Slight influence of the estrous cycle stage on the mucosal and systemic specific antibody response induced after vaginal and intraperitoneal immunization with protoxin Cry1Ac from Bacillus thuringiensis in mice

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2667-2680

  Moreno Fierros, Leticia ^a,b   Pérez Ordóez, Inés ^a   Palomar Morales, Martín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cry1Ac; Estrous cycle; Mucosal immunity; Vaginal immunization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PROTOXIN; PROTOXIN CRY1AC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LARGE INTESTINE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; VAGINA SECRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, LARGE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; VAGINA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037131610     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02100-8     Document Type: Article

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