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ArticleNature medicine2019

Polyclonal and convergent antibody response to Ebola virus vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV.

Stefanie A Ehrhardt, Matthias Zehner, Verena Krähling, Hadas Cohen-Dvashi, Christoph Kreer, Nadav Elad, Henning Gruell, Meryem S Ercanoglu, Philipp Schommers, Lutz Gieselmann and 8 more

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Article in Nature medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefanie A Ehrhardt *Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Matthias Zehner *Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Verena KrählingInstitute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Hadas Cohen-DvashiDepartment of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Christoph KreerLaboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Nadav EladDepartment of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Henning GruellLaboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Meryem S ErcanogluLaboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Philipp SchommersLaboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Lutz GieselmannLaboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Ralf EggelingMethods in Medical Informatics, Department of Computer Science, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Christine DahlkeDivision of Infectious Diseases, First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Timo WolfDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Nico PfeiferMethods in Medical Informatics, Department of Computer Science, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Marylyn M AddoDivision of Infectious Diseases, First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Ron DiskinDepartment of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Stephan BeckerInstitute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Florian KleinLaboratory of Experimental Immunology, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. florian.klein@uk-koeln.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1376-1792
University of Cologne · DEWeizmann Institute of Science · ILPhilipps University of Marburg · DEUniversität Hamburg · DEGerman Center for Infection Research · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-Zaire Ebola virus (rVSV-ZEBOV) is the most advanced Ebola virus vaccine candidate and is currently being used to combat the outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Here we examine the humoral immune response in a subset of human volunteers enrolled in a phase 1 rVSV-ZEBOV vaccination trial by performing comprehensive single B cell and electron microscopy structure analyses. Four studied vaccinees show polyclonal, yet reproducible and convergent B cell responses with shared sequence characteristics. EBOV-targeting antibodies cross-react with other Ebolavirus species, and detailed epitope mapping revealed overlapping target epitopes with antibodies isolated from EVD survivors. Moreover, in all vaccinees, we detected highly potent EBOV-neutralizing antibodies with activities comparable or superior to the monoclonal antibodies currently used in clinical trials. These include antibodies combining the IGHV3-15/IGLV1-40 immunoglobulin gene segments that were identified in all investigated individuals. Our findings will help to evaluate and direct current and future vaccination strategies and offer opportunities for novel EVD therapies.

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AdultAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationB-LymphocytesEbola VaccinesEbolavirusFemaleHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansImmunity, HumoralMaleMiddle AgedVaccinationVesiculovirusVolunteersAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralEbola Vaccines

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