Immunologists are working on vaccines that don't need to be reformulated each year: «universal vaccines» that induce broad immunity, protecting against current and future strains of flu by mechanisms that are not just
dependent on antibody.
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test can be helpful because it tests for viral DNA, and is not
dependent on antibodies from the immunes system, which can vary.
Not exact matches
The reactivity of this monoclonal
antibody was not
dependent on the V (L) or C (L) isotype of the fibril, but rather seemed to be directed toward a beta - pleated sheet conformational epitope expressed by AL and other amyloid proteins.
Moreover, the researchers also discovered that the formation of normal B lymphocyte groups that produce
antibodies to fight real infections is not
dependent on interferon gamma signaling.
Unlike more traditional therapeutic modalities such as small molecules or
antibodies, Neurona is focused
on unique compositions of cells that can be precisely targeted, integrated into damaged neural circuits, and provide activity -
dependent regulation.
In addition to the scientists named above, the contributors to the first paper, «Broadly neutralizing HIV
antibodies define a novel glycan -
dependent epitope
on the pre-fusion conformation of gp41
on cleaved Envelope trimers,» were Alejandra Ramos, Jeong Hyun Lee, Chi - Hui Liang and Pascal Poignard, all from TSRI and IAVI Neutralizing
Antibody Center; Alejandro Ramirez, Ryan McBride, Michael B. Zwick and James C. Paulson from TSRI; Katie J. Doores from King's College London School of Medicine; Ronald Derking, Marit J. van Gils and Rogier W. Sanders from the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam; Sachin S. Shivatare, Chung - Yi Wu and Chi - Huey Wong of Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; Po - Ying Chan - Hui and Kristine Swiderek of Theraclone Sciences, Inc., Seattle; Yan Liu and Ten Feizi of Imperial College London; Michael S. Seaman of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston; John P. Moore of Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and Wayne C. Koff of IAVI in New York City.
The immune system is
dependent on protein to make the cells and
antibodies that protect our body.