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Review
. 2019 Feb 1:10:135.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00135. eCollection 2019.

Induction of Plasmodium-Specific Immune Responses Using Liposome-Based Vaccines

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Induction of Plasmodium-Specific Immune Responses Using Liposome-Based Vaccines

Aloysious Ssemaganda et al. Front Immunol. .

Abstract

In the development of vaccines, the ability to initiate both innate and subsequent adaptive immune responses need to be considered. Live attenuated vaccines achieve this naturally, while inactivated and sub-unit vaccines generally require additional help provided through delivery systems and/or adjuvants. Liposomes present an attractive adjuvant/delivery system for antigens. Here, we review the key aspects of immunity against Plasmodium parasites, liposome design considerations and their current application in the development of a malaria vaccine.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02905019.

Keywords: Plasmodium; adjuvant; immunity; liposomes; malaria; vaccine.

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Major liposome physicochemical characteristics that can be modified to direct immune responses elicited following vaccination (9).

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