Sentences with phrase «protecting rhesus»

Already, Graham said, VRC researchers have shown that passive immunization with VRC01, one of the broadest and most potent bNAbs identified in recent years, can protect rhesus macaques from virus challenge, adding that VRC01 is now ready to be used in human trials.

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And research in rhesus monkeys suggests similar benefits in primates: One study found that monkeys eating 30 percent less than their cage mates appeared to be protected from age - related diseases and had lower mortality 15 to 20 years later.

An earlier preclinical study found that rhesus monkeys that were vaccinated with ZPIV developed a strong immune response and were protected against two strains of Zika virus.

A purified inactivated virus vaccine derived from a Puerto Rican strain was shown to induce ZIKV - specific neutralizing Abs and protect from virus challenge in mice and NHP models (115), and DNA vaccines encoding the prM / E genes of ZIKV elicited strong binding and neutralizing Abs in rhesus monkeys (116, 117).

CR can lower the prevalence of age - related loss of function and multiple diseases, including tumors, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, and protects against diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, sarcopenia, and neurodegeneration of certain brain regions in rhesus monkeys (31).