英国帝国学院的研究者发现了能延迟小鼠朊病毒病发展的方法。研究显示能与朊病毒蛋白结合的抗体可阻止小鼠产生疾病症状。然而一旦小鼠发生神经症状 ,抗体即无帮助。　　研究者用折叠成α或β构象的重组人细胞朊病毒蛋白制备单克隆抗体 ( MAb) ,然后用羊瘙痒病朊病毒腹腔攻击小 Researchers at the British Imperial College found ways to delay the development of prion disease in mice. Studies have shown that antibodies that bind to prion proteins can prevent mice from developing symptoms of the disease. However, once the mice develop neurological symptoms, the antibodies are not helpful. The researchers prepared monoclonal antibody (MAb) using recombinant human cellular prion protein folded into an α or β conformation, and then treated with scrapie prion