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ArticlePloS one2017

Multi-subunit BCG booster vaccine GamTBvac: Assessment of immunogenicity and protective efficacy in murine and guinea pig TB models.

A P Tkachuk, V A Gushchin, V D Potapov, A V Demidenko, V G Lunin, A L Gintsburg

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03255278 (Evaluation of the Safety and Immunogenicity of the Recombinant Subunit Vaccine "GamTBvac" Against the Tuberculosis. Comparative Placebo-controlled Study With a Two-fold Increase of the Vaccine Dose in Healthy Volunteers Aged 18-49 Years.), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers.

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2 · The registry

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Evaluation of the Safety and Immunogenicity of the Recombinant Subunit Vaccine "GamTBvac" Against the Tuberculosis. Comparative Placebo-controlled Study With a Two-fold Increase of the Vaccine Dose in Healthy Volunteers Aged 18-49 Years.

TypeinterventionalSponsorGamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Health Ministry of the Russian FederationRan2017 to 2017Enrolled60ConditionsTuberculosisArmsSingle GamTBvac vaccination (0.25 dose), Placebo administration, Double GamTBvac vaccination (0.25 dose), Double GamTBvac vaccination (0.5 dose), Double GamTBvac vaccination (1.0 dose)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

A P TkachukTranslational Biomedicine Laboratory, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.
V A GushchinTranslational Biomedicine Laboratory, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9397-3762
V D PotapovState Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Obolensk, Russia.
A V DemidenkoLaboratory of bioactive nanostructures, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.
V G LuninLaboratory of bioactive nanostructures, N.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.
A L GintsburgN.F. Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New innovative vaccines are highly needed to combat the global threat posed by tuberculosis. Efficient components-antigens and adjuvants-are crucial for development of modern recombinant TB vaccines. This study describes a new vaccine (GamTBvac) consisting of two mycobacterial antigen fusions (Ag85A and ESAT6-CFP10)-with dextran-binding domain immobilized on dextran and mixed with an adjuvant consisting of DEAE-dextran core, and with CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (TLR9 agonists). GamTBvac and its components were assessed for immunogenicity and protective efficacy in GamTBvac-prime/boost and BCG-prime/ GamTBvac-boost in murine and guinea pig TB models. Results show that in both infectious models, GamTBvac has a strong immunogenicity and significant protective effect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37Rv under aerosol and intravenous challenges. GamTBvac showed a particularly strong protective effect as a BCG booster vaccine.

Indexed as

BCG VaccineTuberculosis VaccinesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdministration, IntravenousAerosolsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleGuinea PigsImmunizationImmunization, SecondaryImmunogenicity, VaccineLungAdjuvants, ImmunologicAerosolsAntibodies, BacterialBCG VaccineTuberculosis VaccinesVaccines, SubunitVaccines, Synthetic

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PMID28453555
PMCPMC5409163

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