Posted on 07/22/2004 5:04:19 PM PDT by LunaticSVT
The vaccine, called the HIV-1 DNA, immunised mice and monkeys from sub-type C — the type of HIV, which accounts for more than 95 per cent of infections in India — in trials carried out since 1996. A vaccine is the surest shield against HIV/AIDS.
Finally it is ready for use and recognition!
In December last year, Dr Pradeep Seth gave himself what could turn out to be the most important injection of his life. He had earlier tried out the injection — a vaccine for HIV — on mice and monkeys.
The vaccine had worked on the animals. And Seth found that he was fine — he had suffered no side-effects.
The tests on animals had been conducted in 'vitro' — blood samples from the injected animals were made to react with the HIV virus and Seth, head of microbiology at AIIMS, discovered the vaccine was successful in inducing immunity. "Tremendous and robust and HIV-specific immune response to the vaccine was seen during animal trials. Special tests were conducted and it was found that the vaccine had induced development of antibodies to the virus,'' says Seth.
The research team at the National HIV Reference Centre in AIIMS that developed the vaccine is now waiting for clearance to start clinical trials on human beings.
"Dr Seth wrote to us a couple of months ago and we responded saying his work has to be reviewed by an expert scientific committee before clearance for human trials can be given," says health secretary J.V.R. Prasada Rao.
Ok any docs in here that can explain if this is for real/
In 39 years, after the FDA has formed a committee to study the proposal, .......
Yaaaawn. Let me know when it has been peer reviewed.
The monkies and mice are saved!
Peeer reviewed?
Outsourcing?
For HIV. But with all respect, this is something like the 567th official 'cure for AIDS', at this point.
Hey I am just reporting what I read. I will believe it when I see it actually. :)
Basically means that white doctors get a look at it.
Are you asking what peer review means?
But only an insignificant amount of cases here in America (where HIV-1B is prevalent). Whether or not this is true, unless they can also make a vaccine for 1B, it will not have a major effect on the American fight against AIDS.
And if it's too expensive, it won't have much effect in fighting AIDS in India, either. Still, it would be remarkable progress to have even a single vaccine like that as a starting point for better vaccines.
pee-er review...get it? (rimshot...not) So solly.
Typical subcontinent blather.
A peer review is when disinterested professionals take a look at the research and try to debunk it or validate it. Any type of professional researcher, from a medical researcher to a chemist to an historian will have their work peer reviewed if it is at all important.
There's a Nigerian company that had it first...got an email...I got in on the ground floor!!
Well, I hope a peer review confirms his results.
Not at all envious that it came from India either - the worlds largest democracy, and hopefully the next nation to shoulder the burden of civilization when America finally loses her edge. Much in the same way we inherited that responsibility from Britania.
There's already a vaccine for AIDS - Vitamin E.
Huh? Vitamin E! How come it is not being shouted forth from the mountain tops?
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