BCG-loaded chitosan microparticles: interaction with macrophages and preliminary in vivo studies

The aim of this study was to develop a novel BCG-loaded chitosan vaccine with high association efficiency which can afford efficient interaction with APC and elicit local and Th1-type-specific immune response after intranasal administration. Chitosan-suspended BCG and BCG-loaded chitosan-alginate mi...

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Main Author: Caetano, Liliana Aranha (author)
Other Authors: Figueiredo, Lara (author), Almeida, António J. (author), Gonçalves, L. M. D. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
BCG vaccine
Chitosan
Microencapsulation
Mucosal vaccination
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7180
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/7180

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7180

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