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ArticleScientific reports2016

Novel platform technology for modular mucosal vaccine that protects against streptococcus.

Mehfuz Zaman, Victoria Ozberk, Emma L Langshaw, Virginia McPhun, Jessica L Powell, Zachary N Phillips, Mei Fong Ho, Ainslie Calcutt, Michael R Batzloff, Istvan Toth and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mehfuz ZamanInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Victoria OzberkInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Emma L LangshawInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Virginia McPhunInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Jessica L PowellInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Zachary N PhillipsInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Mei Fong HoInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Ainslie CalcuttInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Michael R BatzloffInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Istvan TothThe University of Queensland, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
Geoffrey R HillQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, QIMR Berghofer Centre for Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development, Brisbane QLD 4029, Australia.
Manisha PandeyInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Michael F GoodInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Griffith University · AUQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The upper respiratory tract (URT) is the major entry site for human pathogens and strategies to activate this network could lead to new vaccines capable of preventing infection with many pathogens. Group A streptococcus (GAS) infections, causing rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease, and invasive disease, are responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. We describe an innovative vaccine strategy to induce mucosal antibodies of significant magnitude against peptide antigens of GAS using a novel biocompatible liposomal platform technology. The approach is to encapsulate free diphtheria toxoid (DT), a standard vaccine antigen, within liposomes as a source of helper T-cell stimulation while lipidated peptide targets for B-cells are separately displayed on the liposome surface. As DT is not physically conjugated to the peptide, it is possible to develop modular epitopic constructs that simultaneously activate IgA-producing B-cells of different and complementary specificity and function that together neutralize distinct virulence factors. An inflammatory cellular immune response is also induced. The immune response provides profound protection against streptococcal infection in the URT. The study describes a new vaccine platform for humoral and cellular immunity applicable to the development of vaccines against multiple mucosal pathogens.

Indexed as

Streptococcus pyogenesAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialCell ProliferationEpitopesImmune SystemInflammationLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMucous MembranePeptidesSpleenAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialEpitopesLiposomesPeptidesStreptococcal VaccinesVirulence Factors

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PMID27976706
PMCPMC5157026
OpenAlexW2564557576

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