reviewed
Vaccine Delivery - Oral delivery system containing A/Panama influenza hemagglutinin optimized
Vaccine Delivery - Pluronic F127-based systemic vaccine delivery systems reviewed
Vaccine Delivery - Transcutaneously deliverable adjuvants modulate immune responses
Vaccine Development - New evidence on antigen presenting cells and antigens reviewed
Vaccine Efficacy - DNA vaccine potency in rhesus macaques enhanced by electroporation
Vaccine Efficacy - Efficacy of plasmid vaccines correlates with long-term antigen production
Vaccine Research - BioPort gets approval for new anthrax vaccine tests
Vaccine Research - Eligible plasma donors defined under new CDC program
Vaccine Research - Government collecting blood from soldiers to create anthrax vaccine
Vaccine Safety - Adjuvant hydrocarbon oil components of vaccines may induce autoimmunity
Vaccine Safety - Live viral vaccines safe in patients with partial DiGeorge syndrome
Vaccines - Colleges urge students to protect themselves against meningitis
Vaccines - Individual cancer, virus vaccines promote healthy future for biotechnology company
Vaccines - Students without shots sent home from school
Vaccines - Vaccines ruined when refrigerator goes awry
Vaccinia Vaccine - Vaccinia virus inhibition of PKR involves N-terminal domains of E3L
Vaccinia Virus - Sequence-independent acylation of vaccinia virus inclusion protein reported
Virology - Protective gene may enhance vaccine responses
Virology Vaccine - Lentiviral transduction of dendritic cells confers antiviral immunity
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