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Russia has HIV vaccine Russian medics from St. Petersburg developed a vaccine, which fights HIV-1 subtype A virus, the most common cause for AIDS in Russia and countries of the former Soviet Union, and reported about it during the 18 International Conference "AIDS, cancer and public health" Russia-ic.com reports. 2204.jpeg Researchers from Biomedical Centre and Science and Research Institute of Extremely Pure Biological Agents developed a technique for plasmid DNA purification, which allowed producing highly purified substances, and first lots of vaccine are already synthesized. Preclinical trials were performed according regulations, approved by Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development, as well as the pharmaceutical committee. Researchers measured physiological and biochemical parameters and performed exercise ECG testing. Tests of acute and chronic toxicity were performed on rats and dogs, while allergenic capacity was tested on guinea pigs. Experiments on acute toxicity showed that the DNA-vaccine, injected as a solution intramuscularly, had almost zero toxicity on animals. All experiments allowed concluding that new vaccine was ready for the first stage of clinical trials. Scientists also discussed an interesting phenomenon, called "bottleneck effect", which usually takes place during infection transmission in drug addicted people. Curiously, vast majority of HIV-infection cases is caused by transmission of only one viral genome. This fact has a great significance for modern medicine in terms of creating of effecting vaccine, but, anyway, it is a bit early to talk about defeating human immunodeficiency virus, since scientists need several more years to finish research and necessary trials. Professor Raymond SchinaziConference participants also reported about unique results of how evolutionally new genes were expressed in tumours. These data allow new interpretation of fundamental properties of cancer tumours, as well as developing new approaches to diagnostics, prevention and treatment of oncologic diseases. Medics of the world already developed about 10 candidate DNA-vaccines for fighting various forms of tumours, currently undergoing various stages of clinical trials. All mentioned vaccines are confirmed to be safe and have low toxicity. Parameters of immune response, formed by DNA-immunogens give us a hope that these vaccines have good perspectives as tumour preventive agents. During the mentioned conference new laureates of "Kalinka" prize were announced. The "Kalinka" prize is an international award, established by the Biomedical Centre together with St. Petersburg State University, Science and Research Institute of Extremely Pure Biological Agents and All-Russian public organization "HIV/AIDS and public health". This year the prize went to academician Vitaly Zverev, the director of Mechnikov Science and Research Institute of Vaccines and Serums, and Professor Raymond Schinazi from Emori Institute, the United States, "for development of effective antiviral agents, which also affect HIV". Posted on 11/07/09, 09:11 pm |
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Thankyou for sharing that. I applaud whomever/wherever the vaccine is persued! Certainly not bemoaning the great progress in HAART, one would ponder the Socio/Psycho behavior amongst those of us infected, but have the vaccine. Will the same stigma be showing it's ugly underbelly in the gay community as it does today? Would it be prudent or even safe to give vaccine to non-hiv-infected people, in order to perpetuate unsafe sex practices?
Peace 
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YW It would be prudent to teach folks everywhere that there are so many STD's that are not preventable with condoms. I get tired of hearing about vaccines I am 21 yrs with hiv and I hear about them only when the funding becomes available it seems. Research to attack the virus in different way would better spend that money. Different classes of drugs that do not attack the liver or kidneys.
My husband is uninfected. We are ostracized within the hiv community because I may infect him. ? Meantime people who are pozzies together are having unsafe sex. Go figure.
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If a vaccine is succesful, that's bad news for the drug companies that are costing me and the government an arm and a leg.
Poor pharmacutical companies! What will they do in a generation when people no longer need their $1200 per month pills?
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DoorMatt, $1200? Try $3200 in my case.
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*choke*
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yes, the pharmaceutical companies will never allow a vaccine. They are making too much money. I have lost all hope for this because of their greed. People would not miss us one bit if we all died at once. So why should they bother? It's up to us to fight for us. Nobody's going to do it for us.
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OMG Naturalwo, my Mommy would miss me.
All kidding aside, I agree. In addition to the Western allopathic poisons my I.D. Doc prescribes (Reyataz, Truvada and Norvir) I also see a homeopath for such concoctions as Mycoferon, the use of nosodes, etc. Most of the horrible side effects I was experiencing are gone. Including the annoying yellowing of my eyes from Reyataz.
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At least the pills are colorful. You can't really lose a Reyataz if you drop it on the floor! It's right there looking up at you in bright blue and red.
I call them the designer pills.
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