Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)—Antigen Interactions in Vaccine Development
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 12 November 2024 | Viewed by 110
Special Issue Editor
Interests: human leukocyte antigen; vaccines against pathogens; vaccines against SARS-CoV-2; vaccines against cancer; human herpes and other viruses; cancer neoantigens
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Vaccines are used to prevent illnesses caused by pathogens. Vaccines contain antigens of pathogens that induce the host to produce antibodies against them. The success of vaccines in prevention or therapy depends on the ability of the host to make antibodies against the vaccine antigen(s). In turn, this depends on host immunogenetics, i.e., the availability of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles that can form a complex with the antigen (or its fragments) to engage CD4+ T lymphocytes and then B cells for antibody formation. Thus, this antigen–HLA interaction is critical for the production of antibodies and success of the vaccine. This Special Issue centers on this association between vaccine antigens and HLA molecules that initiate antibody production. This journal welcomes original research articles and reviews on research areas focusing on antigen–HLA interactions in vaccine development and vaccine effectiveness. Research or review articles on the role of HLA in antigen presentation, antibody production, and vaccine effectiveness are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Apostolos P. Georgopoulos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vaccine
- antigen
- antibody
- adjuvant
- HLA
- binding affinity
- lymphocytes
- antigen presenting cells
