Characterisation of C-C Ligand 7 (CCL7) as Asthma Genetic Marker in Pigtailed Monkey.

The pigtailed monkey () is one of the species that have potency like the cynomolgus monkey that is widely used as an animal model for asthma study. The gene has potential as a genetic marker because of the secreted chemokine that plays a role in asthma. The aims of this research are to characterise the gene of pigtailed monkey, compare the structure of their gene with other primate species and determine model 3D structure protein prediction of CCL7 protein.

Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in cynomolgus monkeys at primate research center facility in Indonesia.

Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in nonhuman primates has been widely reported and causes significant morbidity and mortality. Animal deaths occur routinely at the Primate Research Center of IPB University. The results of necropsy and culture suggested a K.

Identification and molecular characterization of simian endogenous retrovirus in and from captive breeding facilities in Bogor, Indonesia.

Background And Aim: Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) found in all vertebrates, including non-human primates (NHPs), are known to be genetically inherited. Thus, recent studies have explored ERVs for human immunodeficiency virus vaccine development using human ERV (HERV) due to the hypervariability of exogenous retroviruses which cause conventional vaccines to be ineffective. HERV was also found to be able to induce an immune response in cancer patients.