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Rocha,C.D.; Trombone,A.P.F.; Lorenzi,J.C.C.; Almeida,L.P.; Gembre,A.F.; Padilha,E.; Ramos,S.G.; Silva,C.L.; Coelho-Castelo,A.A.M.. |
In the last several years, the use of dendritic cells has been studied as a therapeutic strategy against tumors. Dendritic cells can be pulsed with peptides or full-length protein, or they can be transfected with DNA or RNA. However, comparative studies suggest that transfecting dendritic cells with messenger RNA (mRNA) is superior to other antigen-loading techniques in generating immunocompetent dendritic cells. In the present study, we evaluated a new therapeutic strategy to fight tuberculosis using dendritic cells and macrophages transfected with Hsp65 mRNA. First, we demonstrated that antigen-presenting cells transfected with Hsp65 mRNA exhibit a higher level of expression of co-stimulatory molecules, suggesting that Hsp65 mRNA has immunostimulatory... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Tuberculosis; Therapeutic immunization; CD; MHSP65; DNA vaccine; APCs. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200011 |
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