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ArticleJournal of clinical periodontology2019

Immunization with cell-free-generated vaccine protects from Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced alveolar bone loss.

Nasi Huang, Elyse Shimomura, Gang Yin, Cuong Tran, Aaron Sato, Alex Steiner, Tyler Heibeck, Michelle Tam, Jeffery Fairman, Frank C Gibson

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Article in Journal of clinical periodontology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nasi HuangDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Elyse ShimomuraSutroVax Inc., Foster City, California.
Gang YinSutro BioPharma, South San Francisco, California.
Cuong TranSutro BioPharma, South San Francisco, California.
Aaron SatoSutro BioPharma, South San Francisco, California.
Alex SteinerSutro BioPharma, South San Francisco, California.
Tyler HeibeckSutro BioPharma, South San Francisco, California.
Michelle TamSutro BioPharma, South San Francisco, California.
Jeffery FairmanSutroVax Inc., Foster City, California.
Frank C GibsonDepartment of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.ORCID 0000-0003-1988-1170
Sutro Biopharma (United States) · USInterdisciplinary Dental Education Academy · USBoston University · USUniversity of Florida · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeriodontal diseases (PD) are complex oral inflammatory diseases initiated by keystone bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis. A vaccine for PD is desirable as clinical treatment involves protracted maintenance strategies aimed to retain dentition. Although prior immunization approaches targeting P. gingivalis have reported variable success in limiting facets of disease such as oral bone loss, it remains that a vaccine for this disease may be attainable.

aimTo investigate cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) as a platform to produce vaccinable targets suitable for efficacy testing in a P. gingivalis-induced murine oral bone loss model. MATERIALS AND

methodsRecombinantly generated P. gingivalis minor fimbriae protein (Mfa1), RgpA gingipain hemagglutinin domain 1 (HA1), and RgpA gingipain hemagglutinin domain 2 (HA2) were combined in equivalent doses in adjuvants and injected intramuscularly to immunize mice. Serum levels of protein-specific antibody were measured by ELISA, and oral bone levels were defined by morphometrics.

resultsRecombinantly generated P. gingivalis proteins possessed high fidelity to predicted size and elicited protein-specific IgG following immunization. Importantly, immunization with the vaccine cocktail protected from P. gingivalis elicited oral bone loss.

conclusionThese data verify the utility of the CFPS technology to synthesize proteins that have the capacity to serve as novel vaccines.

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Alveolar Bone LossBacteroidaceae InfectionsAdhesins, BacterialAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBacterial VaccinesCysteine EndopeptidasesImmunizationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPorphyromonas gingivalisAdhesins, BacterialAntibodies, BacterialBacterial VaccinesCysteine Endopeptidasescell-free protein synthesisgingipainimmunizationminor fimbriaeoral bone lossPorphyromonas gingivalis

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PMID30578564
PMCPMC7891626
OpenAlexW2906214699

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