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CD4 and CD8 T cell responses to the M. tuberculosis Ag85B-TB10.4 promoted by adjuvanted subunit, adenovector or heterologous prime boost vaccination.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2009
Elvang Tara, Christensen Jan P, Billeskov Rolf, Thi Kim Thanh Hoang Truc, Holst Peter, Thomsen Allan Randrup, Andersen Peter, Dietrich Jes
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BACKGROUND: Although CD4 T cells are crucial for defense against M.tb, it is still not clear whether the optimal response against M.tb in fact involves both CD4 and CD8 T cells. To test this, we used a new vaccine strategy that generated a strong balanced T cell response consisting of both CD4 an...
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