Destroyer Anthrax Found

   REUTERS HEALTH reported that a group of scientists from Boston managed to make a duo-action anthrax vaccine that is simultaneously capable of protecting the body from two attacks: the bacteria that cause anthrax (Bacillus anhtracis) and attacks the toxins produced by it.

 As is known, anthrax disease caused by uncontrolled multiplication of Bacillus anthracis and release toxins at the same time. "The uniqueness of our vaccine is that it can attack both components causes the disease anthrax," said Dr.Julia A.Wang of Brigham and Women's Hospital. Meanwhile, continued Dr.Julia, existing vaccines are currently only able to attack the toxins out.

 A component called poly-gamma-D-glutamic acid, or PGA turned out to help the bacillus anthracis to breed in our bodies by forming a kind of protective capsule around the bacteria. What for? apparently to avoid detection by the immune system. And when he sowed, he was removing toxins from the "body" of his.

 To construct the vaccines they want, scientists Boston combines PGA to a basic component of anthrax toxin, known as protective agents or PA, which became the target of a vaccine that is currently circulating.

 In experiments with mice that had been immunized with the latest vaccine, which is reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the Sept. 1 issue, reflecting the formation of high levels of serum antibodies to mice against both malicious components-the bacillus anthracis and poison.

 Antibodies that attack the PGA, which according to the report mentioned as "an attempt to dismantle the protective capsule basil and then kill him", while for PA, rat antibody seeks "to neutralize the activity of toxins and protect the mice in a way against anthrax lethal toxin".

 Therefore, Wang dare say that a vaccine made his team is able to clean up the anthrax bacteria.

 According to the researchers, the vaccine is a combination of antibacterial (eg, prophylactic) and antitoxic (such as therapeutic) and the combination is placed in one vaccine.

 With the discovery of this vaccine, is expected to bring a bright hope in the fight against infectious diseases.