Vaccines
Research in the Area of Vaccines Reported from National Research Council
Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 5th, 2011
2011 OCT 5 -- Research findings, "A multimeric immunogen for the induction of immune memory to beta-amyloid," are discussed in a new report. "The development of active immunotherapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) requires the identification of immunogens that can ensure a high titer antibody response toward beta-amyloid, whereas minimizing the risks of a cell-mediated adverse reaction. We describe here two novel anti-beta-amyloid vaccines that consist of 'virus like particles' formed by a domain of the bacterial protein E2 that is able to self-assemble into a 60-mer peptide," scientists in Naples, Italy report.
"Peptides 1-11 and 2-6 of beta-amyloid were...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2011-10-05)
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