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Reports from G.T. Jennings and colleagues advance knowledge in vaccines
July 30th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Biological Chemistry, "Virus-like particles are supra-molecular assemblages, usually icosahedral or rod-like structures. They incorporate key immunologic features of viruses which include repetitive surfaces, particulate structures and induction of innate immunity through activation of pathogen-associated molecular-pattern recognition receptors." "They carry no replicative genetic information and can be produced recombinantly in large scale. Virus-like particles thus represent a safe and effective vaccine platform for inducing potent B- and T-cell responses. In addition to being effective vaccines against the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-30)
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