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Im a vegetarian or vegan. Does natalizumab contain animal products?

April 26, 2017Animal contain natalizumab products vegan vegetarian

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Im a vegetarian or vegan. Does natalizumab contain animal products?

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Yes. Natalizumab is a protein similar to our own antibodies (antibodies are used as part of our immune system to destroy foreign objects such as bacteria or virus). It is manufactured by recombinant DNA technology from humanised anti-alpha4 integrin antibody produced in a murine (mouse) cell line.