Category: Immunology (8)
Obviousness and Biotechnology
Of the three requirements for patentability, the notion of “obviousness” is the most elusive. The case of KSR v Teleflex that is currently in front of the Supreme Court is the first revisitation of the question of “obviousness” since Sakraida in 1976. Under discussion is the issue if whether obviousness should be decided by what is apparent to...
Immunological Implications of Androgen Ablation
This paper describes some mechanisms by which androgen ablation is useful for the treatment of prostate cancer, these mechanisms are immunological.
Dendritic Cell Control of Immunity
This paper describes the dendritic cell and its critical role in activation and suppression of immune responses.
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Immune Modulation for Treatment of Cancer
Described is a method of immunomodulation cancer patients, according to some ideas
proposed in the 1960s which I have tried to bring up to date. According to this novel
treatment method the patient is treated with individualized doses of three biological
solutions: 1) Natural Antibody, 2) Purified Complement, and 3) Alpha-2 macroglobulin.
Natural antibodies are...
Chemotherapy and Immunological Aspects
Here we overview chemotherapy and some of its immunological consequences.
Tumor Hypoxia and Ozone Therapy
This paper describes the importance of increasing oxygen content in tumors and provides some possible ways of doing this.
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Tumor Antigens
The rationale for immunotherapy, is dependent on the idea that
cancer must be recognised by the immune system. Cancer cells are derived from the
patient’s own tissue, therefore there has been some reluctance in believing that the
immune response can effectively control or even eradicate neoplasia. In the age of
molecular biology, great advances have occurred...
De-repression of Anti-Cancer Immunity by N-Acetylcysteine
This paper describes a method of treating cancer through de-repression of anticancer immune responses using a drug that is already in clinical use for treatment of acetaminophen overdose.