Evaluation of immunoprophylactic efficacy of Brugia malayi transglutaminase (BmTGA) in single and multiple antigen vaccination with BmALT-2 and BmTPX for human lymphatic filariasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 319-324

  Vanam, Uma ^a   Pandey, Vivek ^a   Prabhu, Prince R ^a   Dakshinamurthy, Gajalakshmi ^b   Reddy, Maryada Venkata Rami ^b   Kaliraj, Perumal ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANT LARVAL TRANSCRIPT 2 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; THIOREDOXIN PEROXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALT 2 PROTEIN, BRUGIA MALAYI; ALT-2 PROTEIN, BRUGIA MALAYI; DNA VACCINE; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PEROXIREDOXIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVAL STAGE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RODENT; SPLEEN CELL; VACCINATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; GENETICS; GERBIL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRUGIA MALAYI; MERIONES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BRUGIA MALAYI; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; GERBILLINAE; HUMANS; MALE; PEROXIREDOXINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINES; VACCINES, DNA;

EID: 59649102809     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.319     Document Type: Article

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