Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 3383-3394.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2024.08.012

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Application of Irradiation Technology in Vaccine Development

Ting ZHOU1,2(), Mengkun SUN2, Sijiu YU1, Yan CUI1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicines, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
    2. College of Veterinary Medicines, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Received:2023-09-06 Online:2024-08-23 Published:2024-08-28
  • Contact: Yan CUI E-mail:zhouting@nwsua.edu.cn;cuiyan@gsau.edu.cn

Abstract:

Pathogen inactivation is the most critical and basic technology for producing inactivated vaccines. The ideal inactivation method is to completely inactivate the pathogen and maintain the immunogenicity of the antigen without chemical residues. Compared with traditional inactivation methods, the main advantages of irradiation technology in vaccine development are that it can penetrate the pathogen but causes less damage to the pathogen surface antigens, and does not require the removal of any chemical residues after inactivation. Therefore, irradiation technology is more suitable for developing safe and effective vaccines. This article briefly reviews and summarizes the history and progress of using irradiation technology in vaccine development, and discusses potential strategies for developing vaccines using radiation technology.

Key words: irradiation technology, electron beam, gamma-rays, X-rays, vaccines

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