| Literature DB >> 17669562 |
Carlota Dobaño1, Georg Widera, Dietmar Rabussay, Denise L Doolan.
Abstract
We evaluated the effectiveness of in vivo electroporation (EP) for the enhancement of immune responses induced by DNA plasmids encoding the pre-erythrocytic Plasmodium yoelii antigens PyCSP and PyHEP17 administered intramuscularly and intradermally to mice. EP resulted in a 16- and 2-fold enhancement of antibody responses to PyCSP and PyHEP17, respectively. Immunization with 5 microg of DNA via EP was equivalent to 50 microg of DNA via conventional needle, thus reducing by 10-fold the required dose to produce a given effect. Moreover, IFN-gamma responses were increased by approximately 2-fold. Data demonstrate the potential of EP to enhance immune responses to DNA vaccines against infectious agents.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17669562 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.06.036
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641