Construction and Evaluation of DNA Vaccine Encoding Fusion Protein of Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen as a Vaccine Candidate

Construction and Evaluation of DNA Vaccine Encoding Fusion Protein of Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein and Hepatitis B Surface Antigen as a Vaccine Candidate

Background: While hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major cause of acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide, no vaccine against this infection has been proved to date. Cellular immune responses play an important role for eradicating persistent viral infections. Amo...

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Main Authors: Maryam Yazdanian, Arash Memarnejadian, Hossein Khanahmad Shahreza, Hoorieh Soleimanjahi, Fatemeh Motevali, Farzin Roohvand
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Vesnu Publications 2013-04-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Subjects:
Hepatitis C virus
H C virus core protein
DNA vaccine
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Cytotoxic T-cell response
Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/2556

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