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ACOSTA-RIVERO,NELSON; POUTOU,JOANNA; ÁLVAREZ-LAJONCHERE,LIZ; GUERRA,IVIS; AGUILERA,YARAIMA; MUSACCHIO,ALEXIS; RODRÍGUEZ,ARMANDO; AGUILAR,JULIO C; FALCON,VIVIANA; ÁLVAREZ-OBREGON,JULIO C; SORIA,YORDANKA; TORRES,DINORAH; LINARES,MARBELIS; PÉREZ,ÁNGEL; MORALES-GRILLO,JUAN; DUEÑAS -CARRERA,SANTIAGO. |
In the present work, immunogenicity of recombinant in vitro assembled hepatitis C virus core particles, HCcAg.120-VLPs, either alone or in combination with different adjuvants was evaluated in BALB/c mice. HCcAg.120-VLPs induced high titers of anti-HCcAg.120 antibodies and virus-specific cellular immune responses. Particularly, HCcAg.120-VLPs induced specific delayed type hypersensitivity, and generated a predominant T helper 1 cytokine pro file in immunized mice. In addition, HCcAg.120-VLPs prime splenocytes proliferate in vitro against different HCcAg.120-specific peptides, depending on either the immunization route or the adjuvant used. Remarkably, immunization with HCcAg.120-VLPs/Montanide ISA888 formulation resulted in a significant control of... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Challenge; HCV; Immunity; Adjuvant; Capsid. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602009000100005 |
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