Code
17804508
Duration
01 December 2008 → 09 April 2011
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Animal biology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine
- Other veterinary sciences
- Other agricultural and food sciences
Keywords
feline infectious peritonitis virus
Project description
summary, the objective of the research mandate is to develop a treatment that allows to overcome a FIPV infection, the immune system of the cat. Therefore will / will: - The accessory proteins that play a role in antibody dependent cell lysis identified - Monoclonal antibodies are generated against the protein blocking antibody dependent cell lysis - The therapeutic antibody clone detectable with the strongest activity - Preliminary in vivo tests are presented with the developed treatment against FIPV.