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VACUNA TERAPEUTICA [2 records]

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Record 1 2005-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Medication
DEF

A vaccine received by a patient after a disease (e.g. cancer) is diagnosed, in order to prevent cancers, removed by surgery, from recurring.

CONT

The pan-Canadian Cancer Project aims to develop its own "magic bullet". Pasteur Merieux Connaught, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, plans to spend $350 million over the next 10 years to research therapeutic vaccines. The project will involve 60 organizations across Canada, including hospitals, universities, other biotechnology companies and the federal government Technology Partnership Canada program, which has invested $60 million.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Médicaments
OBS

Vaccinothérapie : traitement d'une maladie infectieuse par des vaccins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Medicamentos
DEF

[Vacuna] de una sustancia, de un microorganismo o parte de él para aumentar la respuesta inmune a una infección ya existente en el paciente.

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Record 2 2004-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A precursor of HIV envelope proteins gp41 and gp120.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

La glycosylation d'une protéine de 90 kDa (produit par le gène env du VIH), aboutit à un précurseur de 160 kDa intracellulaire dont le clivage par une protéase cellulaire donne naissance à : une glycoprotéine de 110/120 kDa, d'où le sigle gp110/120, N-terminale la plus externe (EGP), correspondant aux spicules d'attachement; une seconde de PM [poids moléculaire] plus faible (41 kDA ou gp41), C-terminale, qui est transmembranaire et dotée d'une région hydrophobe qui assure son ancrage à la membrane cellulaire phospholipidique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Gp-160
OBS

Glucoproteína viral precursora de las Gp 41 y Gp 120 de la envoltura viral. La Gp160 se puede producir sintéticamente para ser usada como vacuna terapéutica. Mejora la respuesta inmune al administrarse a personas con VIH.

Key term(s)
  • Gp160
  • Gp 160
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