The role of CpG dinucleotides in DNA vaccines

被引:214
作者
Krieg, AM [1 ]
Yi, AK
Schorr, J
Davis, HL
机构
[1] Univ Iowa, Dept Internal Med, Interdisciplinary Immunol Program, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
[2] Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Iowa City, IA 52246 USA
[3] Qiagen Gmbh, Hilden, Germany
[4] Ottawa Civic Hosp, Loeb Res Inst, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada
[5] Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada
基金
英国医学研究理事会; 美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01145-1
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
DNA vaccines can induce potent humoral and cellular immune responses without any additional adjuvant. Recent studies indicate that unmethylated CpG dinucleotides within DNA vaccines are immune stimulatory and exert an essential endogenous adjuvant activity. These CpG motifs can be added deliberately to DNA or conventional protein vaccines to enhance the Th1 immune response.
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