摘要:
A method of quantitating genomic DNA in a sample is provided. The method comprises the steps of adding to the sample a given amount of at least one nucleic acid as an internal standard, wherein the standard nucleic acid differs from the genomic DNA to be quantified in at least one detectable characteristic; amplifying the genomic DNA and the internal standard nucleic acid by means of a nucleic acid amplification process employing primers complementary to repetitive genomic sequences; determining as a first amount the amount of amplified genomic DNA, and determining as a second amount the amount of amplified standard nucleic acid; and determining from the first and second amounts, as a third amount, the amount of genomic DNA originally contained in the sample. Kits for performing the method and products substantially free of foreign DNA as determined by the method also are provided.
摘要:
There is disclosed a method of quantitating nucleic acids in a sample by using nucleic acid amplification, wherein, prior to the amplification step, a given amount of a known nucleic acid molecule is added to the sample as internal standard, which standard nucleic acid molecule differs from the nucleic acid to be quantitated by at least one detectable characteristic; to obtain a high precision and good reproducibility, known amounts of at least two known nucleic acid molecules which differ from each other and from the nucleic acid to be quantitated in at least one detectable characteristic are added as an internal standard to the sample prior to nucleic acid amplification, the amounts of amplified sample and standard nucleic acids obtained are determined, and from the amounts obtained, the amount of the nucleic acid to be quantitated originally present in the sample is determined.
摘要:
A chimeric poxvirus is disclosed, which comprises the sequences of the vector component of a retroviral vector particle and optionally the packaging component of a defective retroviral particle. The chimeric poxvirus according to the invention particularly can be used for applications in gene therapy or tumor therapy.
摘要:
The present invention provides recombinant poxviruses, such as vaccinia virus, that contain an integrated exogenous sequence, such as a foreign gene, encoding a prodrug converting polypeptide that can convert a prodrug to a drug that prevents virus replication or is otherwise toxic to the virus. The recombinant poxviruses can be suitable for use as vaccines. The invention also provides, among other things, methods of inhibiting virus replication, methods of vaccination and methods of treating vaccinated subjects showing signs or otherwise at risk for of vaccination-induced disease.
摘要:
A liquid or liquid-frozen composition comprising: a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus or variant or derivative thereof and mannitol, wherein mannitol is the sole stabilization agent of the composition. The mannitol may provide a stabilizing effect at 0 to +10° C. or in a liquid-frozen composition, for example between −10° C. and −30° C. or between −20° C. and −23.5° C. The MVA may be used as a vaccine or for use in gene therapy, virotherapy, immunotherapy, or cancer therapy in a mammal, preferably a human.
摘要:
The present invention relates, in general, to materials and methods for production of an improved vaccine against influenza virus, wherein the vaccine comprises a reassortant virus having a hemagglutinin gene and a neuraminidase gene from the same influenza A virus subtype or influenza B strain of virus and internal genes from a different influenza A virus subtype or influenza B strain of virus. In one aspect, the HA and NA genes and the internal genes are from a highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of influenza A.
摘要:
The present invention relates, in general, to materials and methods for production of an improved vaccine against influenza virus, wherein the vaccine comprises a reassortant virus having a hemagglutinin gene and a neuraminidase gene from the same influenza A virus subtype or influenza B strain of virus and internal genes from a different influenza A virus subtype or influenza B strain of virus. In one aspect, the HA and NA genes and the internal genes are from a highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of influenza A.
摘要:
A liquid or liquid-frozen composition comprising: a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus or variant or derivative thereof and mannitol, wherein mannitol is the sole stabilization agent of the composition. The mannitol may provide a stabilizing effect at 0 to +10° C. or in a liquid-frozen composition, for example between −10° C. and −30° C. or between −20° C. and −23.5° C. The MVA may be used as a vaccine or for use in gene therapy, virotherapy, immunotherapy, or cancer therapy in a mammal, preferably a human.
摘要:
A liquid or liquid-frozen composition comprising: a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus or variant or derivative thereof and mannitol, wherein mannitol is the sole stabilization agent of the composition. The mannitol may provide a stabilizing effect at 0 to +10° C. or in a liquid-frozen composition, for example between −10° C. and −30° C. or between −20° C. and −23.5° C. The MVA may be used as a vaccine or for use in gene therapy, virotherapy, immunotherapy, or cancer therapy in a mammal, preferably a human.