Scientists move closer to creating a cat allergy treatment
Sechenov University and the Medical University of Vienna are developing the world's first cat allergy vaccine, designed to neutralize all 8 allergens.
Sechenov University and the Medical University of Vienna are developing the world's first cat allergy vaccine, designed to neutralize all 8 allergens.
The I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University has made a sensational announcement. Its researchers have promised to unveil the world's first cat allergy vaccine this year. The Russian scientists are working on the vaccine together with the Medical University of Vienna.
Rector of Sechenov University, Russian Academy of Sciences academician Pyotr Glybochko, comments: "Development is moving forward actively. We have strong groundwork and positive results with the Vienna university, which we are already testing." As part of the Cats Project initiative, work on the vaccine is being carried out in laboratories in Russia and Austria.
Researchers have established that eight allergens are responsible for every possible type of cat allergy. These are proteins found in the animals' fur, saliva, sweat, and waste products. The new vaccine is intended to protect against all these proteins at once.
According to independent experts, vaccine trials will take up to three years. Toxicology studies will require another year. Only after that will scientists move on to clinical trials. It will take at least five years before the vaccine reaches the market.
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