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Peptide vaccine
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<p>Peptide-based synthetic vaccines (epitope vaccines) are <a href="/facts/Subunit_vaccine/DcaYFjIT">subunit vaccines</a> made from <a href="/facts/Peptide/C4ltc7UG">peptides</a>. The peptides mimic the <a href="/facts/Epitope/PL0oBuGh">epitopes</a> of the <a href="/facts/Antigen/9JlAernG">antigen</a> that triggers direct or potent immune responses. Peptide vaccines can not only induce protection against <a href="/facts/Infection/182XrncP">infectious</a> pathogens and non-infectious diseases but also be utilized as therapeutic <a href="/facts/Cancer_vaccine/I2lNgnHR">cancer vaccines</a>, where peptides from <a href="/facts/Tumor_associated_antigen/o0Kkwe8U">tumor-associated antigens</a> are used to induce an effective anti-tumor <a href="/facts/T-cell_response/vPX39rt1">T-cell response</a>. </p>