Prospects for developing an effective particle-mediated DNA vaccine against influenza
Vaccine strategies capable of conferring broad protection against both seasonal and pandemic strains of influenza are urgently needed. DNA vaccines are an attractive choice owing to their capacity to induce robust humoral and cellular immune responses at low doses and because they can be developed a...
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Published in | Expert review of vaccines Vol. 8; no. 9; pp. 1205 - 1220 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Taylor & Francis
01.09.2009
Informa Healthcare |
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Summary: | Vaccine strategies capable of conferring broad protection against both seasonal and pandemic strains of influenza are urgently needed. DNA vaccines are an attractive choice owing to their capacity to induce robust humoral and cellular immune responses at low doses and because they can be developed and manufactured rapidly to more effectively meet the threat of an influenza epidemic or pandemic. Particle-mediated epidermal delivery (PMED), or the gene gun, is a DNA vaccine delivery technology shown to induce protective levels of antibody and T-cell responses in animals and humans against a wide variety of diseases, including influenza. This review focuses on current advances toward the development of an effective PMED DNA vaccine against influenza, including strategies to enhance vaccine immunogenicity, the potential for PMED-based DNA vaccines to improve protection in the vulnerable elderly population, and the prospects for a vaccine capable of providing cross-protection against both seasonal and pandemic strains of influenza. |
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ISSN: | 1476-0584 1744-8395 |
DOI: | 10.1586/erv.09.82 |