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| Oliveira,S.C.; Harms,J.S.; Rech,E.L.; Rodarte,R.S.; Bocca,A.L.; Goes,A.M.; Splitter,G.A.. |
| Cellular immune responses are a critical part of the host's defense against intracellular bacterial infections. Immunity to Brucella abortus crucially depends on antigen-specific T cell-mediated activation of macrophages, which are the major effectors of cell-mediated killing of this organism. T lymphocytes that proliferate in response to B. abortus were characterized for phenotype and cytokine activity. Human, murine, and bovine T lymphocytes exhibited a type 1 cytokine profile, suggesting an analogous immune response in these different hosts. In vivo protection afforded by a particular cell type is dependent on the antigen presented and the mechanism of antigen presentation. Studies using MHC class I and class II knockout mice infected with B. abortus... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: T cell subsets; Brucella abortus; Knockout mice; Cytokines; Intracellular pathogens; Genetic immunization. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000100010 |
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| Azevedo,V.; Levitus,G.; Miyoshi,A.; Cândido,A.L.; Goes,A.M.; Oliveira,S.C.. |
| DNA-based immunization has initiated a new era of vaccine research. One of the main goals of gene vaccine development is the control of the levels of expression in vivo for efficient immunization. Modifying the vector to modulate expression or immunogenicity is of critical importance for the improvement of DNA vaccines. The most frequently used vectors for genetic immunization are plasmids. In this article, we review some of the main elements relevant to their design such as strong promoter/enhancer region, introns, genes encoding antigens of interest from the pathogen (how to choose and modify them), polyadenylation termination sequence, origin of replication for plasmid production in Escherichia coli, antibiotic resistance gene as selectable marker,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Genetic immunization; DNA plasmid; Enhancer/promoter region; Immunostimulatory sequences (ISS); Antigens; Immune response. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1999000200002 |
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