Background Allergy is an increasing autoimmune disease in the developed world. Current consensus is that allergy is the result of a misdirected immune response directed towards ‘seemingly innocuous antigens’. Many of the allergens have similarities with parasite proteins and it is generally accepted that the IgE (Immunoglobulin E) response is a normal defense mechanism against parasitic infesta...

The purified Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is effectively used in passive immunization. There are various methods to isolate the IgG from serum, with its own advantages and disadvantages. In the current study, a comparative efficacy of the affinity chromatography using Protein A—Sepharose and ion exchange chromatography using DEAE Sephadex A50 was done with regard to yield and purity of IgG. Both meth...

Three field trial cholera vaccines did not induce antitoxic immunity. A choleragenic toxin induced high-serum neutralizing antibody, but protection to loop challenge with toxin was minimal.

Recombinant technologies have made possible the production of a broad catalogue of proteins of interest, including those used for animal production. The most widely studied proteins for the animal sector are those with an important role in reproduction, feed efficiency, and health. Nowadays, mammalian cells and fungi are the preferred choice for recombinant production of hormones for reproducti...

Protection in experimental rabbit syphilis has been previously assessed by lesion development following intradermal challenge with Treponema pallidum. We have recently reported that passive immunization using monoclonal antibody M131 conveys partial protection as evidenced by significant lesion delays following intradermal challenge. To determine whether such delays in time to lesion appearance...

In this report we show that passive immunization of Lewis rats with viable CD4 +, Borna disease virus (BDV)-specific T cells before infection with BDV resulted in protection against BD, whereas inoculation of these T cells after BDV infection induced clinical disease with more rapid onset than seen in BDV control animals. The protective as well as encephalitogenic effector functions of BDV-spec...

Correlates between immunological parameters and protection against Bacillus anthracis infection in animals vaccinated with protective antigen (PA)-based vaccines could provide surrogate markers to evaluate the putative protective efficiency of immunization in humans. In previous studies we demonstrated that neutralizing antibody levels serve as correlates for protection in guinea pigs (S. Reuve...

In the present investigation evidence was obtained indicating that nasal instillations of suitable concentrations of sodium alum or tannic acid induce in Macacus rhesus monkeys resistance to the development of poliomyelitis when the virus is introduced by the nasal route. It was found that apparently different concentrations of these chemicals are required to exert this type of protective effec...

To evaluate the effect of passive immunization with anticapsular antibodies on nasopharyngeal carriage, two models of Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization were developed in infant rats. In a direct inoculation model, 3- to 4-day-old infant rats were intranasally inoculated with 2 x 10(5) cfu of S. pneumoniae type 3 or 6 x 10(3) cfu of S. pneumoniae type 23F. In an intralitter transmission mode...

Accumulation of amyloid beta in the brain is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and the reduction of amyloid beta has been proposed as a primary therapeutic target. Mice immunized against amyloid beta and mice infused with anti-amyloid beta antibody (active and passive immunization, respectively) have reduced brain amyloid beta levels, and two mechanisms have been proposed: microgl...