Abstract:Lactococcus lactis, a nonpathogenic bacterium has been used widely as a vector to deliver antigens to the mucosa; one of the principal threats to world health is AIDS and HIV infection, involving the passage of the virus across a mucosal surface. We used L. lactis to express V3 loop from HIV-1, A2B subunit of cholera toxin and their fusion with one or two loops V3 (V3A2B and V3V3A2B). Six-weeks-old Balb/c mice were orally immunized with the recombinant bacteria. Samples of serum, intestinal washes and PBMC lym… Show more
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