Abstract
In 1992, the era of DNA vaccines began with the report of antibody production upon intradermal injection of mice with a plasmid vector expressing a foreign antigen (1). A rapid succession of subsequent manuscripts showed stimulation of immune responses, including cytolytic T cells, upon inoculation of expression-vectors specific for antigens derived from viruses, bacteria, protozoa and tumor-associated antigens (2–7). Plasmid DNA can be applied through various routes of injection including: intradermal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, or directly on mucosal membranes (1,2,8,9). The most commonly used methods of inoculation involve the use of DNA-coated gold beads propelled into the skin by a gene gun or intramuscular inoculation of the vector in saline solution.
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Ertl, H.C.J. et al. (2000). Genetic Adjuvants. In: Lowrie, D.B., Whalen, R.G. (eds) DNA Vaccines. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 29. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-688-6:251
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