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Trial reportMedical science monitor basic research2013

Preclinical study and phase I clinical safety evaluation of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESAT6 protein.

Wei-Xin Du, Bao-Wen Chen, Jin-Biao Lu, Meng-Qiu Gao, Xiao-Bing Shen, Lei Yang, Cheng Su, Guo-Zhi Wang, Qing-feng Sun, Miao Xu

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Medical science monitor basic research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Efficacy and safety of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESAT-6 protein for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a phase II trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2013
    Trial
  3. A Systematic Review on the Safety ofOpen forum infectious diseases · 2023
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Xin DuNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, PR China.
Bao-Wen Chen
Jin-Biao Lu
Meng-Qiu Gao
Xiao-Bing Shen
Lei Yang
Cheng Su
Guo-Zhi Wang
Qing-feng Sun
Miao Xu
National Institutes for Food and Drug Control · CNCapital Medical University · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the ability of rESAT6 to identify different mycobacteria-sensitized guinea pigs and its safety in preclinical and phase I clinical study. MATERIAL AND

methodsGuinea pigs were sensitized with different Mycobacteria. After sensitization, all animals were intradermally injected with rESAT6 and either PPD or PPD-B. At 24 h after the injection, the erythema of the injection sites were measured using a double-blind method. For the preclinical safety study, different doses of rESAT6 and BSA were given 3 times intramuscularly to guinea pigs. On day 14 after the final immunization, the guinea pigs were intravenously injected with the same reagents in the hind legs and the allergic reactions were observed. A single-center, randomized, open phase I clinical trial was employed. The skin test was conducted in 32 healthy volunteers aged 19-65 years with 0.1 µg, 0.5 µg, and 1 µg rESAT6. Physical examination and laboratory tests were performed before and after the skin test and adverse reactions were monitored. The volunteers' local and systemic adverse reactions and adverse events were recorded for 7 days.

resultsPositive PPD or PPD-B skin tests were observed in all Mycobacteria-sensitized guinea pigs; the diameters of erythema were all >10 mm. The rESAT6 protein induced a positive skin test result in the guinea pigs sensitized with MTB, M. bovis, M. africanum and M. kansasii; the diameters of erythema were 14.7±2.0, 9.3±3.8, 18.7±2.4, and 14.8±4.2 mm, respectively. A negative skin test result was detected in BCG-vaccinated and other NTM-sensitized guinea pigs. The rESAT6 caused no allergic symptoms, but many allergic reactions, such as cough, dyspnea, and even death, were observed in the guinea pigs who were administered BSA. During the phase I clinical trial, no adverse reactions were found in the 0.1 µg rESAT6 group, but in the 0.5 µg rESAT6 group 2 volunteers reported pain and 1 reported itching, and in the 1 µg rESAT6 group there was 1 case of pain, 1 case of itching, and 1 case of blister. No other local or systemic adverse reactions or events were reported.

conclusionsThe rESAT6 can differentiate effectively among MTB infection, BCG vaccination, and NTM infection and is safe in healthy volunteers.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAnimalsAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleGuinea PigsHumansImmunizationMaleMiddle AgedRecombinant ProteinsTuberculinTuberculin TestAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsESAT-6 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosisRecombinant ProteinsTuberculin

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PMID23676766
PMCPMC3659126
OpenAlexW2022922655

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