title: Mucosal immunity and vaccines.
abstract: There is currently great interest in developing mucosal vaccines against a variety of microbial pathogens. Mucosally induced tolerance also seems to be a promising form of immunomodulation for treating certain autoimmune diseases and allergies. Here we review the properties of the mucosal immune system and discuss advances in the development of mucosal vaccines for protection against infections and for treatment of various inflammatory disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Göteborg University Vaccine Research Institute, Göteborg University, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. jan.holmgren@microbio.gu.se
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holmgren
authors.forename: Cecil
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Czerkinsky
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000628:therapy; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000276:immunology; D014612:Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D014612:Vaccines