DNA Vaccine 100 Percent Effective Against Rabies In Monkeys
...otein of the rabies virus. Aftergetting excellent immune responses and protection using this vaccine in mice,they decided to move into primates. "The vaccine worked beyond our wildestdreams," says Dr. Lodmell. They vaccinated eight monkeys with the DNA vaccine, two monkeys with a currenthuman diploid ce...Antisense Therapy Prevents Burkitt's Lymphoma In Mice
... Medical College have used DNA therapy and thehost immune system to stave off the development of cancer in m...ntisense therapy whileat the same time revving the immune system--may also work in human patients whohave relapsed after chemotherapy effectively halted their...Transplanted Skeletal Muscle Mimics Heart Muscle; Helps Failing Heart Pump, Duke Researchers Say
...g enough to assess damage to the heart and for the immune system toreturn to normal. Then the cells would be...'stheir own tissue, which won't be rejected by the immune system. The Duke research team is testing the idea using rabbits, which havehearts very simi...University of Florida Research Shows Zinc Triggers Body's Defenses
...rients directly affect the inner workings of human immune cells, Cousinssaid. In the study, 12 men took 50 milligram zinc tablets -- the typicalstrength available in supplements -- every day for 18 days, and another 12took a placebo. The participants' blood was drawn daily and analyzed forit...... biological processes,including tissue remodeling, immune system regulation and embryonic development. Abnormal activation of apoptosis, however, is implicated in the development andprogression of a number of different human diseases, and links between specificcaspases and specific diseases are beginning to...New Research On Environmental Pollutants
...e suffered spontaneousabortions and changes in the immune defence. Environmental pollutants in Balticfish se... abortion, learningdifficulties and changes to the immune system. Sensitive Non-Carcinogenic Effects Of TCDD In Animals Linda S. Birnbaum, U.S. Environmental ...Persistent Organic Pollutants, The Danger Is Not Over
...central nervous system, hormonal systems, the immune system and tumour formation", recommends the project group heading the research programme on persistent organic pollutants and which has advised the production of the Monitor 16 report. Briefs from Monitor 16: Re...Ancient "Jumping DNA" May Have Evolved into Key Component of Human Immune System
August 20, 1998-The human immune system, an elegant and intricate biologicaldefense...s are the only species that have asecond, adaptive immune system, in addition to the innate immune system that allother species have," says Schatz, an immunol...Virus Linked To Causing Enlarged Hearts In Children With Certain Genetic Makeup
...rdiomyopathy -- researchers foundevidence that the immune system was responding in an unusually aggressive w...n viruses, and theytrigger the cells in the body's immune system to respond. The children's genetic background made them more susceptible to this virus,which ...New Evidence For Growth Factor Role In Crohns Disease
...chers suggest the disease arises from an excessive immune response tobacteria in the bowel. Drs. Lund and Zimmermann presented the human bowel tissue findings to anational conference of the American Gastroenterological Association at the endof May. An abstract of the study is available upon request....Study Pinpoints Rare Molecular 'Transitions' As Possible Cause Of Skin 'Photoaging'
...ed by the absorption of sunlightand may impair the immune system. Separate medical research also had established that normal exposure tothe UV-A wavelengths of sunlight can cause the photochemical formation of thecis-isomer. "There were many features of urocanic acid's photobiology that were...Scientists Discover How Bacteria Protect Themselves Against Immune System
...which bacteria protect themselves againstthe human immune response - a discovery that opens the door for dev...nitric oxide(NO), a toxic chemical secreted by the immune system to help killdisease-causing microorganisms. The protein, which the researchers havere-named ...UV Skin Damage In A Different Light
...e aging, butalso for damaging DNA, suppressing the immune system, and causing somerespiratory problems. "The results certainly surprised us," said Dr. Simon. "We never expected to see[any] process that allowed oxygen to get sensitized" because the study wasconducted under ultraviolet light much different ...Gene Therapy Showing Promise In Fighting Melanoma
...ed a method of genetherapy that helps the animal's immune system recognize and attack cancer cells.In the Se...tokine isproduced. With this therapy, the animal's immune response is improved by the increase incytokine production. The cytokines "train" the immune system ...Data Support Idea That Zinc Plays Key Role In Fight Against Anorexia
... reduced growth and sexual development, a weakened immune system, hair loss and skin lesions. "For people trying to recover from anorexia, or those who are having trouble holding onto body weight, I believe our work strengthens earlier findings that recommend the use of zinc supplements," Shay said. "Anot......equences ofvirologic failure and the rebuilding of immune function. The symposium is co-sponsored by the UCSF Center for AIDS Research and the AIDSClinical Research Center, both programs of the UCSF AIDS Research Institute, andthe Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology. The program will take place i...Researchers Identify How AIDS Virus Kills Cells It Doesn't Infect
...w York. HIV is well known for causing a decline in immune cells called CD4 or helperT-cells, whose numbers s.... But HIV-positive people also lose another set of immune cells, called CD8T-cells. CD8 cells, also known as killer T-cells, are the body's primaryvirus-figh...Scientists Find New Clues About Fatal Childhood Disease, Ataxia Telangiectasia
...lead to newunderstanding of other neurological and immune disorders. The new research shows that the protein, called ATM for A-T, mutated, isa type of enzyme called a protein kinase that reacts to DNA damage by chemicallymodifying and triggering accumulation of a molecular "brake," or tumorsuppresso...Ear Infection Complications On The Rise, University of Florida Researchers Report
...eases becauseyounger children, with less-developed immune systems, are at a higher riskfor developing these infections. Deaths due to ear infection complicationswere not uncommon before the introduction of antibiotics," Antonelli said. During the course of the study, the number of complications from earinfe......osinedeaminase gene. Today, eight years later, the immune system T cells in one ofthe children are still expressing a healthy copy of the gene....