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The subject invention pertains to isolated influenza virus, notably the viral isolate designated as canine/Miami/05, that is capable of infecting canids and causing respiratory disease in the canid. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for inducing an immune response against an influenza virus of the present invention. The subject invention also pertains to compositions and methods for identifying a virus of the invention and diagnosing infection of an animal with a virus of the invention.
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The instant invention provides methods and compositions for modulation of the immune system. Specifically, the invention provides methods and compositions for increasing T cell mediated immune response useful in the treatment of cancer and chronic infection.
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Disclosed herein are isolated monoclonal human antibodies that specifically bind insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) with an equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) of 1 nM or less, wherein the antibodies bind IGF-I with an equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) of 1 mM or greater. The antibodies inhibit phosphorylation of the insulin-like growth factor receptor. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors including these nucleic acids, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acids are also disclosed. The antibodies can be used to detect human IGF-II in a sample. Methods of diagnosing a tumor are disclosed herein that utilize these antibodies. Methods of treating a subject with a tumor are also disclosed.
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Method and system for determining a cognitive enhancement and/or anti-epileptic effect comprising: detecting synchronized neuronal activity in neuronal tissue (601), monitoring spreading of the synchronized neuronal activity (602), determining a parameter (604, 605) indicative of the closeness of the synchronized neuronal activity to the critical state and comparing (613) the parameter to a predetermined value.
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Described herein are Chk2 -inhibitor compounds and derivatives thereof, and methods of treating or preventing disease and disease symptoms using the compounds and compositions thereof.
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A method for the prevention or treatment of poxvirus infection by administering an effective amount of an antiviral agent comprising cyclopropanated carbocyclic 2'-deoxynucleoside to an individual in need thereof is provided.
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The invention relates to compositions containing antibodies that can bind activated lymphocytes and/or activated monocytes. The invention also provides methods for making these antibodies and methods for using these antibodies to treat or prevent undesirable immune responses.
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The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies that bind or neutralize Hendra or Nipah virus. The invention provides such antibodies, fragments of such antibodies retaining Hendra or Nipah virus-binding ability, fully human antibodies retaining Hendra or Nipah virus-binding ability, and pharmaceutical compositions including such antibodies. The invention further provides for isolated nucleic acids encoding the antibodies of the invention and host cells transformed therewith. Additionally, the invention provides for prophylactic, therapeutic, and diagnostic methods employing the antibodies and nucleic acids of the invention.
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Methods are provided herein for synergistically affecting tumor growth in a subject, involving the administration to the subject of an agent that blocks the TGF- β signaling pathway in combination with an immunogenic agent. The agent that blocks the TGF-β signaling pathway is believed to inhibit the immunosuppressive effects of TGF-β, while the immunogenic agent is believed to enhance an immune response. Surprisingly, the combination of such elements produces a synergistic effect. In one embodiment, the administration of the IDl 1.16 anti-TGF-β antibody in combination with the human papilloma virus E7(49-57) peptide enhances tumor regression and tumor-specific CTL response in the subject. In another embodiment, the administration of the IDl 1.16 anti-TGF-β antibody in combination with irradiated CT26 cells enhances tumor regression in the subject. The method of administering the combination of agents to the subject is more effective than the administration of each agent individually, or the sum of their individual effects.