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ArticleScientific reports2014

A protective role of murine langerin⁺ cells in immune responses to cutaneous vaccination with microneedle patches.

Joanna A Pulit-Penaloza, E Stein Esser, Elena V Vassilieva, Jeong Woo Lee, Misha T Taherbhai, Brian P Pollack, Mark R Prausnitz, Richard W Compans, Ioanna Skountzou

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Article in Scientific reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Extended delivery of vaccines to the skin improves immune responses.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2019
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  10. Noninvasive vaccination against infectious diseases.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2018
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  11. Stable incorporation of GM-CSF into dissolvable microneedle patch improves skin vaccination against influenza.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2018
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  13. Microneedle patches for vaccination in developing countries.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2016
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  18. Intradermal Immunization with Heat-KilledInternational journal of applied & basic medical research
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Joanna A Pulit-PenalozaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322.
E Stein EsserDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322.
Elena V VassilievaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322.
Jeong Woo LeeSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332.
Misha T TaherbhaiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322.
Brian P Pollack1] Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia 30033 [2] Department of Dermatology, Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
Mark R PrausnitzSchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332.
Richard W CompansDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322.
Ioanna SkountzouDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology and Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 30322.
Emory University · USGeorgia Institute of Technology · USAtlanta VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Influenza vaccination using a microneedle patchU01EB012495 · NIBIB · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI PRAUSNITZ, MARK R. · 2010 to 2015
$9.6M
Adjuvants for Skin Immunization: Discovery and MechanismsR01AI111557 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI SKOUNTZOU, IOANNA · 2014 to 2017
$3.2M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI111557NIBIB NIH HHS EB012495NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB012495
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous vaccination with microneedle patches offers several advantages over more frequently used approaches for vaccine delivery, including improved protective immunity. However, the involvement of specific APC subsets and their contribution to the induction of immunity following cutaneous vaccine delivery is not well understood. A better understanding of the functions of individual APC subsets in the skin will allow us to target specific skin cell populations in order to further enhance vaccine efficacy. Here we use a Langerin-EGFP-DTR knock-in mouse model to determine the contribution of langerin(+) subsets of skin APCs in the induction of adaptive immune responses following cutaneous microneedle delivery of influenza vaccine. Depletion of langerin(+) cells prior to vaccination resulted in substantial impairment of both Th1 and Th2 responses, and decreased post-challenge survival rates, in mice vaccinated cutaneously but not in those vaccinated via the intramuscular route or in non-depleted control mice. Our results indicate that langerin(+) cells contribute significantly to the induction of protective immune responses following cutaneous vaccination with a subunit influenza vaccine.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntibodies, ViralAntigens, SurfaceDisease Models, AnimalDogsFemaleGene Knock-In TechniquesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoglobulin GInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesInjections, IntradermalLectins, C-TypeMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsMannose-Binding LectinsAntibodies, ViralAntigens, SurfaceCd207 protein, mouseenhanced green fluorescent proteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoglobulin GInfluenza VaccinesLectins, C-TypeMannose-Binding LectinsVaccines, Subunit

Identifiers

PMID25130187
PMCPMC4135340
OpenAlexW1989284314

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