Mucosal immunity to infection with implications for vaccine development

Curr Opin Immunol. 1994 Aug;6(4):572-83. doi: 10.1016/0952-7915(94)90144-9.

Abstract

The induction of effective mucosal immunity that also provides systemic immunity is a considerable challenge. Over the past two years, efforts to develop novel mucosal vaccine delivery systems to induce mucosal immunity against bacterial and viral diseases, including HIV, have dramatically increased. Here we cite novel vaccines and delivery systems being used to establish effective mucosal immunity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Infections / immunology*
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Immunity
  • Intestinal Mucosa / immunology*
  • Models, Biological
  • Vaccines / immunology*
  • Vaccines, Attenuated / immunology
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / immunology
  • Virus Diseases / immunology*

Substances

  • Vaccines
  • Vaccines, Attenuated
  • Vaccines, Synthetic