Mucosal immunization with DNA vaccines.

Microbes Infect

Loeb Health Research Institute at the Ottawa Hospital, 725 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa K1Y 4E9, Canada.

Published: July 1999

DNA vaccines can induce potent humoral and cellular immune responses in numerous animal models. Most DNA vaccines have been administered parenterally; however, more effective protection against mucosal pathogens could be achieved with mucosal immunization. This review concentrates on the use of DNA vaccines for the induction of mucosal immunity.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1286-4579(99)80070-7DOI Listing

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