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Lactococcus lactis as an adjuvant and delivery vehicle of antigens against pneumococcal respiratory infections.

Marcela Medina, Elisa Vintiñi, Julio Villena, Raul Raya, Susana Alvarez

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Review in Bioengineered bugs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marcela MedinaLaboratorio de Bioquímica y Clínica Experimental, Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Tucumán, Argentina. mmedina@cerela.org.ar
Elisa Vintiñi
Julio Villena
Raul Raya
Susana Alvarez
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARNational University of Tucumán · AR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most studies of Lactococcus lactis as delivery vehicles of pneumococcal antigens are focused on the effectiveness of mucosal recombinant vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae in animal models. At present, there are three types of pneumococcal vaccines: capsular polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines (PPV), protein-polysaccharide conjugate pneumococcal vaccines (PCV) and protein-based pneumococcal vaccines (PBPV). Only PPV and PCV have been licensed. These vaccines, however, do not represent a definitive solution. Novel, safe and inexpensive vaccines are necessary, especially in developing countries. Probiotic microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are an interesting alternative for their use as vehicles in pneumococcal vaccines due to their GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status. Thus, the adjuvanticity of Lactococcus lactis by itself represents added value over the use of other bacteria, a question dealt with in this review. In addition, the expression of different pneumococcal antigens as well as the use of oral and nasal mucosal routes of administration of lactococcal vaccines is considered. The advantages of nasal live vaccines are evident; nonetheless, oral vaccines can be a good alternative when the adequate dose is used. Another point addressed here is the use of live versus inactivated vaccines. In this sense, few researchers have focused on inactivated strains to be used as vaccines against pneumoccoccus. The immunogenicity of live vaccines is better than the one afforded by inactivated ones; however, the probiotic-inactivated vaccine combination has improved this matter considerably. The progress made so far in the protective immune response induced by recombinant vaccines, the successful trials in animal models and the safety considerations of their application in humans suggest that the use of recombinant vaccines represents a good short-term option in the control of pneumococcal diseases.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, BacterialGenetic VectorsHumansLactococcus lactisPneumococcal InfectionsPneumococcal VaccinesRespiratory Tract InfectionsStreptococcus pneumoniaeAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, BacterialPneumococcal VaccinesLactococcus lactisrecombinant vaccineStreptococcus pneumoniae

Identifiers

PMID21326831
PMCPMC3037581
OpenAlexW2043888824

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