Rm. Khaitov, MOLECULAR-BASES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL IMMUNOGENS AND VACCINES BASED ON SYNTHETIC POLYIONS, Allergy proceedings, 16(5), 1995, pp. 255-260
The molecular and cellular mechanisms of action of synthetic polyions
on immunogenesis are reviewed. The results of studies of principal pro
perties of polyionic immunostimulators and of the cell responses to th
e action of these stimulants have been used to construct artificial an
tigen-polyion complexes with enhanced immunogenic properties. The immu
nizing properties of such macromolecular complexes, constructed with t
he use of bacterial or viral antigens, are analyzed.