A Poly(Lactic-co-Glycolic) Acid Nanovaccine Based on Chimeric Peptides from Different Leishmania infantum Proteins Induces Dendritic Cells Maturation and Promotes Peptide-Specific IFNγ-Producing CD8+ T Cells Essential for the Protection against Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis

A Poly(Lactic-co-Glycolic) Acid Nanovaccine Based on Chimeric Peptides from Different Leishmania infantum Proteins Induces Dendritic Cells Maturation and Promotes Peptide-Specific IFNγ-Producing CD8+ T Cells Essential for the Protection against Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis

Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania (L.) donovani and L. infantum protozoan parasites, can provoke overwhelming and protracted epidemics, with high case-fatality rates. An effective vaccine against the disease must rely on the generation of a strong and long-lasting T cell immunity, mediate...

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Main Authors: Evita Athanasiou, Maria Agallou, Spyros Tastsoglou, Olga Kammona, Artemis Hatzigeorgiou, Costas Kiparissides, Evdokia Karagouni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Leishmania
chimeric peptides
peptide-based vaccine
poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid nanoparticles
dendritic cell transcriptome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00684/full

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