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Humanized NOG mice as a model for tuberculosis vaccine-induced immunity: a comparative analysis with the mouse and guinea pig models of tuberculosis.
Immunology - 1 Sept 2017
Grover Ajay, Troy Amber, Rowe Jenny, Troudt JoLynn M, Creissen Elizabeth, McLean Jennifer, Banerjee Prabal, Feuer Gerold, Izzo Angelo A
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The humanized mouse model has been developed as a model to identify and characterize human immune responses to human pathogens and has been used to better identify vaccine candidates. In the current studies, the humanized mouse was used to determine the ability of a vaccine to affect the immune response to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Both human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells responded to infection in...
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