Sci Immunol: Successful isolation of protective antibodies for myeloid ash itin in children

, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --- -- In a recent study, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison isolated a protective human monoclonal antibody that prevents polio in children associated with respiratory viral infectionsacute flaccid myelitis (AFM), which causes sudden weakness in the arms and legs after a fever or respiratory diseaseMore than 600 cases have been detected since the U.SCenters for Disease Control and Prevention began tracking the disease in 2014(photo source:there are no specific treatments for AFM at this timeHowever, recent studies have shown that the disease is linked to a respiratory virus called enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)researchers at the Vanderbilt Vaccine Centerisolated antibody-producing blood cells from the blood of children previously infected with EV-D68By fusing blood cells into fast-growing myeloma cells, the researchers successfully prepared monoclonal antibodies that have been shown to effectively neutralise the virus in laboratory studiescolleagues at Purdue University analyzed the structure of the antibodies and revealed how they specifically identifyed and bind to EV-D68An antibody given before or after enterovirus infection protects mice from respiratory and neurological diseases" our study reveals the immune protection function of infectious diseases from the most basic molecular mechanisms and applies them to the treatment of diseasesHopefully, our research will potentially translate into treatments for these diseases in children in the future," said the paper's author, DrRichard Kuhn of Purdue University's Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases(Bio Valley Bioon.com)Source:Researchers Scurs Conservation antibodies for rare,-like disease in children
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