Edible Transgenic Plant Vaccines for Different Diseases.

Edible Transgenic Plant Vaccines for Different Diseases.
Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2013 Sep 5;
Authors: Jain A, Saini V, Veer Kohli D
Abstract
Edible plant vaccines are immunogenic preparations containing antigenic proteins rather than pathogens, therefore, they sanctify situation where there is a possibility of resurgence of disease when the antigenic preparation contains the organism in any form whatsoever. Expression of antigens as vaccines and of antibodies against antigens of pathogens in transgenic plants is a convenient and inexpensive source for various bacterial, viral, helminths, protozoan and autoimmune diseases with lower capital costs. This review describes various diseases along with the production of edible transgenic plant vaccines/ proteins for the same. Thus, substituting and improvising conventional immunization methods.
PMID: 24016268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - September 5, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Jain A, Saini V, Veer Kohli D Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: research