Immunomodulation using bacterial enterotoxins.
Immunologic unresponsiveness (tolerance) is a key feature of the mucosal immune system, and deliberate vaccination by a mucosal route can effectively induce immune suppression. However, some bacterial-derived proteins, e.g. cholera toxin and the heat labile toxin of Escherichia coli, are immunogenic...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprog: | English |
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2001
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