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Immunization
Study results from INSERM update understanding of immunization
June 4th, 2008
Research findings, 'Particle-based vaccines for transcutaneous vaccination,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Paris, France, "Immunization concepts evolve with increasing knowledge of how the immune system works and the development of new vaccination methods. Traditional vaccines are made of live, attenuated, killed or fragmented pathogens." "New vaccine strategies can take advantage of particulate compounds--microspheres or nanoparticles--to target antigen-presenting cells better, which must subsequently reach the secondary lymphoid organs, which are the sites of the immune response. The use of the skin as a target organ for vaccine delivery...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-04)
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