Sentences with phrase «optimal immune response»

Dogs that suffer from allergies have abnormal skin and a less than optimal immune response which allows for secondary infections to occur.

In order for the body's immune system to trigger an optimal immune response, CD4 + T helper cells are needed.

The results show that generation of an optimal immune response to cancer requires cooperation between two types of memory T cell — one circulating in the blood and the other resident in tissues — that can be reactivated with current immunotherapy strategies.

Beyond the issue of alleviating real and potential shortages of influenza - vaccine supplies is the possibility of pursuing vaccination strategies that would induce optimal immunity among populations of persons who not only are at greatest risk for complications but who also generally do not mount an optimal immune response.

Optimal immune responses are obtained by vaccines administered singly three to four weeks apart rather than in combination shots.

Because an optimal immune response should not be expected until approximately one week following the second dose (i.e. three weeks following the initial vaccination), CIV vaccination provides limited benefit, particularly in the sheltering setting, unless exposure can be prevented during this time.