Abstract
Protein-in-adjuvant vaccines have shown limited success against difficult diseases such as blood-stage malaria. Here we show that a recombinant adenovirus-poxvirus prime-boost immunization regime (known to induce strong T cell immunogenicity) can also induce very strong antigen-specific antibody responses, and we identify a simple complement-based adjuvant to further enhance immunogenicity. Antibodies induced against a blood-stage malaria antigen by this viral vector platform are highly effective against Plasmodium yoelii parasites in mice and against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 819-821 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Nature Medicine |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2008 |