adenovirus

/ad-n-oh-vahy-ruhs/US // ˌæd n oʊˈvaɪ rəs //UK // (ˌædɪnəʊˈvaɪrəs) //

腺病毒,阿登纳病毒

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural ad·e·no·vi·rus·es.
- : any of a group of DNA viruses that cause eye and respiratory diseases.

J&J is using a human adenovirus—one that is among the causes of the common cold—while AstraZeneca is using an adenovirus normally found in chimpanzees.
The adenovirus is designed to provoke the immune system to create a protective response against the coronavirus.
Paul Offit, a pediatrician and vaccine expert at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said the AstraZeneca shot involves giving large doses of a monkey adenovirus engineered so it can’t replicate.
The University of Oxford working with AstraZeneca uses a chimpanzee adenovirus.
Many people in the study already had antibodies against adenovirus 5.
In addition, it is hoped that non-human adenovirus will be safer than adenovirus.
The adenovirus he received was simply a vector, bringing a missing gene to his cell.
Herpes virus, adenovirus and many others have been studied against a wide variety of cancers; many trials are ongoing.
Instead of using a retrovirus (as Japanese scientists had done) that can cause cancer, they are using an adenovirus which is safe.