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ArticleClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2012

Live oral typhoid vaccine Ty21a induces cross-reactive humoral immune responses against Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A and S. Paratyphi B in humans.

Rezwanul Wahid, Raphael Simon, Shah J Zafar, Myron M Levine, Marcelo B Sztein

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Article in Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Paratyphoid Fever A: Infection and Prevention.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rezwanul WahidDepartment of Pediatrics, Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Raphael Simon
Shah J Zafar
Myron M Levine
Marcelo B Sztein
University of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Vaccine strategy for broad spectrum protection agains non-typhoidal salmonellU54AI057168 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI WHITE, JUDITH M. · 2003 to 2013
$91.5M
Wild-type S. typhi Infection in Humans: Integrated Immunoprotective MechanismsU19AI082655 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI SZTEIN, MARCELO B. · 2009 to 2018
$27.8M
IMMUNE MECHANISMS OF PROTECTION IN S TYPHI VACCINESR01AI036525 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Marcelo B. Sztein · 1994 to 2026
$12.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI036525NIAID NIH HHS R01-AI036525NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI082655NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI057168NIAID NIH HHS U54-AI057168
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A infection has emerged as an important public health problem. Recognizing that in randomized controlled field trials oral immunization with attenuated S. enterica serovar Typhi live vaccine Ty21a conferred significant cross-protection against S. Paratyphi B but not S. Paratyphi A disease, we undertook a clinical study to ascertain whether humoral immune responses could explain the field trial results. Ty21a immunization of adult residents of Maryland elicited predominantly IgA antibody-secreting cells (ASC) that recognize S. Typhi lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Cross-reactivity to S. Paratyphi A LPS was significantly lower than that to S. Paratyphi B LPS. ASC producing IgG and IgA that bind LPS from each of these Salmonella serovars expressed CD27 and integrin α4β7 (gut homing), with a significant proportion coexpressing CD62L (secondary lymphoid tissue homing). No significant differences were observed in serum antibody against LPS of the different serovars. Levels of IgA B memory (B(M)) cells to S. Typhi LPS were significantly higher than those against S. Paratyphi A or B LPS, with no differences observed between S. Paratyphi A and B. The response of IgA B(M) to outer membrane proteins (OMP) from S. Typhi was significantly stronger than that to OMP of S. Paratyphi A but similar to that to OMP of S. Paratyphi B. The percentages of IgG or IgA B(M) responders to LPS or OMP from these Salmonella strains were similar. Whereas cross-reactive humoral immune responses to S. Paratyphi A or B antigens are demonstrable following Ty21a immunization, they cannot explain the efficacy data gleaned from controlled field trials.

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Cross ReactionsAdministration, OralAdultAntibodies, BacterialCross ProtectionFemaleHuman ExperimentationHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GLipopolysaccharidesMaleMarylandMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSalmonella paratyphi AAntibodies, BacterialImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GLipopolysaccharidesTyphoid-Paratyphoid VaccinesVaccines, Attenuated

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PMID22492745
PMCPMC3370435
OpenAlexW2125230043

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