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Next-generation malarial vaccines

A vaccine platform developed from a synthetic polymeric glyco-adjuvant and reversibly conjugated to an antigen was shown to target dendritic cells leading to cellular and humoral immune response against malaria.

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Fig. 1: Dendritic cell-targeting vaccine platform capable of stimulating cellular and humoral immunity.

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van Kooyk, Y. Next-generation malarial vaccines. Nature Mater 18, 94–96 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0267-2

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