
via University of Turku
A research group at the University of Turku has led the development of a new method to evaluate vaccine safety. The new method may significantly reduce the use of animal testing in the vaccine industry.
Vaccines are safe and potent pharmaceutical products that prevent infectious diseases caused by viruses and bacteria, and reduce the spread of pathogens among the population. A vaccine prevents an infectious disease because the body develops an ability to recognise and destroy the pathogen. Vaccines are generally designed from a weakened pathogen, or parts of it. The vaccine industry uses effective methods to ensure vaccine safety, and constantly develops new methods as well.
The pertussis vaccine, which also belongs to the Finnish national vaccination programme, contains the surface structures of the pertussis bacteria and inactivated forms of the pertussis toxin produced by the bacteria. The pertussis toxin attaches to the surface of the cell, penetrates it, and destroys the vital control system of the cell.
The research group at the University of Turku has led the development of the new method that can be used to ensure the safety of the pertussis toxin in the pertussis vaccine. The new iGIST method (Interference in G?i-mediated Signal Transduction) detects how the pertussis toxin destroys the vital control system of the cell.
– Compared to the current methods in the vaccine industry, iGIST is more effective and enables the detection of up to 100 times lower levels of pertussis toxin. iGIST is entirely based on using laboratory grown, human-based cells. Therefore, it may significantly reduce the use of animal testing in the vaccine industry, says Dr Arto Pulliainen from the University of Turku who was the principal investigator of the research group that was in charge of developing the method.
The Latest Updates from Bing News & Google News
Go deeper with Bing News on:
Vaccine safety
- America Is Too Depressed About Vaccines
A football player nearly died on national TV, and fears about vaccines fanned across the internet. Vaccinologists, pediatricians, and public-health experts routinely warn that confidence is wavering ...
- No, CDC's vaccine safety director didn't admit the COVID-19 vaccine causes debilitating illnesses
A viral video of the CDC's safety director talking about unverified data on COVID-19 vaccine side effects was taken out of context.
- He believes a COVID vaccine caused his searing pain. Now, he's on a quest for answers.
About 10,000 New Yorkers have reported adverse reactions to COVID vaccines. Here's what to know about legitimate cases amid rampant misinformation.
- Why pregnancy forums are rife with health misinformation
Despite research and recommendations ensuring the safety of vaccines in pregnancy, if you search "flu shot" in many online pregnancy groups, you will find plenty of pregnant women expressing ...
- FDA Panel Backs Plan to Only Use Omicron-Containing COVID Vaccines
Panelists also heard findings that recently triggered a safety review on Pfizer's bivalent vaccine. As was previously reported, subsequent reviews of multiple other databases turned up no similar ...
Go deeper with Google Headlines on:
Vaccine safety
[google_news title=”” keyword=”vaccine safety” num_posts=”5″ blurb_length=”0″ show_thumb=”left”]
Go deeper with Bing News on:
Vaccine safety evaluation
- No, CDC's vaccine safety director didn't admit the COVID-19 vaccine causes debilitating illnesses
A viral video of the CDC's safety director talking about unverified data on COVID-19 vaccine side effects was taken out of context.
- Top Expert Sounds the Alarm, Calls for Immediate Suspension of All mRNA Vaccines
An MIT professor and risk management analyst is calling for the immediate suspension of the COVID-19 vaccines.
- EnGeneIC publishes the COVID-EDV vaccine’s novel mechanism of action in a leading Immunology journal
Protects against mutant strainsPromotes a long term memory responseNo side effects in healthy volunteersVaccine stored and transported at room temperature with long shelf lifeSeeking ...
- Newly Developed RSV Vaccine Offers Immunity While Lowering the Risk of Dangerous Pulmonary Inflammation
Promising results of preclinical research on a fully synthetic vaccine designed by Artificial Cell Technologies are published in the journal Vaccines NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists ...
- COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain HIV
False. There is no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine contains HIV, an expert in infectious diseases and vaccinology told The Associated Press.
Go deeper with Google Headlines on:
Vaccine safety evaluation
[google_news title=”” keyword=”vaccine safety evaluation” num_posts=”5″ blurb_length=”0″ show_thumb=”left”]