Vaccination with Alpha-Gal Protects Against Mycobacterial Infection in the Zebrafish Model of Tuberculosis

Vaccination with Alpha-Gal Protects Against Mycobacterial Infection in the Zebrafish Model of Tuberculosis

The alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS) is associated with tick bites that can induce in humans high levels of IgE antibodies against the carbohydrate Galα1-3Galβ1-(3)4GlcNAc-R (α-Gal) present in glycoproteins and glycolipids from tick saliva that mediate primarily delayed anaphylaxis to mammalian meat consump...

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Main Authors: Iván Pacheco, Marinela Contreras, Margarita Villar, María Angeles Risalde, Pilar Alberdi, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Christian Gortázar, José de la Fuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
alpha-Gal
vaccine
tuberculosis
Mycobacterium
immunology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/2/195

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