The Z 10 and Z 37 strains of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) virus and the Mongolian gerbil ( Merions unguiculatus ) kidney cells were used to prepare the inactivated bivalent vaccine. A phase Ⅱ clinical...The Z 10 and Z 37 strains of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) virus and the Mongolian gerbil ( Merions unguiculatus ) kidney cells were used to prepare the inactivated bivalent vaccine. A phase Ⅱ clinical trial use of this vaccine was made in 750 Chinese volunteers. The results showed that the side reaction rate was 2.5% and the sero-conversion rate of neutralizing antibodies against Hantaan and Seoul viruses in the inoculated volunteers were 87.6% and 96.3% respectively.展开更多
Immunosenescence is described as a decline in the normal functioning of the immune system associated with physiologic ageing.Immunosenescence contributes to reduced efficacy to vaccination and increased susceptibility...Immunosenescence is described as a decline in the normal functioning of the immune system associated with physiologic ageing.Immunosenescence contributes to reduced efficacy to vaccination and increased susceptibility to infectious diseases in the elderly.Extensive studies of laboratory animal models of ageing or donor lymphocyte analysis have identified changes in immunity caused by the ageing process.Most of these studies have identified phenotypic and functional changes in innate and adaptive immunity.However,it is unclear which of these defects are critical for impaired immune defense against infection.This review describes the changes that occur in innate and adaptive immunity with ageing and some age-related viral diseases where defects in a key component of immunity contribute to the high mortality rate in mouse models of ageing.展开更多
文摘The Z 10 and Z 37 strains of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) virus and the Mongolian gerbil ( Merions unguiculatus ) kidney cells were used to prepare the inactivated bivalent vaccine. A phase Ⅱ clinical trial use of this vaccine was made in 750 Chinese volunteers. The results showed that the side reaction rate was 2.5% and the sero-conversion rate of neutralizing antibodies against Hantaan and Seoul viruses in the inoculated volunteers were 87.6% and 96.3% respectively.
文摘Immunosenescence is described as a decline in the normal functioning of the immune system associated with physiologic ageing.Immunosenescence contributes to reduced efficacy to vaccination and increased susceptibility to infectious diseases in the elderly.Extensive studies of laboratory animal models of ageing or donor lymphocyte analysis have identified changes in immunity caused by the ageing process.Most of these studies have identified phenotypic and functional changes in innate and adaptive immunity.However,it is unclear which of these defects are critical for impaired immune defense against infection.This review describes the changes that occur in innate and adaptive immunity with ageing and some age-related viral diseases where defects in a key component of immunity contribute to the high mortality rate in mouse models of ageing.