Vaccination with Phage-Displayed Antigenic Epitope

Methods Mol Biol. 2017:1625:225-235. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7104-6_15.

Abstract

Phage-displayed antigenic epitope is able to induce both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, which could be used as an delivery system to design vaccines without compromising safety and tolerability. Here, we describe the vaccination with phage-displayed antigenic epitope (M13 phage-displayed SLAQVKYTSASSI) against Candida albicans infection in BALB/c mice by this method.

Keywords: Epitope; Phage display; Vaccine.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Fungal / immunology
  • Candida albicans / immunology
  • Candidiasis / immunology
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Candidiasis / mortality
  • Cell Surface Display Techniques*
  • Epitopes / administration & dosage
  • Epitopes / chemistry
  • Epitopes / immunology*
  • Female
  • Immunization*
  • Mice
  • Peptide Library*

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Antibodies, Fungal
  • Epitopes
  • Peptide Library