A novel glyco-conjugate vaccine against fungal pathogens

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 597-606

  Torosantucci, Antonella ^a   Bromuro, Carla ^a   Chiani, Paola ^a   De Bernardis, Flavia ^a   Berti, Francesco ^b   Galli, Chiara ^b   Norelli, Francesco ^b   Bellucci, Cinzia ^b   Polonelli, Luciano ^c   Costantino, Paolo ^b   Rappuoli, Rino ^b   Cassone, Antonio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; BETA GLUCAN; CRM 197; DIPHTHERIA VACCINE; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B ANTIBODY; LAMINARAN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BROWN ALGA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONJUGATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG POTENCY; EFFECTOR CELL; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAMINARIA DIGITATA; MOUSE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GLUCANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; FUNGAL VACCINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VACCINES, CONJUGATE;

EID: 24344454393     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: 00221007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.20050749     Document Type: Article

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