Developing subunit immunogens using B and T cell epitopes and their constructs derived from the F1 antigen of Yersinia pestis using novel delivery vehicles

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-229

  Sabhnani, Leenu ^a   Manocha, Monika ^a   Sridevi, Kurella ^a   Shashikiran, Donthamsetty ^b   Rayanade, Ravi ^c   Rao, Donthamsetty Nageswara ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c Haffkine Institute for Training Research and Testing India   (India)

Author keywords

Alum; B cell peptide; F1 antigen; In vivo protection; Liposome; T cell peptide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CYTOKINE; DRUG VEHICLE; EPITOPE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; ISOPROTEIN; LIPOSOME; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLAGUE VACCINE; POLYPEPTIDE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY IMMUNE RESPONSE; SPLEEN CELL; SURVIVAL RATE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VACCINE PRODUCTION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0041652361     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(03)00170-6     Document Type: Article

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