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Induction of a type 1 immune response to a recombinant antigen from Mycobacterium tuberculosis expressed in Mycobacterium vaccae.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 1997
Abou-Zeid C, Gares M P, Inwald J, Janssen R, Zhang Y, Young D B, Hetzel C, Lamb J R, Baldwin S L, Orme I M, Yeremeev V, Nikonenko B V, Apt A S
Abstract excerpt
A 19-kDa lipoprotein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis was expressed as a recombinant antigen in the nonpathogenic mycobacterial host strain M. vaccae. Immunization of mice with the recombinant M. vaccae resulted in induction of a strong type 1 immune response to the 19-kDa antigen, characterized by immunoglobulin G2a (IgG2a) antibodies and gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) production by splenocytes. Immunization with...
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