Novel vaccine concept based on back-boost effect in viral infection.

Vaccine

Univ. of Kentucky, Microbiology/Immunology, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, United States. Electronic address:

Published: June 2015

A novel vaccine concept is discussed based on recent evidence of a "back-boost" effect in Influenza infection. The initial immune response to the infection is imprinted through an immune memory pathway. The immune memory in the back-boost mechanism could be used in reversed order as a "forward-boost" in the proposed vaccine concept.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.05.035DOI Listing

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