Anthrax vaccination strategies.
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...Some humanized forms of anti-PA antibodies for passive immunization are reportedly in very advanced stages of development and pharmaceutical licensure (47, 77, 100, 101)....
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...The main problems associated with the PA formulations approved for human vaccination relate to the requirement for repetitive administrations for attaining effective protection (47, 48)....
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...Proteins of the exosporium are likely to have intimate interactions with the environment and are also potential candidates for vaccines and ligands for spore detection (10, 11)....
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...anthracis infection in several animal species, including humans (Cybulski et al., 2009)....
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...These two toxins share the same B binding component, a protein of 83 kDa, named protective antigen (PA) from the fact that it is an immunogen that provides effective protection against B. anthracis infection in several animal species, including humans (Cybulski et al., 2009)....
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"Anthrax vaccination strategies." refers background in this paper
...In the post-Cold War world this remains a concern, but following the attacks conducted through the US postal system in 2001 (Jernigan et al., 2001; Jernigan et al., 2002) this scenario has been eclipsed by the worry that anthrax spores might be used against the general population....
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"Anthrax vaccination strategies." refers background in this paper
...In the post-Cold War world this remains a concern, but following the attacks conducted through the US postal system in 2001 (Jernigan et al., 2001; Jernigan et al., 2002) this scenario has been eclipsed by the worry that anthrax spores might be used against the general population....
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"Anthrax vaccination strategies." refers background in this paper
...One approach involves the use of those same vaccines, which have been shown to improve the outcome of exposure in previously-unvaccinated individuals when combined with antibiotic therapy (Friedlander et al., 1993; Fowler et al., 2005; Peterson et al., 2006; Baccam and Boechler, 2007)....
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"Anthrax vaccination strategies." refers background in this paper
...These toxins play critical roles in B. anthracis pathogenicity (Keppie et al., 1955; Smith et al., 1955a; Smith et al., 1955b; Molnar and Altenburn, 1963; Pezard et al., 1991)....
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...…a protective response to PA. Compared to AVA, the British AVP contains lower levels of PA and higher concentrations of additional B. anthracis antigens, such as lethal factor (LF), edema factor (EF), and certain bacillus surface proteins (Turnbull, 1991; Baillie et al., 2003; Whiting et al., 2004)....
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