MDCK cells are a line of canine (dog) epithelial cells that grow readily in culture and form confluent monolayers with relatively low permeability (varies between clones). Often used as a general model for epithelial cells. (Author: John Lackie for Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology – Online.) Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK)
Conflict of interest is any situation in which a person has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of his or her official duties as, say, a public official, an employee, or a professional. THE GHOST LOBBY (pdf) New Labour and the Pharmaceutical Industry by
Failure of the 1976 Swine Influenza Immunization Program The swine flu immunization program is over. There was no epidemic and as of July 5, 1977, the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported that about 45 million people had been vaccinated against swine influenza. The Center had originally hoped
Flucelvax is a flu vaccine made from dog kidney cells. Flucelvax is now approved for people aged 18 and older. Flucelvax Vaccine Package Insert “FLUCELVAX (Influenza Virus Vaccine), a vaccine for intramuscular injection, is a “subunit” influenza virus vaccine prepared from virus propagated in Madin Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells, a continuous cell line. These cells
FluMist is a nasal spray influenza vaccine manufactured by MedImmune, Inc. that was first introduced in 2003. It is live virus vaccine that has flu viruses that have been attenuated (weakened). It is also called live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV). October 2019 – 50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics February 2019 – Live
PER.C6 Cell line The heart of the technology is the PER.C6 human cell line. This is a continuously dividing set of cells derived from a single human retina cell, immortalized using recombinant DNA technology. Like other continuous cell lines, PER.C6 cells can replicate indefinitely—but that is where the comparison ends. PER.C6 Technology
HeLa cells are the oldest and most commonly used human cell line used in making human research. Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 of an aggressive adenocarcinoma of the cervix. A tissue biopsy obtained for diagnostic evaluation yielded additional tissue for Dr. George O. Gey’s tissue culture laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. The cells, called
Vero cells are a cell line which is widely used to make vaccines. The cell line was derived from kidney epithelial cells of the African Green Monkey. The cell line was established in 1962 by Japanese scientists. Vero cells are susceptible to a broad range of viruses so they are used