Sentences with phrase «make effective antibodies»

The researchers believe this difference in B cell distribution among those with uncontrolled HIV adds to a list of reasons most people do not make effective antibodies against the virus.

Not exact matches

Since cows are so good at making broadly neutralizing antibodies, it also might be possible to turn the cow's handiwork into drugs for HIV treatment, if bovine antibodies are effective at stopping the virus in other animals, he says.

Although the antibody approach has been successful, it increases the risk of severe allergic reactions as well as the possibility that the patient's immune system will become sensitized, destroying the antibodies and making long - term treatment less effective.

The researchers are now exploring additional proteins that could be added to the IL - 2 and antibody combination to make immunotherapy more effective.

His research could help scientists develop more effective vaccines and treatments for allergies and autoimmune diseases, which occur when our bodies make antibodies wrong, and they end up attacking the body itself.

It would not be desirable in every case — antibodies are more important in fighting some infections than others — but it potentially gives vaccine makers a new tool that could be used to make vaccines more effective.»

Currently, standard treatments consist of receiving FIX made in animal cells (called recombinant), which is expensive to manufacture, must be administered several times per week and can trigger the development of immune antibodies, rendering it less effective over time.

So young pets need to be vaccinated several times during this period to make sure that A: they're being protected as early as possible, and B: they are getting effective antibody production around / after the loss of the maternal antibodies.

Antibodies form in response to the Epogen injections however, making repeated injections less and less effective as the renal failure progresses.