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2001 DEC 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amarillo Biosciences, Inc., (AMAR) has received a small business innovative research (SBIR) grant of $96,248 from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a vaccine to combat Helicobacter pylori, a major cause of gastric cancer. Amarillo Biosciences will collaborate with Steven Krakowka, DVM, PhD, of the Ohio State University and John Ellis, DVM, PhD, of Capricorn Research and Development, Laramie, Wyoming.
H. pylori is a spiral-shaped bacterium found in the stomach of humans that causes more than 90% of duodenal ulcers and up to 80% of gastric ulcers. Approximately two-thirds of the world's human population is infected with H. pylori. In developing countries, infection is frequently symptomatic and is responsible for the high incidence of gastric cancer. The cost and expense of pharmacological intervention is beyond the means of most of the population. A safe and efficacious vaccine would provide an economical and a widespread benefit to the ...