id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-004518-jd1wxobz Běláková, Jana DNA vaccines: are they still just a powerful tool for the future? 2007-12-03 .txt text/plain 8107 409 40 Immunization with plasmid DNA (DNA-based vaccination) is a relatively novel technique for the efficacious stimulation of a specific cellular and humoral immune response to protein antigens. The application of DNA vaccine to the liver is associated with enormous protein expression followed by a strong antibody-and cell-mediated immune response. One highly efficacious delivery system for DNA vaccines, or, more precisely, genetic vaccines, is based on recombinant viral vectors derived either from attenuated viruses used for preventive vaccination (vaccinia, poliovirus, hepatitis B virus, measles virus) or from viruses such as human adenovirus (HAdV), adeno-associated virus (AAV), alphavirus, vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), or poxviruses other than vaccinia [41] . In animal experiments a recombinant measles vector expressing HIV-1 envelope antigen induced neutralizing antibodies and envelope-specific CD4 + and CD8 + cell responses after a single dose [67] . Although some mucosal response is detectable after a systemic DNA vaccination, i.m. injection and gene-gun delivery of plasmid DNA have a limited ability to induce mucosal immune responses [99] . ./cache/cord-004518-jd1wxobz.txt ./txt/cord-004518-jd1wxobz.txt