ArticleNature communications2024
Phage-specific immunity impairs efficacy of bacteriophage targeting Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus in a murine model.
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- Bacteriophage-Based Therapeutic, Diagnostic, and Biocontrol Platforms: Engineering, Evidence, and Translational Challenges.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Pre-existing antibody and T cell responses to SaCas9, AsCas12a and CasΦ are comparable in naïve individuals.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Chronic suppression of a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in prosthetic joint infection using personalized bacteriophage treatment.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Antibacterial potential of five phages in controlling Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.Virology journal · 2026Article
- Isolation and therapeutic potential of phage vB_EcoM_GXW16 against a drug-resistant avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Immune Responses to Phage Therapy in Humans: A Review.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2026Review
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Abstract
Bacteriophage therapy is a promising approach to address antimicrobial infections though questions remain regarding the impact of the immune response on clinical effectiveness. Here, we develop a mouse model to assess phage treatment using a cocktail of five phages from the Myoviridae and Siphoviridae families that target Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus gut colonization. Phage treatment significantly reduces fecal bacterial loads of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus. We also characterize immune responses elicited following administration of the phage cocktail. While minimal innate responses are observed after phage administration, two rounds of treatment induces phage-specific neutralizing antibodies and accelerate phage clearance from tissues. Interestingly, the myophages in our cocktail induce a more robust neutralizing antibody response than the siphophages. This anti-phage immunity reduces the effectiveness of the phage cocktail in our murine model. Collectively, this study shows phage-specific immune responses may be an important consideration in the development of phage cocktails for therapeutic use.
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