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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Peptide MegaPools Approach to Evaluate the Dengue-Specific CD4 and CD8 T-Cell Response.

Marta Tiberi, Linda Petrone, Andrea Salmi, Valentina Vanini, Gilda Cuzzi, Alessandra D'Abramo, Patrizia De Marco, Alba Grifoni, Daniela Weiskopf, Alessandro Sette and 2 more

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12 authors.

Marta TiberiTranslational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5287-424X
Linda PetroneTranslational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2593-3478
Andrea SalmiTranslational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.
Valentina VaniniTranslational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8476-964X
Gilda CuzziTranslational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.
Alessandra D'AbramoClinical Disease Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5160-9743
Patrizia De MarcoClinical Disease Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-7061-0472
Alba GrifoniCenter for Vaccine Innovation, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2209-5966
Daniela WeiskopfCenter for Vaccine Innovation, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2968-7371
Alessandro SetteCenter for Vaccine Innovation, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7013-2250
Emanuele NicastriClinical Disease Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5606-8712
Delia GolettiTranslational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani"-IRCCS, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8360-4376

Funding

T Cell Responses Following DENV Natural Infections and Live-Attenuated Dengue Virus VaccinationP01AI106695 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Daniela Weiskopf · 2015 to 2026
$34.1M
Ministero della Salute Ricerca Corrente Linea 1NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI106695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBeing central players in the adaptive immunity, the study of T-cell responses is crucial in both natural infections and vaccine-induced immunity. In this study, we assessed the antigen-specific T-cell responses to dengue virus (DENV) to identify the most immunogenic antigen for evaluating dengue-specific T-cell responses.

methodsPatients with dengue disease and subjects vaccinated with the QDENGA (TAK-003) vaccine (before and three months after vaccination) were enrolled. The T-cell-specific response was measured by ELISPOT and Activation Induced Markers (AIM) assay following PBMC stimulation either with DENV1-4 CD4 and CD8 MegaPools (MP) or serotype-specific DENV peptide pools at different concentrations.

resultsWe found that both DENV1-4 CD4 MP (at 1 µg/mL) and CD8 MP (at 5 µg/mL), which encompass all four DENV serotypes, elicited specific T-cell responses in patients with dengue infection independent of the infecting serotype. In contrast, selected serotype-specific DENV peptide pools have a lower ability to induce a measurable T-cell response. Moreover, DENV1-4 CD4 and CD8 MPs, at the highest concentrations, are suitable candidates to evaluate the dengue-specific T-cell response in vaccinated subjects.

conclusionsThese findings support the use of the MP approach to investigate dengue-specific T-cell response to monitor the response during the infection and after vaccine administration.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesDengueDengue VirusPeptidesAdultAntigens, ViralDengue VaccinesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedVaccinationAntigens, ViralDengue VaccinesPeptidesCD4 and CD8 T cell responsecross-reactive memory responsedenguedengue diseasedengue vaccinationQDENGA vaccineT cell response

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PMID41598989
PMCPMC12845116

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