<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nicolas Bruffaerts</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Huygen, Kris</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marta Romano</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DNA vaccines against tuberculosis.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Expert Opin Biol Ther</style></secondary-title><alt-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Expert Opin Biol Ther</style></alt-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Animals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antigens, Bacterial</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">BCG Vaccine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Humans</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Immunization, Secondary</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tuberculosis, Pulmonary</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vaccination</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vaccines, DNA</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014 Dec</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1801-13</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;INTRODUCTION: &lt;/b&gt;Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem and novel vaccination regimens are urgently needed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;AREAS COVERED: &lt;/b&gt;DNA vaccines against TB have been tested in various preclinical models and strategies have been developed to increase their immunogenicity in large animal species. DNA vaccines are able to induce a wide variety of immune responses, including CD8(+) T-cell-mediated cytolytic and IFN-γ responses. DNA vaccination may be valuable in heterologous prime-boost strategies with the currently used bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. This approach could broaden the antigenic repertoire of BCG and enhance its weak induction of MHC class I-restricted immune responses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;EXPERT OPINION: &lt;/b&gt;DNA vaccines offer a number of advantages over certain other types of vaccines, such as the induction of robust MHC class I-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL), their generic manufacturing platform and their relatively low manufacturing costs. Because of their strong potential for inducing memory responses, DNA vaccines are particularly suited for priming immune responses. Furthermore, DNA vaccine technology may help antigen discovery by facilitating screening of candidate vaccines. Co-administration of BCG with plasmid DNA coding for immunodominant, subdominant and phase-specific antigens, poorly expressed by BCG, may lead to the development of improved TB vaccines.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25145964?dopt=Abstract</style></custom1></record></records></xml>