Biologics—medications derived from a biological source—are increasingly used as
pharmaceuticals, for example, as vaccines. Biologics are usually produced in bacterial …

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is of importance in the molecular farming field as it constitutes the
first plant species approved to produce biopharmaceuticals for human use. In this review …

Transgenic plant-derived vaccines comprise a new type of bioreactor that combines plant
genetic engineering technology with an organism's immunological response. This …

In this study, we report the obtaining of carrot plants expressing human interferon alpha-2b
via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation using two vector constructs containing the …

Diarrheal diseases caused by Vibrio cholerae and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
are worldwide health problems that might be prevented with vaccines based on edible …

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are important pathogens in developing
countries. Some vaccine formulations containing the heat labile toxin B subunit (LTB) have …

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is well known as a model species for plant tissue culture systems.
It is also amenable to genetic modifications using both vector and non-vector methods …

The development of virus-free, oral vaccines against poliovirus capable of inducing mucosal
protective immunity is needed to safely combat this pathogen. In the present study, a carrot …

Abstract Main conclusion The Taenia solium HP6/TSOL18 antigen was produced in carrot
cells, yielding an immunogenic protein that induced significant protection in an experimental …

Antigens derived from various pathogens can readily be synthesized at high levels in plants
in their authentic forms. Such antigens administered orally can induce an immune response …