Identification of CD4+ T-cell Epitopes on Mycobacterium Tuberculosis- Secreted MPB51 Protein in C57BL/6 Mice

Introduction & Objective: Both CD4+ type 1 helper (Th1) cells and CD8+ T cells play effective roles in protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. DNA vaccine encoding MPB51 can induce Th1-type immune responses and protective immunity upon challenge with M.tuberculosis. This study a...

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Main Authors: Ali Reza Rafiei, Yukido Kuade
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 2006-03-01
Series:پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا
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Online Access:http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-514-en.html