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ArticleCell & bioscience2015

Natural cutaneous anthrax infection, but not vaccination, induces a CD4(+) T cell response involving diverse cytokines.

Rebecca J Ingram, Stephanie Ascough, Catherine J Reynolds, Gökhan Metan, Mehmet Doganay, Les Baillie, Diane E Williamson, John H Robinson, Bernard Maillere, Rosemary J Boyton and 1 more

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Article in Cell & bioscience, 2015. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Rebecca J IngramCentre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Stephanie AscoughThe Pirbright Institute, Compton, Berkshire UK.
Catherine J ReynoldsDepartment of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN UK.
Gökhan MetanDepartment of Infectious Disease, Erciyes University Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Mehmet DoganayDepartment of Infectious Disease, Erciyes University Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Les BaillieThe School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Diane E WilliamsonDefence Science Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, UK.
John H RobinsonInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Bernard MaillereCEA, iBiTecS, Service d'Ingénierie Moléculaire des Protéines (SIMOPRO), Gif Sur Yvette, France.
Rosemary J BoytonDepartment of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN UK.
Daniel M AltmannDepartment of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 ONN UK.
Hammersmith Hospital · GBErciyes University · TRCardiff University · GBCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · FRDefence Science and Technology Laboratory · GBNewcastle University · GBQueen's University Belfast · GBThe Pirbright Institute · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhilst there have been a number of insights into the subsets of CD4(+) T cells induced by pathogenic Bacillus anthracis infections in animal models, how these findings relate to responses generated in naturally infected and vaccinated humans has yet to be fully established. We describe the cytokine profile produced in response to T cell stimulation with a previously defined immunodominant antigen of anthrax, lethal factor (LF), domain IV, in cohorts of individuals with a history of cutaneous anthrax, compared with vaccinees receiving the U.K. licenced Anthrax Vaccine Precipitated (AVP) vaccine.

findingsWe found that immunity following natural cutaneous infection was significantly different from that seen after vaccination. AVP vaccination was found to result in a polarized IFNγ CD4+ T cell response, while the individuals exposed to B. anthracis by natural infection mounted a broader cytokine response encompassing IFNγ, IL-5, -9, -10, -13, -17, and -22.

conclusionsVaccines seeking to incorporate the robust, long-lasting, CD4 T cell immune responses observed in naturally acquired cutaneous anthrax cases may need to elicit a similarly broad spectrum cellular immune response.

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AnthraxBacillus anthracisCytokineInfectionLethal factorT cellVaccination

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PMID26075052
PMCPMC4464127
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