Viral Hepatitis
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2006; 12(44): 7118-7125
Published online Nov 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i44.7118
Genetic vaccination with Flt3-L and GM-CSF as adjuvants: Enhancement of cellular and humoral immune responses that results in protective immunity in a murine model of hepatitis C virus infection
Jens Encke, Jomo Bernardin, Jasmin Geib, Gocha Barbakadze, Raymond Bujdoso, Wolfgang Stremmel
Jens Encke, Jomo Bernardin, Jasmin Geib, Gocha Barbakadze, Wolfgang Stremmel, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Jens Encke, Department of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Raymond Bujdoso, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OES, United Kingdom
Supported by a grant from the Medical Faculty at the University of Heidelberg (Forschungsförderungsprogramm der Medizinischen Fakultät). Jens Encke is supported by grant En 338/4-1 and En 338/5-1 both from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany
Correspondence to: Jens Encke, MD, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Intoxications, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. jens_encke@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Telephone: +49-6221-5638825 Fax: +49-6221-566858
Received: June 17, 2006
Revised: June 28, 2006
Accepted: August 15, 2006
Published online: November 28, 2006
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