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PrP(Sc)-specific antibodies do not induce prion disease or misfolding of PrP(C) in highly susceptible Tga20 mice.

Pekka Määttänen, Ryan Taschuk, Li Ross, Kristen Marciniuk, Lisa Bertram, Andrew Potter, Neil R Cashman, Scott Napper

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Article in Prion. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Vaccines for prion diseases: a realistic goal?Cell and tissue research · 2023
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  4. Prion diseases: immunotargets and therapy.ImmunoTargets and therapy · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Pekka MäättänenVIDO-InterVac; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK CA.
Ryan TaschukVIDO-InterVac; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK CA; School of Public Health; University of Saskatchewan; SK CA.
Li RossBrain Research Center; University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC CA.
Kristen MarciniukVIDO-InterVac; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK CA; Department of Biochemistry; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK CA.
Lisa BertramBrain Research Center; University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC CA.
Andrew PotterVIDO-InterVac; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK CA.
Neil R CashmanBrain Research Center; University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC CA.
Scott NapperVIDO-InterVac; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK CA; School of Public Health; University of Saskatchewan; SK CA; Department of Biochemistry; University of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, SK CA.
University of Saskatchewan · CABrain (Germany) · DEUniversity of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Saint Katherine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are fatal neurodegenerative disorders caused by misfolding of a cellular protein PrP(C) into an infectious conformation PrP(Sc). Previously our group demonstrated induction of PrP(Sc)-specific antibodies with a SN6b vaccine that targets regions of the protein that are exposed upon misfolding. There are concerns that these antibodies could function as templates to promote misfolding and cause disease. To evaluate the consequences of prolonged exposure to PrP(Sc)-specific antibodies in a prion sensitized animal, tga20 mice were vaccinated with the SN6b vaccine. No clinical signs of disease were detected up to 255 d post-vaccination, and postmortem assay of brains and spleens revealed no proteinase-K resistant PrP. These results suggest that vaccinating against TSEs with the SN6b antigen is safe from the standpoint of prion disease induction.

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AnimalsAntibodiesEndopeptidase KFemaleMaleMicePrion DiseasesProtein FoldingPrPC ProteinsPrPSc ProteinsScrapieVaccinationVaccinesAntibodiesEndopeptidase KPrPC ProteinsPrPSc ProteinsVaccinesdisease specific epitopeimmunotherapymisfoldingprionsafetyvaccine

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PMID24105298
PMCPMC4134347
OpenAlexW2056662528

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