NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND RECOMBINANT VACCINES COMPRISING SEQUENCES ENCODING IMMUNOGENS AND IMMUNOMODULATORS, COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAID NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES, AND USES OF SAID NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES, RECOMBINANT VACCINES, COMPOSITIONS AND IMMUNOGENS AND IMMUNOMODULATORS IN THE PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENTS AND AS MEDICAMENTS
Improved vaccines which include a nucleotide sequence that encodes immunomodulating protein operably linked to regulatory elements are disclosed. The improved vaccines include DNA vaccines, recombinant vaccines for delivering foreign antigen and live attenuated vaccines. Methods of immunizing individuals are disclosed. Compositions for and methods of treating individuals with autoimmune diseases are disclosed.