Tattoo vaccination increases the effectiveness of vaccinations many times

The use of tattooing techniques during vaccination can significantly increase the effectiveness of some vaccines, German scientists believe. According to them, vaccines injected into the body by tattooing stimulate the immune system much better than conventional vaccinations.

Employees of the Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg injected experimental mice with an experimental vaccine containing a fragment of human papillomavirus DNA. Half of the animals received the drug in the usual way – intramuscular injections. Tattoo machines were used to vaccinate the second group of mice: vibrating needles injected the drug under the skin with numerous microinjections.

According to the researchers, vaccination with such a tattoo led to a 16-fold increase in the production of antibodies to the papilloma virus. Such a significant effect is due to the large area of the vaccine administration, as well as inflammatory reactions caused by the traumatic effects of the needle, which additionally stimulate the immune system, scientists explain.

A new method of tattoo vaccination can increase the effectiveness of a number of DNA vaccines that have proved unable to elicit the required immune response with conventional methods of administration into the body. However, due to the duration and painfulness of the procedure for applying tattoo vaccines, they are unlikely to ever be used for preventive vaccination, especially in children. At the same time, such a technique may be quite acceptable for the administration of therapeutic vaccines to adult patients, as well as for vaccination of livestock.

The research report is published in the journal Genetic Vaccines and Therapy. 

Source: Tattooing Improves Response To DNA Vaccine – Science Daily, 02/06/2008

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