Culture filtrate proteins from BCG act as adjuvants for cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction

Mycobacterium bovis bacilli Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is a licensed vaccine against tuberculosis. It requires attenuated live bacteria to be effective, possibly because actively secreted proteins play a critical role in inducing anti-tuberculosis immunity. BCG also functions as an effective adjuvant. Mo...

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Main Authors: Satoru Mizuno, Yasushi Chuma, Yukihiro Shibuya, Shigeo Horibata, Tomoe Baba, Emi Yokokawa, Kazuhiro Matsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1271228/full