Vaccine Weekly

Leukemia - Histone deacetylase inhibition improves leukemic blast differentiation

Malaria - Multilateral malaria research and control programs are most successful

Malaria - Proteases in host cell invasion by malaria parasites reviewed

Malaria Vaccine - New and needed research relating to malaria reviewed

Malaria Vaccine - P domain of P0 protein of P. falciparum protects against malaria

Malaria Vaccine - Parameters of attenuated schistosome vaccine evaluated in olive baboon

Malaria Vaccine - Policy challenges in malaria vaccine introduction outlined

Melanoma - Data presented on peptide vaccine for melanoma

Melanoma Vaccine - Determinant spreading indicates antitumor response in melanoma therapy

Melanoma Vaccine - Effector-memory T-cell responses characterized in melanoma peptide vaccine

Melanoma Vaccine - New developments in melanoma research reviewed

Melanoma Vaccine - Toxicity of systemic IL-2 in conjunction with melanoma vaccine assessed

Mucosal Immunization - Intranasal vaccine adjuvant does not cause inflammation

Mucosal Immunization - TGF-beta receptor signaling is critical for mucosal IgA responses

Muscle Wasting - Mechanism discovered for muscle wasting seen in diabetes, AIDS, other diseases

Mycobacteria -  M. tuberculosis virulence locus regulates DNA transfer in M. smegmatis

Personnel - Jill M. Church appointed as chief financial officer by biopharm research company

Pertussis - Subassemblies of pertussis toxin subunits analyzed in vivo

Pertussis - Whooping cough makes a national comeback

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Immune response reduced to pneumococcal vaccine plus pertussis vaccine

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Phosphodiester bond hydrolysis in pneumococcal polysaccharides studied

Pneumococcal Vaccine Streptococcus - Prevalence of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Belgian infants reported

Pneumonic Plague - U.S. NIH allergy institute awards $50 million for recombinant protein vaccine

Prion Disease - Monoclonal antibody panel against mammalian prion protein established

Protein Synthesis - Recombinant baculovirus generates hepatitis B protein in silkworm larvae

Proteomics - ATM protein purified from vaccinia virus expression system

Pseudomonas -  Pseudomonas K122-4 pilin has receptor-binding architecture

PuntaToro Virus - Efficacy of JuvImmune platform evaluated in PuntaToro virus infection models

Reproductive Medicine - Animal models of inhibin action reviewed

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Pneumococcal vaccinations prove acceptable for RA patients

Rubella Vaccine - Rubella vaccination does not cause congenital rubella syndrome

Scabies Vaccine - Th1/Th2 immune response to Sarcoptes scabiei skewed

Schistosomiasis - Antigen-presenting cells exposed to cercariae activate lymphoid cells

Schistosomiasis - Schistosome cholesterol depletion promotes antibody binding to antigen

Scorpion Venom - Protective antibodies raised by scorpion venom toxins conjugated to BSA

Smallpox - Second U.S. government MVA smallpox vaccine contract awarded

Sporothrix - Chronic granulomatous disease impairs defense against Sporothrix

Tuberculosis - Interferon-gamma RNA expression low in tuberculosis patients

Tuberculosis Prevention - New vaccine boosts antituberculosis immunity

Tuberculosis Vaccine -  M. tuberculosis dehydrogenases show strong B cell response

Tuberculosis Vaccine -  M. tuberculosis genotypes cause wide range of immune responses

Tuberculosis Vaccine -  M. tuberculosis-induced IL-6 and IL-10 dependent on TLR2 recognition

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Immunity to M. tuberculosis hemagglutinin is methylation-dependent

Tuberculosis Vaccine - Influence of BCG organisms in vaccinated mice on TB immunity determined

Tularemia - Lipid A of Francisella tularensis modified

Tularemia Vaccine - Sublethal Francisella infection causes only marginal immunity

Vaccinations - Canada may have more than 2 million surplus doses of vaccine

Vaccine Adjuvant - Liposomes prepared from BCG possessed adjuvant activity in vivo

Vaccine Development - European patent awarded for nicotine addiction vaccine

Vaccine Development - FDA grants fast-track designation for staph vaccine

Vaccine Development - Human vaccine developer provides update on business activities

Vaccine Development - New agreement includes tuberculosis subunit vaccine development

Vaccine Development - Subclinical infections in injection drug users provide hepatitis C prophylaxis

Vaccine Efficacy - Optimal vaccination schemes to prevent epidemics estimated

Vaccine Efficacy - Vaccine efficacy estimated using a small validation sample

Vectors and Zoonoses - Current status of medical entomology in France reviewed

Virology Vaccine - Removal of T cell help improves virus-neutralizing antibody production