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ArticleNPJ vaccines2023

Antibody enhanced HPLC for serotype-specific quantitation of polysaccharides in pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

James Z Deng, Nathan Kuster, Ashley Drumheller, Mingxiang Lin, Frances Ansbro, Milica Grozdanovic, Rachelle Samuel, Ping Zhuang

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Article in NPJ vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pneumococcal vaccines in China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James Z DengVaccine Analytical Research & Development, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA. james_deng@merck.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6599-7716
Nathan KusterVaccine Analytical Research & Development, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Ashley DrumhellerVaccine Analytical Research & Development, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9833-0483
Mingxiang LinAnalytical External Capabilities, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Frances AnsbroCell-Based Sciences, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Milica GrozdanovicCell-Based Sciences, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Rachelle SamuelCell-Based Sciences, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Ping ZhuangVaccine Analytical Research & Development, Analytical Research & Development, MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial infection remains as one of the major healthcare issues, despite significant scientific and medical progress in this field. Infection by Streptococcus Pneumoniae (S. Pneumoniae) can cause pneumonia and other serious infectious diseases, such as bacteremia, sinusitis and meningitis. The pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides (CPS) that constitute the outermost layer of the bacterial cell are the main immunogens and protect the pathogen from host defense mechanisms. Over 90 pneumococcal CPS serotypes have been identified, among which more than 30 can cause invasive pneumococcal diseases that could lead to morbidity and mortality. Multivalent pneumococcal vaccines have been developed to prevent diseases caused by S. Pneumoniae. These vaccines employ either purified pneumococcal CPSs or protein conjugates of these CPSs to generate antigen-specific immune responses for patient protection. Serotype-specific quantitation of these polysaccharides (Ps) antigen species are required for vaccine clinical dosage, product release and quality control. Herein, we have developed an antibody-enhanced high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay for serotype-specific quantitation of the polysaccharide contents in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs). A fluorescence-labeled multiplex assay format has also been developed. This work laid the foundation for a serotype-specific antigen assay format that could play an important role for future vaccine research and development.

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PMID36690697
PMCPMC9869843
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