Green revolution vaccines, edible vaccines

  • Swamy Krishna Tripurani Centre for Biotechnology, Nagarjuna university, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur-522510, A.P., India.
  • NS Reddy Centre for Biotechnology, Nagarjuna university, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur-522510, A.P., India.
  • KRS Sambasiva Rao Centre for Biotechnology, Nagarjuna university, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur-522510, A.P., India.
DOI: 10.5897/AJB2003.000-1124

Abstract

Edible vaccines are sub-unit vaccines where the selected genes are introduced into the plants and the transgenic plant is then induced to manufacture the encoded protein. Edible vaccines are mucosal-targeted vaccines where stimulation of both systematic and mucosal immune network takes place. Foods under study include potatoes, bananas, lettuce, rice, wheat, soybean, corn and legumes. Edible vaccines for various diseases such as measles, cholera, hepatitis-B, and many more are in the process of development. Food vaccines may also help to suppress autoimmunity disorders such as Type-1 Diabetes.

Key words: Edible vaccines, oral vaccines, antigen expression, food vaccines.

African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 2 (12), pp. 679-683, December 2003

Author Biography

KRS Sambasiva Rao, Centre for Biotechnology, Nagarjuna university, Nagarjuna Nagar, Guntur-522510, A.P., India.
Phone: 91-863-2293400 (O), 91-863-2233433 (R). Fax: 91-863-2293378
Published
2004-02-27
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 12 (2003)
Section
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