Gene therapy is becoming an increasingly important area of biomedical and veterinary research. While much of the public discussion focuses on human medicine, companion animal health is also gaining attention, especially in diseases where dogs naturally develop conditions that resemble human disorders. Cancer, immune-mediated diseases, metabolic disorders, and inherited conditions are all...

The broad applicability of the yeast-based immunotherapy to elicit protective T cell immune responses has been demonstrated in preclinical studies with numerous foreign, mutated, and overexpressed antigens. Yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. They are estimated to constitute 1% of all described fungal species. Yeasts are...