Alexandre Besredka
Alexandre Mikhailovich Besredka (29 March 1870 – 28 February 1940) was a Ukrainian-French
He studied
In 1910, he attained the title of professor and for several years worked with Metchnikoff conducting experiments of
Besredka specialised in research of immunology, cellular self-defense mechanisms and phagocytosis. During his career at the Pasteur Institute, he made contributions in his work involving antiviral therapy, as well as in the development of vaccines against various infectious diseases. He is best known for his research of anaphylaxis.[1] His name is associated with "Besredka's method", a type of vaccination he proposed for avoiding anaphylactic shock in the usage of serotherapy (sometimes referred to as "Besredka's desensitization").[2]
Selected writings
- Anaphylaxie et antianaphylaxie Paris, 1918; — Anaphylaxis and anti-anaphylaxis
- Histoire d'une idée. L'oeuvre de Metschnikoff Paris, 1921.— On the work of Ilya Metchnikoff.
- De la vaccination par voie buccale contre la dysenterie, la fièvre typhoide et le cholera. Revue d'hygiène et de médecine préventive, 1927; 49: 445–463.
- Le chic anaphylactique et le principe de la desensibilisation. Paris, 1930.
- Antivirusthérapie Paris, Masson, 1930; (translated into German).—Treatise on antivirus therapy.[3]
References
- ^ Who Named It
- ^ Who Named It Besredka's desensitization
- ^ Who Named It Bibliography
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