DNA prime-protein boost based vaccination with a conserved region of leptospiral immunoglobulin-like A and B proteins enhances protection against leptospirosis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 989-995

  Forster, Karine M ^a   Hartwig, Daiane D ^a   Oliveira, Thaís L ^a   Bacelo, Kátia L ^a   Schuch, Rodrigo ^a   Amaral, Marta G ^a   Dellagostin, Odir A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DNA vaccine; Leptospira; Leptospirosis; LigBrep; Prime boost; Subunit vaccine

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL VACCINE; CD79B ANTIGEN; DNA VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

ANIMAL; BIOPSY; CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG; MESOCRICETUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; VERO CELL LINE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BIOPSY; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CRICETINAE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; KIDNEY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG; MESOCRICETUS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VACCINATION; VACCINES, DNA; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC; VERO CELLS;

EID: 84949667953     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150222     Document Type: Article

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