Immunotherapy Weekly articles from June 2001

Immunotherapy Weekly archives from June 2001

Higher Dose Of Novel Interferon May Help Relapsers, Non-Responders.(hepatitis C)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Elevated doses of a new form of recombinant type 1 interferon may help chronic hepatitis C patients whose responses to lower doses of the therapy cannot be...

Antibody Therapy May Be Able To Treat Bacterial Eye Infection.(ulcerative keratitis)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Incurring a corneal abrasion, or the use of long-term or extended wear contact lenses, increases the risk of eye infection. The longer lenses are worn without removal, the greater the risk for...

Substance P Antagonist Blocks R5 HIV Cell Entry.
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Pennsylvania say that CP-96,345, a nonpeptide substance P antagonist, can prevent some strains of HIV from invading uninfected cells. ...

CpG-Like Oligonucleotides Influence Immune Responses.
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hybridon, Inc. (HYBN) has presented data from two studies focusing on the company's CpG-like oligonucleotides (Hybridon IMOs) designed to modulate the immune system, for use as vaccine adjuvants or...

Antisense ERK-1 Suggested As Gene Therapy For Hyperplasia.(asthma)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Controlling extracellular signal-regulated kinases may lead to new therapy preventing smooth muscle cell proliferation in the airways of patients...

Many Patients May Have Abnormal Breathing Patterns.(asthma)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Large numbers of asthmatic patients may have abnormal breathing patterns, according to a study by primary care physicians. This suggests, they say, an important unrecognized diagnostic overlap...

Humanized Monoclonal Antibody Approved For Patients With Refractory B-CLL.(Campath, chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Campath(r) (alemtuzumab) humanized monoclonal antibody for marketing as a treatment for patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia...

Mayo Foundation Licenses Novel Approach To Prevent Tumor Recurrence.(neo-adjuvant immunotherapy with interferon)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interferon Sciences, Inc. (ISI) (IFSC), announced that it has signed an exclusive technology license agreement with Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, of Rochester, Minnesota, for...

Monoclonal Antibody Elicits Immune Response To Target Antigen.(MUC1)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (AXO, ALXFF) presented results from the company's Phase I study of BrevaRex(R) monoclonal antibody (MAb) that demonstrate the ability of the antibody to elicit cancer-killing B- and...

New Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Protein Identified.(PDGF-D)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CuraGen Corp. (CRGN) scientists have discovered a new member of the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) family that has been named PDGF-D. This newly discovered protein occurs naturally in the...

Phase I Vaccine Trial Set To Begin In Women With HIV And/Or Human Papillomavirus.
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Institute of Human Virology (IHV), at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, is set to begin Phase I clinical trials on Multikine, a drug produced in Baltimore, Maryland, by Cel-Sci...

Cytarabine Enhances Cost-Effectiveness Of Early Therapy.(chronic myelogenous leukemia)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The addition of cytarabine markedly improves the cost-effectiveness of interferon (IFN)-(alpha) therapy for early chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML),...

Cancer Vaccine Produces Response In Patients With Late Stage Disease.(colorectal cancer)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early results from a small study of metastatic lung and colorectal cancer patients indicate that a vaccine made from genetically-altered cancer cells resulted in a dramatic regression of cancer in...

Monoclonal Prodrug Goes Into Dosing Trials.
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ImmunoGen, Inc. (IMGN), has begun enrolling patients in a third Phase I/II clinical study with huC242-DM1/SB-408075, its lead Tumor-Activated Prodrug (TAP), for the treatment of colorectal,...

Fiber-Mutant Adenovirus Vector Yields Efficient Gene Expression In Dendritic Cells.
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A new fiber-mutant adenovirus vector is better than traditional adenoviruses for genetically modifying dendritic cells (DCs), say researchers working in...

Maternal Antibodies May Delay and Contain EBV In Infancy.(Epstein-Barr virus)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The persistence of maternal antibodies in the first months of life may explain why Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is mild or asymptomatic in infancy. The...

Grant Enables Team to Launch Study of Salmonella.
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among bacteria, Salmonella is one of the most devious. Once ingested, it slides down the esophagus and outlasts the digestive juices in the stomach, just waiting for the opportunity to reach...

Cell Identified That Promotes Organ Acceptance.(a subtype of dendritic cell)
June 6, 2001... 2001 JUN 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In one of the few studies of its kind, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have found that a subtype of dendritic...

Switching Monotherapies Has Risks.(risk of loss of asthma control when switching from an inhaled corticosteroid to a beta-2-agonist)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with persistent asthma that is well controlled by low dosages of an inhaled corticosteroid cannot be switched to a different type of asthma drug known as a beta-2-agonist without risk of a...

Cancer Risk Reduced With Interferon For HCV-Related Cirrhosis.(hepatitis C virus)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Interferon therapy does not necessarily increase overall survival in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver cirrhosis, but it does reduce...

Monoclonal Antibody Can Maintain Long-Term Remission.(infliximab (Remicade) can prolong remission of Crohn's disease)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Periodic treatment with the monoclonal antibody infliximab can prolong remissions in patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease, a multi-center research team reported on May 21, 2001, at the...

Early Treatment With Interferon Beta Could Reduce Symptoms.(of multiple sclerosis)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multiple sclerosis patients given interferon beta-1a at initial diagnosis could have reduced neurological and clinical symptoms as the disease progresses, neurologists suggest. Interferon beta...

Dismantling of Lymphocyte Activity Underlies Dim Prognosis.(for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - The inability of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) to reach pancreatic tumor cells, and their loss of CD3 zeta, limits their potency against pancreatic...

Stress, Short-Term Pain Affect Immune Function.(pain and stress of a root canal may contribute to the future development of a cold)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nobody looks forward to having a root canal, but now scientists have found that the short-term pain and stress of the procedure may contribute to later illness. In a study reported in the...

Two New Trials Set For Ragweed Allergy Drug.(Dynavax Amb)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dynavax Technologies has started a Phase II/III, observer-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to test the immunogenicity, efficacy, and safety of subcutaneously administered Dynavax Amb a 1...

Data Verify JNK Pathway Is Important Anti-Inflammatory Target.(c-Jun N-terminal kinase may be beneficial in asthma treatment)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celgene Corp. (CELG) scientists and collaborators presented data at the 97th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society demonstrating that Celgene's novel JNK (c-Jun N-terminal...

Formoterol Fumarate Inhalation Powder Controls Symptoms In Children.(with asthma)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Foradil(R) Aerolizer(TM) (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder) reduced symptoms and improved disease management in children with persistent asthma uncontrolled by inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)...

Intravenous Montelukast Beats Standard Therapy For Emergency Care.(of acute asthma)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a new pilot study an investigational intravenous (IV) formulation of montelukast plus standard therapy rapidly (within 20 minutes) improved pulmonary function compared with placebo plus standard...

New Class Of Drugs Shows Promise In Tackling Multifactorial Diseases.(respirable antisense oligonucleotides for treatment of cancer, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research presented by scientists from EpiGenesis of Cranbury, New Jersey, indicates a new class of drugs may offer improved control of multifactorial diseases by targeting multiple mRNAs...

Study Finds Popular Drug Inadequate When Used Alone.(solo use of the beta agonist salmeterol inadequate for the prevention of asthma attacks)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A drug widely prescribed as the sole treatment for asthma has been found to be incapable by itself of preventing asthma attacks or controlling the airway inflammation thought to lead to...

Study Shows Differences In Daily Treatment Drugs.(for asthma control)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study presented at the 97th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) showed that patients treated with Advair(TM) Diskus(R) 100/50 twice daily had significantly greater...

Antitumor Expression of IL-12 or CD40L Induces Transient Toxicity.(interleukin-12 for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Researchers at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain reported on antitumor effects and toxicity following adenovirus expression of...

Immune Cells Must Cross Basement Membranes To Enter Brain.(study of inflammatory reaction in multiple sclerosis)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found that immune cells must cross two distinct barriers in order to enter the brain. Understanding these processes may allow clinicians to slow down the inflammatory...

Add 'Infotherapy' To Your List Of Medical Terms.(NewsRx.net site described as an "information therapy" site)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx Network, Atlanta, Georgia, the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news, now has coined a new medical word: "infotherapy." The new word is the...

Cytokines Mediate Hyperalgesia Induced By HIV Envelope Protein.
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Inflammatory cytokines underlie the intense pain provoked by spinal exposure to the HIV envelope protein gp120, psychologists report. "Perispinal...

Drug Increases Cytokines That Fight Viral Infection.(SciClone Pharmaceuticals' Zadaxin for the treatment of hepatitis C)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers with SciClone Pharmaceuticals (SCLN) has published a new study in the May 2001 issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Viral Hepatitis, which adds further support to the biological role...

New Combination Treatment For Hepatitis C May Be More Effective Than Standard Care.(PEG interferon alpha-2a (Pegasys) and ribavirin found to be more effective)
June 13, 2001... 2001 JUN 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New findings from a large international study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggest that a combination treatment with a new long-acting interferon drug and...

Interleukin-2 Immunotherapy Effective With Infrequent Dosing.(HIV infection)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The T-cell-activating cytokine interleukin (IL)-2 effectively increases immune cell counts in HIV patients, but increasing dose frequency past the current...

Low Doses Of GM-CSF Not Enough To Stimulate Neutralizing Antibodies.(granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, cancer and myeloma)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Cancer and myeloma patients administered granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for immune stimulation may produce GM-CSF-specific...

Researchers Develop Antibodies That Inhibit ATP-synthase, Mimicking Angiostatin.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In findings that may enhance efforts to starve tumors, Duke University Medical Center researchers say they have generated antibodies in rabbits that inhibit the same cellular target as angiostatin...

Combined Antisense And Immunotherapy Results In Antitumor Immunity.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - X. Sun and colleagues in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand achieved systemic antitumor...

Prevalence Higher In U.S. Than Previously Thought.(nonallergic rhinitis )(Statistical Data Included)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data indicate nonallergic rhinitis is more common than previously thought, affecting as many as 39 million Americans. An estimated 17 million Americans are afflicted with nonallergic...

Gene-Based Immunotherapy May Prove A Potent New Weapon Against Advanced Disease.(prostate cancer)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, Jonsson Cancer Center have shown for the first time that immunotherapy delivered via gene therapy may prove to be a potent weapon in the...

IL-6 And IL-10 Critical In Primary But Not Secondary Infection.(interleukin, Friend retrovirus infection)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 substantially decrease spleen viral loads following infection with Friend retrovirus (FV) but are less relevant in long-term...

Antisense Gene Therapy Suppresses Mucus Overproduction.(asthma)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Deborah W. Heinrich, PhD, staff medical writer - Researchers at Takeda Chemical Industry, Ltd. in Osaka, Japan used antisense gene therapy to suppress murine asthma. A. Nakanishi and...

Elimination Of Household Allergens And Pets Could Reduce Asthma Nearly 45% Among Older Children, Adolescents.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than two million children and adolescents in the United States between the ages of six and 16 with asthma might not have the disease if risk factors were removed from the home, according to a...

Higher Fungal Allergen Levels In Homes Of Children With Asthma.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Homes of children treated for asthma contained higher fungal allergen levels than homes of other allergy clinic patients in a study published in the May 2001 Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology....

Potential Cyclosporine Replacement Drug Begins Phase II Trials.(psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Isotechnika has received approval from Health Canada to begin Phase II clinical trials of its immunosuppressive drug ISA(TX)247 on patients suffering from psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis. ...

New Approaches Alert Immune System To Presence Of Tumors.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One hallmark of many cancers is that they successfully evade the usual immune system surveillance mechanisms that could keep them in check, but new gene therapies are aimed at forcing tumors to...

Enzyme Mimetic Compound As Adjuvant To IL-2 Immunotherapy Enters Phase I Trials.(interleukin-2)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MetaPhore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to conduct clinical trials in the U.S. to evaluate...

Experimental Treatment Shows Promise.(for Ebola virus infection)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An experimental treatment for Ebola virus infection using immune serum from survivors is effective in protecting mice from the disease, say researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

Disease Progression Delayed By Gene Therapy.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Valentis, Inc. (VLTS) reported interim results of a Phase IIb clinical trial of its interleukin-2 (IL-2) gene medicine showing a positive trend favoring the group receiving the IL-2 gene medicine...

Outcomes In Biochemical Responders Good Despite Hepatitis C Virus Persistence.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Despite persistent viremia, biochemical responders seem to fare well after interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C, researchers in Japan indicate. ...

New Rigin Analogs Protect Rodents From Plasmodium berghei.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Two new analogs of rigin, a tetrapeptide derived from immunoglobulin G, show promise against Plasmodium berghei, the etiologic agent of rodent malaria. ...

University Hospital Breaks Ground In Cancer Vaccine Research.(University of Virginia Medical Center)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rebecca learned she had skin cancer on her son's fourth birthday. "I was on my way out to pick up his birthday cake when I got the news and I thought, 'I'll have to put this on the back...

Kidney Transplant Patients Fare Better Over Long Term With Newer Form Of "Gold Standard" Drug.(cyclosporine)
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A reformulation of cyclosporine, the "gold standard" drug against kidney transplant rejection, not only costs less and is absorbed better, it also helps transplant recipients keep their new organs...

Preservatives In Some Nasal Sprays Destroy Bacteria-Fighting Immune Cells.(benzalkonium chloride )
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nasal saline spray (NSS) is available without a prescription and is frequently used in the treatment of sinonasal disease, as well as following sinus or nasal surgery. Potential benefits of NSS...

Retinopathy Patterns Observed In Some Hepatitis C Patients On Interferon.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Bell-Nichols, senior medical writer - Medical investigators in Japan say interferon (IFN)-alpha therapy is the most likely cause of a pattern of retinopathy observed in patients being...

Antibodies Speed Return To Normal Platelet Levels In Animal Model.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN) reported the results of a preclinical study of a new class of therapeutic antibodies that accelerate the return to normal platelet levels in an animal model of...

Novel Adeno-Vaccine Demonstrates Strong Immune Response, Safety.
June 20, 2001... 2001 JUN 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Crucell, N.V. (CRXL) has presented data demonstrating that its new system for vaccination, called AdVac(TM), stimulates a strong immune response, with improved safety. Current gene delivery...

Whey From H. Pylori-Immunized Cows Active Against Pathogen In Vitro.
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A whey concentrate made from the milk of cows immunized against Helicobacter pylori may be useful in the prevention or treatment of H. pylori in humans,...

Early Results Suggest New Treatment Option.(infliximab monoclonal antibody for the treatment of psoriasis)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The monoclonal antibody infliximab, currently used as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, could potentially have a role in treating the skin disease psoriasis. Psoriasis...

Evidence Of Bacterial-Protein Trigger Has Implications For Antibiotic And Vaccine Therapies.(Chlamydia pneumoniae may be a cause of asthma)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacteria may be to blame for many cases of asthma. Researchers in Finland and the U.S. have found evidence that a bacterial protein can trigger the disease, while another American study has...

IL-12 Suppression Renders Patients Susceptible To Secondary Infection.(interleukin-12 is suppressed by measles virus, causing susceptibility to secondary infection)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Among infections that can be prevented by vaccine, measles is the most lethal for children worldwide. Its mortality is, in large part, attributable to...

Probiotic Milk May Help Prevent Common Childhood Illnesses.
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Probiotic milk (milk containing bacteria that colonize the intestine and stimulate antibody production) may slightly reduce respiratory infections among children attending day care centers,...

Treatment Could Make Removal Less Painful And Less Invasive.(immune-stimulation treatment for anal wart removal)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study reported by GayHealth.com's medical director, Stephen Goldstone, MD, FACS, has identified a promising new immune-stimulating treatment for anal warts. The study was presented June...

Chemotherapy Regimen Boosts Potency Of Whole-Cell Vaccine In Mice.(cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and paclitaxel combination helps antitumor vaccine)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, and doxorubicin appears to overcome the potential limitations of an antitumor vaccine. J.P.H. Machiels...

Hyperactivation May Cause Premature B-Cell Death.(in HIV infection)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The decline in B-cell counts often seen in patients infected with HIV may be due to terminal exhaustion on the part of these cells, researchers in Sweden...

Vaccine Induces Immunity in Subjects With and Without Infection.(Helicobacter pylori whole-cell vaccine induces immunity in both infected and uninfected people)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A Helicobacter pylori whole-cell (HWC) vaccine can induce immune responses in both H. pylori-infected and -uninfected people. The HWC vaccine shows...

Strong Immune Response Observed In Chimps After Hepatitis C Rechallenge.
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Surprisingly, researchers have found some chimps retain an immune response to hepatitis C virus (HCV) rechallenge long after their original hepatitis...

IL-12 Suppresses Response To Japanese Encephalitis Plasmid DNA Vaccine.(interleukin-12)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Although interleukin 12 (IL-12) has been shown in previous research to boost immune response when it is used as a vaccine component, researchers in Taiwan...

DNA Immunization Of Mothers May Mean Better Response In Newborns.(influenza vaccine efficacy)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Immunizing mother mice with naked DNA may ultimately lead to better vaccine efficacy in their offspring, say researchers working in the United States. ...

HTLV-1 Vaccine Protects Squirrel Monkeys From Infectious Challenge.(human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by N.R. Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - A vaccine against human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTLV-1) shows promise in pilot prime-boost regimens. Mirdad Kazanji at the Pasteur...

Natural Immune Response Reduces Nerve Damage, May Lead To Improved Treatment For Spinal Cord Injury.
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a series of animal experiments, scientists have shown for the first time that damage to the central nervous system causes the body to mount an immune reaction against itself that actually...

New Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Key Staff Announced.(for NewsRx Network)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx Network, Atlanta, Georgia, the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news, has announced top staff appointments, including a new editor-in-chief and...

U.K. Study Shows Doubling Of Wheezing Among Preschool Children.(research on connection between increase of wheezing disorders in children and asthma prevalency)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Britain report an increase of all types of wheezing disorders in preschool children in that country over the past 10 years. A substantial increase in reported wheeze and...

Priming With Interferon-Gamma May Increase Response To Interferon-Alpha.(in chronic hepatitis C treatment)
June 27, 2001... 2001 JUN 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Interferon (IFN)-alpha therapy is effective for treating some but not all patients with chronic hepatitis C. New research indicates these patients might...