Immunogenicity of a killed Leishmania vaccine with saponin adjuvant in dogs.

Resumo
Cellular and humoral immune responses of dogs to a candidate vaccine, composed of Leishmania braziliensis promastigote protein plus saponin as adjuvant, have been investigated as a pre-requisite to understanding the mechanisms of immunogenicity against canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). The candidate vaccine elicited strong antigenicity related to the increases of anti- Leishmania IgG isotypes, together with higher levels of lymphocytes, particularly of circulating CD8 + T-lymphocytes and Leishmania chagasi antigen-specific CD8 + T-lymphocytes. As indicated by the intense cell proliferation and increased nitric oxide production during in vitro stimulation by L. chagasisoluble antigens, the candidate vaccine elicited an immune activation status potentially compatible with effective control of the etiological agent of CVL.
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Canine visceral leishmaniasis, Saponin adjuvant, Celland humoral immune response
Citação
GIUNCHETTI, R. C. et al. Immunogenicity of a killed Leishmania vaccine with saponin adjuvant in dogs. Vaccine, v. 25, n. 44, p. 7674-7686, nov. 2007. Disponível em: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X07009255>. Acesso em: 10 jul. 2012.