Chapter title |
Intramuscular DNA Vaccination Protocols Mediated by Electric Fields
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Chapter number | 28 |
Book title |
Electroporation Protocols
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4614-9632-8_28 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-1-4614-9631-1, 978-1-4614-9632-8
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Authors |
Pieranna Chiarella, Emanuela Signori, Chiarella, Pieranna, Signori, Emanuela |
Abstract |
Vaccination is historically one of the most important methods for preventing infectious diseases in humans and animals. New insights in the biology of the immune system allow a more rational design of vaccines, and new vaccination strategies are emerging. DNA vaccines have been proposed as a promising approach for introducing foreign antigens into the host for inducing protective immunity against infectious and cancer diseases. Nevertheless, because of their poor immunogenicity, plasmid DNA vaccination strategies need further implementations. Recent data suggest electrotransfer as a useful tool to improve DNA-based vaccination protocols, being able to stimulate both the humoral and cellular immune responses. In preclinical trials, gene electrotransfer is successfully used in prime-boost combination protocols and its tolerability and safety has been demonstrated also in Phase I clinical trials. In this chapter, we report a short comment supporting electrotransfer as an effective strategy to improve DNA-based vaccination protocols and describe the vaccination procedures by plasmid DNA in combination with electrotransfer and hyaluronidase pretreatment in use in our laboratory. |
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