Bacillus Anthracis
Study data from Research Center for Infectious Diseases update knowledge of Bacillus anthracis
Published in Vaccine Weekly, January 13th, 2010
New research, 'Bacillus anthracis capsule activates caspase-1 and induces interleukin-1beta release from differentiated THP-1 and human monocyte-derived dendritic cells,' is the subject of a report. "The poly-gamma-d-glutamic acid (PGA) capsule is one of the major virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis, which causes a highly lethal infection. The antiphagocytic PGA capsule disguises the bacilli from immune surveillance and allows unimpeded growth of bacilli in the host," scientists in Seoul, Korea report.
"Recently, efforts have been made to include PGA as a component of anthrax vaccine; however, the innate immune response of PGA itself has been poorly...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2010-01-13)
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