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ArticleInfection and immunity2021

Development of Combination Vaccine Conferring Optimal Protection against Six Pore-Forming Toxins of Staphylococcus aureus.

QingFeng Zhang, TingTing Jiang, Xinrui Mao, Jae Deog Kim, Dong Ho Ahn, Yunjin Jung, Taeok Bae, Bok Luel Lee

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

QingFeng Zhang *Host Defense Protein Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National Universitygrid.262229.f, Busan, Republic of Korea.
TingTing Jiang *Host Defense Protein Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National Universitygrid.262229.f, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Xinrui MaoHost Defense Protein Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National Universitygrid.262229.f, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Jae Deog KimHost Defense Protein Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National Universitygrid.262229.f, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Dong Ho AhnNew Drug Development Section, Clips Company, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yunjin JungHost Defense Protein Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National Universitygrid.262229.f, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Taeok BaeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest, Gary, Indiana, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0576-2851
Bok Luel LeeHost Defense Protein Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National Universitygrid.262229.f, Busan, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5283-0020
Pusan National University · KRIndiana University Northwest · US

Funding

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Project Management: Improving Submissions and Study Conduct in the Human Subjects Research Prior Approval ProcessUL1TR002529 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI MOE, SHARON M, WIEHE, SARAH ELIZABETH · 2018 to 2022
$27.2M
The mechanism of the beta-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureusR01AI143792 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI BAE, TAEOK · 2020 to 2023
$1.6M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002529NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the Gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, pore-forming toxins (PFTs), such as leukocidins and hemolysins, play prominent roles in staphylococcal pathogenesis by killing host immune cells and red blood cells (RBCs). However, it remains unknown which combination of toxin antigens would induce the broadest protective immune response against those toxins. In this study, by targeting six major staphylococcal PFTs (i.e., gamma-hemolysin AB [HlgAB], gamma-hemolysin CB [HlgCB], leukocidin AB [LukAB], leukocidin ED [LukED], Panton-Valentine leukocidin [LukSF-PV], and alpha-hemolysin [Hla]), we generated 10 recombinant toxins or toxin subunits, 3 toxoids, and their rabbit antibodies. Using the cytolytic assay for RBCs and polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs), we determined the best combination of toxin antibodies conferring the broadest protection against those staphylococcal PFTs. Although anti-HlgA IgG (HlgA-IgG) showed low cross-reactivity to other toxin components, it was essential to protect rabbit and human RBCs and human PMNs. For the protection of rabbit RBCs, Hla

Indexed as

AnimalsBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsCross ReactionsErythrocytesExotoxinsHemolysin ProteinsHumansImmunizationLeukocidinsNeutrophilsRabbitsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusToxoidsVaccines, CombinedBacterial ProteinsBacterial ToxinsExotoxinsHemolysin ProteinsLeukocidinsPanton-Valentine leukocidinToxoidsVaccines, Combinedimmunizationneutralizing antibodiesStaphylococcus aureustoxinsvaccines

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PMID34227839
PMCPMC8445174
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