Arg-gingipain a DNA vaccine induces protective immunity against infection by Porphyromonas gingivalis in a murine model

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2858-2864

  Yonezawa, H ^a   Ishihara, K ^a   Okuda, K ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DNA VACCINE; RGPA DNA VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE GUN; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMAGGLUTININS; IMMUNIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 0035062785     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.5.2858-2864.2001     Document Type: Article

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