Genetic immunization of BALB/c mice with a plasmid bearing the gene coding for a hybrid merozoite surface protein 1-hepatitis B virus surface protein fusion protects mice against lethal Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi PC1 infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 5839-5845

  Wunderlich, G ^a   Moura, I C ^a   Del Portillo, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DNA VACCINE; EPITOPE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; INTERLEUKIN 2; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEROZOITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TH1 CELL;

ANIMAL; CYTOKINES; EPITOPES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; MALARIA; MALARIA VACCINES; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLASMIDS; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 0033801647     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.10.5839-5845.2000     Document Type: Article

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