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- Title
Recombinant antigen delivery to dendritic cells as a way to improve vaccine design.
- Authors
de Souza-Silva, Guilherme Antonio; Sulczewski, Fernando Bandeira; Boscardin, Silvia Beatriz
- Abstract
Dendritic cells are central to the development of immunity, as they are specialized in initiating antigen-specific immune responses. In this review, we briefly present the existing knowledge on dendritic cell biology and how their division in different dendritic cell subsets may impact the development of immune responses. In addition, we explore the use of chimeric monoclonal antibodies that bind to dendritic cell surface receptors, with an emphasis on the C-type lectin family of endocytic receptors, to deliver antigens directly to these cells. Promising preclinical studies have shown that it is possible to modulate the development of immune responses to different pathogens when monoclonal antibodies fused to pathogen-derived antigens are used to deliver the antigen to different subsets of dendritic cells. This approach can be used to improve the efficacy of vaccines against different pathogens.
- Publication
Experimental Biology & Medicine, 2023, Vol 248, Issue 19, p1616
- ISSN
1535-3702
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/15353702231191185