Currently there is a clear trend towards the establishment of virus-like particles (VLPs) as a powerful tool for vaccine development. VLPs are tunable nanoparticles that can be engineered to be used as platforms for multimeric display of foreign antigens.
Giselle Rangel +6 more
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Genetic characterization of interleukins (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12A, IL-12B, IL-15 and IL-18) with relevant biological roles in lagomorphs [PDF]
Disponível em: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/26395994/ILs, as essential innate immune modulators, are involved in an array of biological processes.
Abrantes, J. +5 more
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Detection and Circulation of a Novel Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in Australia
The highly virulent rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) has been widely used in Australia and New Zealand since the mid-1990s to control wild rabbits, an invasive vertebrate pest in these countries.
Jackie E. Mahar +9 more
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Self-disseminating vaccines for emerging infectious diseases. [PDF]
Modern human activity fueled by economic development is profoundly altering our relationship with microorganisms. This altered interaction with microbes is believed to be the major driving force behind the increased rate of emerging infectious diseases ...
Jarvis, MA, Murphy, AA, Redwood, AJ
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Spillover events of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (recombinant GI.4P-GI.2) from Lagomorpha to Eurasian badger [PDF]
Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) is a major threat to domestic and wild European rabbits. Presently, in Europe, the disease is caused mainly by Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2/b or Lagovirus europaeus GI.2), the origin of which is still ...
Abade Dos Santos, FA +10 more
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A pandemic strain of calicivirus threatens rabbit industries in the Americas
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD) is a severe acute viral disease specifically affecting the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus. As the European rabbit is the predominant species of domestic rabbit throughout the world, RHD contributes towards ...
Botti Giuliana +10 more
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Vaccines play an important role in maintaining human and animal health worldwide. There is continued demand for effective and safe adjuvants capable of enhancing antigen-specific responses to a target pathogen.
Bassel Akache +16 more
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Polarisation of Major Histocompatibility Complex II Host Genotype with Pathogenesis of European Brown Hare Syndrome Virus. [PDF]
A study was conducted in order to determine the occurrence of European Brown Hare Syndrome virus (EBHSV) in Denmark and possible relation between disease pathogenesis and Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) host genotype.
Asferg, Tommy +18 more
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Immunogenicity of Multi-Target Chimeric RHDV Virus-Like Particles Delivering Foreign B-Cell Epitopes
The rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) vaccine platform is a nanoparticle composed of 180 copies of the viral capsid protein, VP60, self-assembled into virus-like particles (VLPs).
María Zamora-Ceballos +5 more
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Enhancing the immunogenicity of tumour lysate-loaded dendritic cell vaccines by conjugation to virus-like particles [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Tumour cell lysates are an excellent source of many defined and undefined tumour antigens and have been used clinically in immunotherapeutic regimes but with limited success.
A A Melcher +36 more
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