Transgenic Rice Expressing Amyloid β-peptide for Oral Immunization

Overview

Journal Int J Biol Sci

Specialty Biology

Date 2011 Mar 31

PMID 21448341

Citations 6

Authors

Taiji Yoshida

Eiichi Kimura

Setsuo Koike

Jun Nojima

Eugene Futai

Noboru Sasagawa

Yuichiro Watanabe

Shoichi Ishiura

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Abstract

Various vaccine therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been investigated. Here we report transgenic rice expressing amyloid β-peptide (Aβ). The Aβ42 gene fused with a green fluorescent protein gene was introduced into rice using the Agrobacterium method. When transgenic brown rice expressing Aβ was orally administered to mice, serum anti-Aβ antibody titers were elevated. The same results were observed when mice were fed boiled, transgenic brown rice. The results indicate that an edible vaccine against AD using rice may be feasible. A vaccine derived from rice would be far cheaper than existing medical vaccines.

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