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[Immunity and antiviral vaccinations. Example: the respiratory mucosa]

F Denis1, S Hantz1, S Alain1

  • 1EA 3175 « Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire des Micro-organismes », Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie-Hygiène, CHU Dupuytren, 2, avenue Martin Luther King, 87042 Limoges.

Antibiotiques (Paris, France : 1999)
|April 15, 2020
PubMed
Summary

Stimulating mucosal immunity via respiratory vaccines is a promising approach for preventing viral infections. While not currently a prerequisite for most respiratory diseases, live attenuated intranasal vaccines show potential for future mucosal immunization strategies.

Keywords:
Mucosal vaccination, virus, respiratory tract, S-IgA, cold-adaptated influenza vaccines

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