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ArticleVaccine2014

Immunogenicity of an adenoviral-based Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus vaccine in BALB/c mice.

Eun Kim, Kaori Okada, Tom Kenniston, V Stalin Raj, Mohd M AlHajri, Elmoubasher A B A Farag, Farhoud AlHajri, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Bart L Haagmans, Andrea Gambotto

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Article in Vaccine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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102citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 139 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

10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Eun KimDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
Kaori OkadaDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
Tom KennistonDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
V Stalin RajDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Mohd M AlHajriSupreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
Elmoubasher A B A FaragSupreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar.
Farhoud AlHajriAnimal Resources Department - Ministry of Environment, Doha, Qatar.
Albert D M E OsterhausDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bart L HaagmansDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Andrea GambottoDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA. Electronic address: gambottoa@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USErasmus University Rotterdam · NLSupreme Council Of Health · QA

Funding

VECTOR CORE FACILITYP30CA047904 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Jessie Nedrow · 1988 to 2026
$158.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA047904
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A new type of coronavirus has been identified as the causative agent underlying Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The MERS coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has spread in the Middle East, but cases originating in the Middle East have also occurred in the European Union and the USA. Eight hundred and thirty-seven cases of MERS-CoV infection have been confirmed to date, including 291 deaths. MERS-CoV has infected dromedary camel populations in the Middle East at high rates, representing an immediate source of human infection. The MERS-CoV spike (S) protein, a characteristic structural component of the viral envelope, is considered as a key target of vaccines against coronavirus infection. In an initial attempt to develop a MERS-CoV vaccine to ultimately target dromedary camels, we constructed two recombinant adenoviral vectors encoding the full-length MERS-CoV S protein (Ad5.MERS-S) and the S1 extracellular domain of S protein (Ad5.MERS-S1). BALB/c mice were immunized with both candidate vaccines intramuscularly and boosted three weeks later intranasally. All the vaccinated animals had antibody responses against spike protein, which neutralized MERS-CoV in vitro. These results show that an adenoviral-based vaccine can induce MERS-CoV-specific immune responses in mice and hold promise for the development of a preventive vaccine that targets the animal reservoir, which might be an effective measure to eliminate transmission of MERS-CoV to humans.

Indexed as

AdenoviridaeMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationCamelusCoronavirus InfectionsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoglobulin GMice, Inbred BALB CNeutralization TestsSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral VaccinesAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral VaccinesAdenoviral vaccinesCodon-optimizedMERS-CoV S

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PMID25192975
PMCPMC7115510
OpenAlexW2084953052

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