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ReviewTrends in microbiology2018

Can Broadly Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies Lead to a Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine?

Valerie J Kinchen, Andrea L Cox, Justin R Bailey

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Review in Trends in microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A review of historical landmarks and pioneering technologies for the diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2025
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  5. Bispecific antibodies against the hepatitis C virus E1E2 envelope glycoprotein.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  11. Efficacy and Safety of Direct-Acting Antivirals in Elderly Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: A Nationwide Real-Life, Observational, Multicenter Study from Turkey.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Valerie J KinchenDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Andrea L CoxDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Justin R BaileyDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: jbailey7@jhmi.edu.

Funding

Scientific CoreU19AI088791 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI COX, ANDREA L · 2010 to 2020
$8.2M
Molecular and structural characterization of broadly neutralizing anti-HCV antibodiesR01AI127469 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Justin Richard Bailey · 2017 to 2026
$6.8M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI127469NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI088791
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While licensed vaccines elicit protective antibody responses against a variety of viral infections, an effective vaccine for hepatitis C virus (HCV) has remained elusive. The extraordinary genetic diversity of HCV and the ability of the virus to evade the immune response have hindered vaccine development efforts. However, recent studies have greatly expanded the number of well characterized broadly neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies (bNAbs) against HCV. These bNAbs target relatively conserved HCV epitopes, prevent HCV infection in animal models, and are associated with spontaneous clearance of human HCV infection. In this review, recent high-resolution bNAb epitope mapping and structural analysis of bNAb-epitope complexes that may serve as a guide for vaccine development are discussed along with major obstacles.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntigen-Antibody ComplexDisease Models, AnimalEpitope MappingEpitopesGenetic VariationHaplorhiniHepacivirusHepatitis CHumansMiceViral Hepatitis VaccinesAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntigen-Antibody ComplexEpitopesViral Hepatitis Vaccinesbroadly neutralizing antibodiesHCV vaccinehepatitis C virus

Identifiers

PMID29703495
PMCPMC6421862

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