Progress in vaccine development against Helicobacter pylori |
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Authors: | Svennerholm Ann-Mari Lundgren Anna |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, G?teborg University, G?teborg, Sweden. ann-mari.svennerholm@microbio.gu.se |
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Abstract: | Based on the very high prevalence of diseases caused by Helicobacter pylori, particularly in the developing world, and the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance among clinical isolates, there is a strong rationale for an effective vaccine against H. pylori. In this review we describe recent promising candidate vaccines and prophylactic or therapeutic immunization strategies for use against H. pylori, as well as studies to identify immune responses that are related to protection in experimental animals. We also describe identification of different types of immune responses that may be related to protection against symptoms based on comparisons of H. pylori-infected patients with duodenal ulcers or gastric cancer and asymptomatic carriers. We conclude that there is still a strong need to clarify the main protective immune mechanisms against H. pylori as well as to identify a cocktail of strong protective antigens, or recombinant bacterial strains that express such antigens, that could be administered by a regimen that gives rise to effective immune responses in humans. |
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Keywords: | Helicobacter pylori vaccine protective immune responses gastric cancer duodenal ulcer |
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