In the sinus cavity the microcontainers degrade and release RNA into cells, which results in the transfection and therefore enhances
immunity against influenza virus.
This one - two punch protected the test
subjects against influenza A viruses that had emerged in 1934 and 2007, and other experiments showed that the antibodies it generated successfully neutralized a wide variety of flu strains.
The female sex hormone estrogen has anti-viral
effects against the influenza A virus, commonly known as the flu, a new study in American Journal of Physiology — Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology reports.
«Given these results in cells and mice, it may be worthwhile to consider that patients receiving, or who may receive, Amphotericin B - based therapies be appropriately
vaccinated against influenza virus.
These results firmly establish broad antiviral activity of Ci extracts against various major human viral pathogens, including previously reported
activity against influenza viruses.
«But since these drugs inhibit all prostanoids, each may contribute differently towards the
immunity against influenza virus,» says Francois Coulombe, a McGill Ph.D. student and the study's first author.
The Weiner lab has formed a collaboration with Inovio Pharmaceuticals and MedImmune to develop DNA - encoded monoclonal antibody (DMAb)
against Influenza virus and emerging antibiotic - resistant bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.