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== Vaccine research == | |||
*There are currently no vaccines for trichinosis, although experimental mice studies have suggested a possibility | |||
*In one study, microwaved [[Trichinella|''Trichinella'']] larvae were used to immunize mice, which were subsequently infected. Depending on dosage and the frequency of immunization, results ranged from a decreased larval count to complete protection from trichinosis | |||
*Another study, used extracts and excretory-secretory products from first stage larvae to produce an oral vaccine. To prevent the gastric acids from dissolving the antigens before reaching the small intestine, scientists encapsulated the antigens in a microcapsule made of copolymers. This vaccine significantly increased [[CD4+ cell|CD4+ cells]] and increased antigen-specific serum [[IgG]] and [[IgA]], resulting in a [[statistically significant]] reduction in the average number of adult worms in the small intestine of mice. The significance of this approach is that if the [[white blood cells]] in the small intestine have been exposed to [[Trichinella|''Trichinella'']] antigens (through vaccination) then, when an individual gets infected, the immune system will respond to expel the worms from the small intestine fast enough to prevent the female worms from releasing their larvae | |||
*Another study tested a [[DNA vaccine]] on mice which "induced a muscle larvae burden reduction in [[BALB/c]] mice by 29% in response to [[Trichinella spiralis|''T. spiralis'']] infection" | |||
*Researchers trying to develop a vaccine for [[Trichinella|''Trichinella'']] have tried to using either "larval extracts, excretory-secretory antigen, [[DNA vaccine]], or recombinant antigen protein"<ref name="wiki1234">Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Vaccine research
- There are currently no vaccines for trichinosis, although experimental mice studies have suggested a possibility
- In one study, microwaved Trichinella larvae were used to immunize mice, which were subsequently infected. Depending on dosage and the frequency of immunization, results ranged from a decreased larval count to complete protection from trichinosis
- Another study, used extracts and excretory-secretory products from first stage larvae to produce an oral vaccine. To prevent the gastric acids from dissolving the antigens before reaching the small intestine, scientists encapsulated the antigens in a microcapsule made of copolymers. This vaccine significantly increased CD4+ cells and increased antigen-specific serum IgG and IgA, resulting in a statistically significant reduction in the average number of adult worms in the small intestine of mice. The significance of this approach is that if the white blood cells in the small intestine have been exposed to Trichinella antigens (through vaccination) then, when an individual gets infected, the immune system will respond to expel the worms from the small intestine fast enough to prevent the female worms from releasing their larvae
- Another study tested a DNA vaccine on mice which "induced a muscle larvae burden reduction in BALB/c mice by 29% in response to T. spiralis infection"
- Researchers trying to develop a vaccine for Trichinella have tried to using either "larval extracts, excretory-secretory antigen, DNA vaccine, or recombinant antigen protein"[1]
References
- ↑ Trichinosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis. Accessed on January 22, 2016