Oxford Vacmedix UK Limited articles

The following publication describes a study developing the ROP-TB antigen for both in vitro IGRA-based TB diagnosis, as well as the in vivo skin test for TB diagnosis in both humans and cattle.  The advantages of the ROP-TB diagnosis are firstly distinguishing Mtb infection from BCG vaccination, and secondly, being suitable for industrial manufacture.

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Survivin (SVN) is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein family that promotes cellular proliferation and inhibits apoptosis. Overexpression of SVN is associated with autoimmune disease, hyperplasia, and tumors and can be used as a biomarker in these diseases. SVN is widely recognized as a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) and has become an important target for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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From the eradication of smallpox through to the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines have been a cornerstone in the fight against infectious diseases in humans and livestock since the 18th century. Although vaccines against COVID-19 are unlikely to eradicate the disease in the way that the smallpox vaccine did, they have proved very effective in preventing death and hospitalisation, with enormous societal and economic benefits. There is now considerable research effort invested

HPV-16 E7-Specific Cellular Immune Response in Women With Cervical Intraepithelial Lesion Contributes to Viral Clearance: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Clinical Study

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the cause of almost all cervical cancers. HPV16 is one of the main risk subtypes. Although screening programs have greatly reduced the prevalence of cervical cancer in developed countries, current diagnostic tests cannot predict if mild lesions may progress into inva

Therapeutic vaccines may well be the next wave of immunotherapy for cancer treatment. Peptide-based vaccines will play a pivotal role in the field. How is a peptide vaccine designed? What other factors such as adjuvants etc should be considered? Can Immunol oncological agents be synergetic with peptide vaccines?

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The enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISpot) assay is one of the most commonly used methods to measure antigen-specific T cells in both mice and humans. Some of the primary reasons for the popularity of the method are that ELISpot is highly quantitative, can measure a broad range of magnitudes of response and is capable of assessing critical cellular immune-related activities such as IFN-g secretion and granzyme B release. Furthermore, ELISpot is adaptable not only to the evaluation of a va

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Phase I clinical trials are the first step in drug development to test a new drug or drug combination on humans. Typical designs of Phase I trials use toxicity as the primary endpoint and aim to find the maximum tolerable dosage. However, these designs are poorly applicable for the development of cancer therapeutic vaccines because the expected safety concerns for these vaccines are not as much as cytotoxic agents. The primary objectives of a cancer therapeut