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ArticleJournal of virology2007

Increased immunogenicity of a DNA-launched Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus-based replicon DNA vaccine.

Karl Ljungberg, Alan C Whitmore, Meagan E Fluet, Timothy P Moran, Reed S Shabman, Martha L Collier, Annette A Kraus, Joseph M Thompson, David C Montefiori, Clayton Beard and 1 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Karl LjungbergCarolina Vaccine Institute, 9th Floor Burnett-Womack, West Drive, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7292, USA. Karl_Ljungberg@med.unc.edu
Alan C Whitmore
Meagan E Fluet
Timothy P Moran
Reed S Shabman
Martha L Collier
Annette A Kraus
Joseph M Thompson
David C Montefiori
Clayton Beard
Robert E Johnston
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USDuke Medical Center · USGlobal Vaccines (United States) · US

Funding

VRP IMMUNOGENICITY FOR A SECOND GENERATION VACCINEP01AI050246 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JOHNSTON, ROBERT E. · 2001 to 2005
$6.2M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI050246NIAID NIH HHS P01-AI050246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel genetic vaccine that is based on a Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEE) replicon launched from plasmid DNA is described. The plasmid encodes a VEE replicon under the transcriptional control of the cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter (VEE DNA). The VEE DNA consistently expressed 3- to 15-fold more green fluorescent protein in vitro than did a conventional DNA vaccine. Furthermore, transfection with the DNA-launched VEE replicon induced apoptosis and type I interferon production. Inoculation of mice with VEE DNA encoding human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp160 significantly increased humoral responses by several orders of magnitude compared to an equal dose of a conventional DNA vaccine. These increases were also observed at 10- and 100-fold-lower doses of the VEE DNA. Cellular immune responses measured by gamma interferon and interleukin 2 enzyme-linked immunospot assay were significantly higher in mice immunized with the VEE DNA at decreased doses. The immune responses induced by the VEE DNA-encoded antigen, however, were independent of an intact type I interferon signaling pathway. Moreover, the DNA-launched VEE replicon induced an efficient prime to a VEE replicon particle (VRP) boost, increasing humoral and cellular immunity by at least 1 order of magnitude compared to VEE DNA only. Importantly, immunization with VEE DNA, as opposed to VRP, did not induce any anti-VRP neutralizing antibodies. Increased potency of DNA vaccines and reduced vector immunity may ultimately have an impact on the design of vaccination strategies in humans.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, ViralApoptosisCell LineChlorocebus aethiopsEncephalitis Virus, Venezuelan EquineGenetic VectorsHIV-1HIV Envelope Protein gp160HumansImmunizationImmunoglobulin GInterferon Type IInterleukin-2L CellsMiceAntibodies, ViralHIV Envelope Protein gp160Immunoglobulin GInterferon Type IInterleukin-2Vaccines, DNA

Identifiers

PMID17913817
PMCPMC2168848
OpenAlexW2092184722

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