Genetically Engineered Vaccines - Proceedings of a Workshop Sponsored by the National Institute of Dental Research Held in Bethesda, Maryland, November 6-8, 1991 (Hardcover)

Introductory Address.- The New Biology and Vaccine Research.- Keynote Presentation.- Mucosal Immunity To Vaccines: Current Concepts for Vaccine Development and Immune Response Analysis.- Session I: Oral Diseases and Host Immune Responses.- Prospects for Human Mucosal Vaccines.- Bacterial Diseases of the Oral Tissues.- Oral Virus Infections: The Potential for Gene Transfer in Treatment and Prevention.- Session II: Update on Vaccines and Vaccine Development.- Bacterial Mucosal Vaccines.- A General Overview of Viral Vaccine Development.- Session III: Vaccines and the Mucosal Immune System.- An Update on the "Jennerian" and Modified "Jennerian" Approach to Vaccination of Infants and Young Children Against Rota Virus Diarrhea.- Induction of Mucosal and Serum Immune Responses to a Specific Antigen of Peridontal Bacteria.- IgA1 Proteases and Host-Parasite Relationships in the Oral Cavity.- Transport of Iga Immune Complexes Across Epithelial Membranes: New Concepts n Mucosal Immunity.- Effect of Mucosal Microenvironment on Immune Response to Viruses.- Session IV: Optimizing Mucosal and Systemic Immune Responses.- Induction of T Helper Cells and Cytokines For Mucosal IgA Responses.- Cytokine Production and T Cell Receptor Expression by Salivary Gland T Cell and Intraepithelial T Lymphocytes for the Regulation of the IgA Response.- Immunological Adjuvants.- Session V: Delivery Systems and Immune Analysis.- M Cell-Mediated Antigen Transport and Monoclonal IgA Antibodies For MucosalImmune Protection.- A Mechanism of Passive Immunization with Monoclonal Antibodies to a 185,000Mr Streptococcal Antigen.- Delivery of Antigens by Recombinant Avirulent Salmonella Strains.- Use of Recombinant BCG as a Vaccine Delivery Vehicle.- Vaccinia Virus Recombinants as Potential Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines.- Liposomes and Conjugate Vaccines for Antigen Delivery and Induction of Mucosal Immune Responses.- Peroral Immunization with a Cholera Toxin-Linked Bacterial Protein Antigen and Synthetic Peptide.- Peptomers as Vaccine Candidates.- Session VI: Target Antigen Selection and Vaccine Development.- Structural and Functional Studies of Herpes Simplex Virus Glycoprotein D.- Molecular, Immunological and Functional Characterization of the Major Surfae Adhesin of Streptococcus Mutans.- Reacitve Antigens of the Periodontopathic Bacterium Actinobacillus Actinmycetemcomitans.- Immunization with Fimbrial Protein and Peptide Protects Against Porphyromonas Gingivalis- Induced Periodontal Tissue Destruction.- Vaccine Development: Progression from Target Antigen to Product.- Session VII: Immunological Correlates of Protection.- Significance of Immune Responses to Oral Antigens in Dental Diseases.- Laboratory Correlates of Protection and Protective Immunity to Bordetella Pertussis.- Future Directions.- Challenges and Opportunities in Vaccine Research.- Summary and Recommendations for Future Research.- Speakers and Moderators.- Author Index.