Publications by authors named "Giulia Emi de Olivera Preto"
History, extensive characterization and challenge of anti-tetanus serum from World War I: exciting remnants and deceived hopes : Centenarian IgGs lost their neutralization capacity.
Nicolas Aubert Marie Brachet-Botineau Giulia Emi de Olivera Preto Isabelle Benz-de Bretagne Hervé Watier
Immunol Res
February 2020
Article Synopsis
- During World War I, many soldiers died from diseases like tetanus, and a special treatment called tetanus antiserum was used to help save lives.
- A 100-year-old vial of this antiserum from the battlefield in France was studied to see if it still had any helpful antibodies.
- The tests showed that while some proteins were still there, they couldn’t protect mice from tetanus, proving that even though the vials were old, the antibodies had lost their strength over time.