Epitope Selection for Fighting Visceral Leishmaniosis: Not All Peptides Function the Same Way

Epitope Selection for Fighting Visceral Leishmaniosis: Not All Peptides Function the Same Way

Visceral leishmaniosis (VL) caused by <i>Leishmania infantum</i> is a disease with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Treatments are expensive, toxic, and ineffective. Therefore, vaccination seems to be a promising approach to control VL. Peptide-based vaccination is a useful method due...

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Main Authors: Abel Martínez-Rodrigo, Alicia Mas, Daniel Álvarez-Campos, José A. Orden, Gustavo Domínguez-Bernal, Javier Carrión
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
<i>Leishmania infantum</i>
in silico analysis
epitope prediction
multiepitope-based vaccine
leishmaniosis
HisDTC
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/3/352

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