Brugia malayi thioredoxin peroxidase as a potential vaccine candidate antigen for lymphatic filariasis

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1351-1364

  Anand, Setty Balakrishnan ^a   Rajagopal, Vasudevan ^b   Kaliraj, Perumal ^c  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Zonal Entomological Research Laboratory   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antigens; Brugia; Filariasis; Thioredoxin peroxidase; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

BRUGIA; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FILARIASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MIXED TYPE; MOUSE MODELS; NATURAL EXPOSURE; NATURAL INFECTION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELLS; PROTECTIVE EFFICACY; THIOREDOXINS;

ANTIBODIES; IMMUNIZATION; INTERFERONS; MAMMALS; VACCINES;

ANTIGENS;

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 5; RECOMBINANT BRUGIA MALAYI THIOREDOXIN PEROXIDASE VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; BRUGIA MALAYI; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; MALE; MICE; PEROXIREDOXINS; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VACCINES;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; MUS;

EID: 84866391377     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9643-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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