Suppressive effects on the immune response and protective immunity to a JEV DNA vaccine by co-administration of a GM-CSF-expressing plasmid in mice.

As a potential cytokine adjuvant of DNA vaccines, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) has received considerable attention due to its essential role in the recruitment of antigen-presenting cells, differentiation and maturation of dendritic cells. However, in our recent study of...

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Main Authors: Hui Chen, Na Gao, Dongying Fan, Jiangman Wu, Junping Zhu, Jieqiong Li, Juan Wang, Yanlei Chen, Jing An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3321030?pdf=render