Research Progress--Shanghai Institut of Immunity and Infection, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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2011-11

The researchers at Institut Pasteur of Shanghai discover different susceptibilities to Japanese encephalitis virus neuroinvasion in mice

Only a limited number of JEV-infected individuals show symptoms and induce severe encephalitis,that indicating host-dependent susceptibilities. The reason that people have different susceptibilities to JEV remains unclear. Clinical manifestations of JEV infections in laboratory mice closely resem...Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus. The infectious disease it causes is encephalitis. China is one of the countries with high incidence of encephalitis. Only a limited number of JEV-infected individuals show symptoms and induce severe encephalitis, that indicating h...

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2011-07

DIDS inhibits EV71 by targeting 2B ion channel protein

A research team led by Prof. Sun Bing, at Institute Pasteur of Shanghai (IPS), Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that an chloride channel inhibitor, DIDS could significantly block the viral production and CPE induced by enterovirus 71(EV71) which may target the 2B ion channel protein of this vir...

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2011-07

A Researcher from Institute Pasteur of Shanghai Published a Review Article about Viral Delivery for Gene Therapy against Cell Movement in Cancer

A review article about viral delivery for gene therapy against cell movement in cancer was published online in a famous internationally journal---Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews(IF：13.577)---in May,2011.The corresponding author is Dr. Viral delivery for cancer gene therapy is a promising approach... A review article about viral delivery for gene therapy against cell movement in cancer was published online in a famous internationally journal ---Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (IF：13.577)--- in May, 2011. The corresponding author is Dr. Dongming Zhou, a Prinicipal Investigator from Institute ...

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2011-02

Novel vaccine composition and regimen against lethal avian Influenza infections

A team of researchers, led by Paul Zhou, at Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found superior neutralizing antibody response and protection in mice vaccinated with heterologous DNA prime and virus like particle (VLP) boost against HPAI H5N1 virus. The results of this study...