Molecular mechanisms for enhanced DNA vaccine immunogenicity

L Li, N Petrovsky - Expert review of vaccines, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In the two decades since their initial discovery, DNA vaccines technologies have come a
long way. Unfortunately, when applied to human subjects inadequate immunogenicity is still …

Advancements in DNA vaccine vectors, non-mechanical delivery methods, and molecular adjuvants to increase immunogenicity

JJ Suschak, JA Williams… - Human vaccines & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A major advantage of DNA vaccination is the ability to induce both humoral and
cellular immune responses. DNA vaccines are currently used in veterinary medicine, but …

Technologies for enhanced efficacy of DNA vaccines

F Saade, N Petrovsky - Expert review of vaccines, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Despite many years of research, human DNA vaccines have yet to fulfill their early promise.
Over the past 15 years, multiple generations of DNA vaccines have been developed and …

Leishmania exosomes modulate innate and adaptive immune responses through effects on monocytes and dendritic cells

JM Silverman, J Clos, E Horakova… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.aai.org
We investigated the properties of leishmania exosomes with respect to influencing innate
and adaptive immune responses. Exosomes from Leishmania donovani modulated human …

Vaccines to prevent leishmaniasis

R Kumar, C Engwerda - Clinical & translational immunology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease that encompasses a range of clinical manifestations
affecting people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Epidemiological and …

Vaccine candidates for leishmaniasis: a review

R Nagill, S Kaur - International immunopharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a diverse group of clinical syndromes caused by protozoan parasites of the
genus Leishmania. The clinical manifestation of the disease varies from self-limiting …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccination in leishmaniasis: a review article

L Abdellahi, F Iraji, A Mahmoudabadi… - Iranian Biomedical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan Leishmania parasites that are transmitted through
female sandfly bites. The disease is predominantly endemic to the tropics and semi-tropics …

Virulence factors of Leishmania parasite: Their paramount importance in unraveling novel vaccine candidates and therapeutic targets

D Kumari, S Mahajan, P Kour, K Singh - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease and remains a global concern for healthcare.
It is caused by an opportunistic protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Leishmania and …

Experimental Validation of Multi-Epitope Peptides Including Promising MHC Class I- and II-Restricted Epitopes of Four Known Leishmania infantum Proteins

M Agallou, E Athanasiou, O Koutsoni… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis is a significant worldwide health problem for which no vaccine exists.
Activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is crucial for the generation of protective immunity …

Molecular adjuvants for DNA vaccines

L Li, N Petrovsky - Current issues in molecular biology, 2017 - mdpi.com
Poor immunogenicity remains the single biggest obstacle to human DNA vaccines achieving
their potential. Strategies to improve DNA vaccine efficacy include codon optimization …