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Immune protection-inducing protein structures (IMPIPS) against malaria: the weapons needed for beating Odysseus.

Authors :
Patarroyo ME
Patarroyo MA
Pabón L
Curtidor H
Poloche LA
Source :
Vaccine [Vaccine] 2015 Dec 22; Vol. 33 (52), pp. 7525-37. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Oct 19.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The review covers the functional and structural approach followed by our group for more than 34 years in the search for a methodology that allows the rational design of chemically synthesised vaccines. An analogy between Odysseus, the cunning hero of the epic poem Odyssey by Homer, and the elusive Plasmodium parasite has been made, to review our research group's main considerations when developing a rational methodology for designing second generation, modified peptide-based, minimal subunit, multi-antigen, multi-stage, chemically synthesised vaccines against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-2518
Volume :
33
Issue :
52
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Vaccine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26469723
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.09.109