Translating Observations From Leishmanization Into Non-Living Vaccines: The Potential of Dendritic Cell-Based Vaccination Strategies Against Leishmania

Translating Observations From Leishmanization Into Non-Living Vaccines: The Potential of Dendritic Cell-Based Vaccination Strategies Against Leishmania

Leishmaniasis is a health-threatening vector-borne disease in almost 90 different countries. While a prophylactic human vaccine is not yet available, the fact that recovery from leishmaniasis establishes lifelong immunity against secondary infection suggests that a vaccine is attainable. In the past...

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Main Authors: Negar Seyed, Nathan C. Peters, Sima Rafati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Leishmania
vaccine design
antigen persistence
effector T cells
long-term protection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01227/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01227/full

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