DNA immunisation with Onchocerca volvulus chitinase induces partial protection against challenge infection with L3 larvae in mice

Vaccine

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 647-655

  Harrison, R A ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Egerton, G ^a   Bianco, A E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chitinase; DNA immunisation; Onchocerca volvulus; Protection

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE GUN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BIOLISTICS; CATTLE; CHITINASE; DNA, HELMINTH; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LARVA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SKIN; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 0032713249     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(99)00274-1     Document Type: Article

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