Cell
Volume 124, Issue 4, 24 February 2006, Pages 849-863
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Translating Innate Immunity into Immunological Memory: Implications for Vaccine Development

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Vaccination is the most effective means of preventing infectious diseases. Despite the success of many vaccines, there is presently little knowledge of the immunological mechanisms that mediate their efficacy. Such information will be critical in the design of future vaccines against old and new infectious diseases. Recent advances in immunology are beginning to provide an intellectual framework with which to address fundamental questions about how the innate immune system shapes adaptive immunity. In this review, we summarize current knowledge about how the innate immune system modulates the quantity and quality of long-term T and B cell memory and protective immune responses to pathogens. In addition, we point out unanswered questions and identify critical challenges, the solution of which, we believe, will greatly facilitate the rational design of novel vaccines against a multitude of emerging infections.

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