Evidence map›Paper›PMID 15767454›Full record

ArticleJournal of virology2005

Modulation of protective immunity, eosinophilia, and cytokine responses by selective mutagenesis of a recombinant G protein vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus.

Yan Huang, Robert Anderson

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Article in Journal of virology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yan HuangDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H7, Canada.
Robert Anderson
Dalhousie University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using an Escherichia coli-grown plasmid vector encoding a fragment of thioredoxin (Trx) fused to a central region (amino acids 128 to 229) of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (Long strain) G protein, we employed site-directed mutagenesis to investigate the importance of selected amino acids to vaccine efficacy. Mice were immunized with a total of 10 wild-type or mutant Trx-G proteins and challenged intranasally with RSV. Striking differences in the induction of RSV G-protein-specific antibodies, protection against RSV challenge, cytokine RNA responses, and induction of RSV-associated eosinophilic inflammation were observed among the mutant proteins examined. Taken together, the results identify a critical role for specific amino acids in the induction of protective immunity and priming for eosinophilia against RSV.

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EosinophiliaAdjuvants, ImmunologicAlum CompoundsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCytokinesLungMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, SyntheticViral ProteinsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAlum Compoundsaluminum sulfateAntibodies, ViralCytokinesRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, SyntheticViral Proteins

Identifiers

PMID15767454
PMCPMC1061523
OpenAlexW2107127801

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