Sentences with phrase «for antibodies against the virus»

Five calves in the herds were tested for antibodies against this virus and then again six months later.

Not exact matches

If you are exposed to any bacteria or viruses, your immune system makes antibodies to fight against them, and these will be in your milk protecting your child whose own immune system will not be fully mature for some years.

That development is important because a T cell response will likely confer longer - term protection than current inoculations do and defend against a variety of flu strains (because T cells would be on the lookout for several different features of the flu virus whereas antibodies would be primarily focused on the shape of a specific strain).

Previous research has suggested that antibodies — immune system proteins that can attack viruses — in a mother might be less effective against certain genetic variants of HIV - 1 in her body, thereby allowing for transmission of resistant viruses to her infant at delivery.

Data from in vivo mouse models indicate that delivery of the DMAb sequence for the influenza A-targeted monoclonal antibody protected against lethal doses of two very different, clinically relevant influenza A viruses.

In a first for any animal, including humans, four cows injected with a type of HIV protein rapidly produced powerful antibodies against the virus, researchers report.

The dengue antibodies were a red herring, he says: both researchers had been vaccinated for the yellow fever virus, which is closely related to dengue; antibodies against these viruses often cross-react.

La Jolla Institute scientist Shane Crotty, Ph.D., a respected vaccine researcher and member of one of the nation's top AIDS vaccine consortiums, showed that certain helper T cells are important for triggering a strong antibody response against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

That's why researchers are engineering plants to produce key parts of viruses and bacteria, in the hope that the human body will take them for invaders and start producing antibodies against the organisms.

Scientists at Dana - Farber Cancer Institute have identified natural human antibodies against the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a step toward developing treatments for the newly emerging and often - fatal disease..

For certain HIV antibodies, having a buddy or two makes a big difference in the fight against the virus.

For example, the most advanced therapy — ZMappTM, a cocktail of three monoclonal antibodies — is specific for Ebola virus (formerly known as «Ebola Zaire»), but doesn't work against two related ebolaviruses (Sudan virus and Bundibugyo virus) that have also caused major outbreaFor example, the most advanced therapy — ZMappTM, a cocktail of three monoclonal antibodies — is specific for Ebola virus (formerly known as «Ebola Zaire»), but doesn't work against two related ebolaviruses (Sudan virus and Bundibugyo virus) that have also caused major outbreafor Ebola virus (formerly known as «Ebola Zaire»), but doesn't work against two related ebolaviruses (Sudan virus and Bundibugyo virus) that have also caused major outbreaks.

The study, published in Scientific Reports, demonstrated that animals injected with synthetic DNA engineered to encode a specific neutralizing antibody against the dengue virus were capable of producing the exact antibodies necessary to protect against disease, without the need for standard antigen - based vaccination.

Neutralizing antibodies are necessary and sufficient for protection against infection with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).

It may well be that the antibodies found by the team weren't directed against the Heartland virus but some other agent; it's not uncommon for cross-reactivity to occur in serological tests.

In the new study, CDC's Nicholas Komar and Kasen Riemersma — who's now at the University of California, Davis — used existing blood samples from white - tailed deer, raccoons, moose, and coyotes collected between 2009 and 2014 in 19 states, both in the center of the lone star tick's range and its periphery, and tested them for antibodies against the Heartland virus.

In conclusion, the antibodies characterized herein show promise for development as broadly reactive therapeutic agents against the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, as well as against the majority of H1N1 and H5N1 influenza strains.

The study, «Dengue Virus Envelope Dimer Epitope Monoclonal Antibodies Isolated from Dengue Patients Are Protective against Zika Virus,» was published in the July / August issue of mBio, the journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

This antibody is crucial for keeping the body's line of defense against bacteria and viruses strong.

It could be too early in the infection to detect antibodies, for example, or the cat may be unable to make antibodies against the virus.

This study was designed to evaluate two tests for detecting antibodies against canine parvovirus and canine distemper virus, in the hopes if evaluating individual dogs» risk of contracting disease.

In addition, it is possible for a pet to have a strong titer — even a very strong titer like 1:3200 and to be unprotected against a virus because the particular virus is controlled by cellular immunity or mechanisms other than antibodies.

In a study conducted by Lauren Gray, Maddie's ® Researcher, Class of 2013, under the guidance of Dr. Cynda Crawford, the effectiveness of two different tests for the presence of antibodies against canine parvovirus and canine distemper virus were compared.

Since reasonably priced laboratory tests now exist to measure protective antibodies against these viruses, WE RECOMMEND ANNUAL FVRCP ANTIBODY TESTING FOR ALL CATS 2 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER (All cats should have a series of FVRCP vaccinations as a kitten and a booster vaccination one year later to assure adequate protection).