The profile of cytokines and IgG subclasses in BALB/c mice after immunization with Brucella ribosomal gene

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2472-2477

  Abtahi, H ^a,f   Salmaman, ^b   Rafati, S ^c   Nejad, G B ^d   Saffari, M ^e   Ghazavi, A ^a   Mosayebi, G ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Immunology   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus; DNA vaccination; L7 L12 gene

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DNA VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENETICS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RIBOSOME; T LYMPHOCYTE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; GENES, BACTERIAL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RIBOSOMES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TIME FACTORS; VACCINES, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; BRUCELLA SP.; MUS;

EID: 57749091921     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.2472.2477     Document Type: Article

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