Syphilis Vaccine and Immune Mechanisms.

Abstract

Although complete immunity can be accomplished in rabbits by immunizing intravenously with 60 injections of freshly isolated, gamma-irradiated T. pallidum over a 37 week period, no significant protection was achieved when the gamma-irradiated treponemes were preserved in liquid nitrogen and used as immunizing agents, with or without an alginate-gluconate adjuvant, in a practical injection and time schedule; vaccinated animals produced both VDRL and FTA-ABS antibodies, but not TPI antibody.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1977
Accession Number
ADA059837

Entities

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  • James N. Miller

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Cultured Cells
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Humoral Immunity
  • Immune Serums
  • Immunity
  • Infection
  • Macrophages
  • Microbiology
  • Military Research
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Sugar Alcohols

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  • Biology

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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology

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  • Biotechnology