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ArticleGlycoconjugate journal2009

UDP-Gal: N-acetylglucosamine beta 1-4 galactosyltransferase expressing live attenuated parasites as vaccine for visceral leishmaniasis.

Siddhartha Kumar Bhaumik, Manoj Kumar Singh, Subir Karmakar, Tripti De

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Article in Glycoconjugate journal, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Siddhartha Kumar BhaumikDivision of Infectious Disease and Immunology, Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4 Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India.
Manoj Kumar Singh
Subir Karmakar
Tripti De
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As compared to cutaneous leishmaniasis, vaccination against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has received limited attention. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that an UDP-Galactose: N-acetylglucosamine beta 1-4 galactosyltransferase (GenBank Accession No. EF159943) expressing attenuated LD clonal population (A-LD) is able to confer protection against the experimental challenge with the virulent LD AG83 parasite. A-LD was also effective in established leishmania infection. The vaccinated animals showed both cell mediated (in vitro T-cell proliferation, and DTH response) and humoral responses (Th1 type). These results demonstrate the potential of the attenuated clones as an immunotherapeutic and immunoprophylactic agent against visceral leishmaniasis.

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AnimalsAntibody FormationAntigens, ProtozoanErythrocytesGalactosyltransferasesImmunity, CellularKupffer CellsLeishmania donovaniLeishmaniasis, VisceralLiverMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNitric OxideProtozoan VaccinesRabbitsReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntigens, ProtozoanGalactosyltransferasesNitric OxideProtozoan VaccinesReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID19005752
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