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DNA Vaccines
Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Animal Science details research in DNA vaccines
June 11th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Enhancement of the immunogenicity of an infectious bronchitis virus DNA vaccine by a bicistronic plasmid encoding nucleocapsid protein and interleukin-2,' have been published. "A DNA vaccine against infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) can induce specific humoral and cell-mediated immunity. However, compared to conventional vaccines, DNA vaccines usually induce poor antibody responses," scientists in Yaan, People's Republic of China report. "To develop a more potent IBV DNA vaccine formulations, a monocistronic vector encoding the nucleocapsid protein of IBV and a bicistronic vector separately encoding the nucleocapsid protein and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-11)
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