DNA-based vaccination against murine paracoccidioidomycosis using the gp43 gene from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Vaccine

Volumn 18, Issue 26, 2000, Pages 3050-3058

  Pinto, Aguinaldo R ^a,b   Puccia, Rosana ^a   Diniz, Susana N ^c   Franco, Marcelo F ^a   Travassos, Luiz R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c Av Antonio Carlos 6627 M   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA immunisation; gp43; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DNA VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCOPROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; PLASMID DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0034237437     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-410X(00)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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