CpG DNA as a vaccine adjuvant.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dendritic cells (DCs) regulate mucosal T-cell immunity and encounter several distinct bacteria of the gut flora, including lactobacilli. Gram-positive lactobacilli have been suggested to play an important role in exerting adjuvanticity effects on innate immune cells at mucosal sites. AIMS & METHODS:In the p...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Mohamadzadeh M,Klaenhammer TR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza vaccines remain the primary public health tool in reducing the ever-present burden of influenza and its complications. In seeking more immunogenic, more effective and more broadly cross-protective influenza vaccines, the landscape of influenza vaccines is rapidly expanding, both in near-term advances and nex...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Reber A,Katz J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite high 1-dose vaccination coverage, breakthrough varicella infections still occur. Therefore, 2-dose vaccination is recommended to enhance the immune response to the virus. However, the reported incremental vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 2-dose vaccination varies widely among studies. METHODS:To determ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Yin M,Xu X,Liang Y,Ni J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interview by Jenaid Rees, Commissioning Editor Jeffrey Schlom obtained his PhD from Rutgers University (NJ, USA). After obtaining his PhD, he worked at Columbia University (NY, USA) before moving in 1973 to the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (MD, USA). Since then he has served as the Chief of...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Schlom J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To describe the impact following a 1-dose Varicella vaccination schedule introduced in Costa Rica in September 2007. Areas covered: This is a retrospective review using epidemiologic surveillance national databases of varicella cases and hospitalizations, period 2000-2015. We analyzed age-related varicella...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Avila-Aguero ML,Ulloa-Gutierrez R,Camacho-Badilla K,Soriano-Fallas A,Arroba-Tijerino R,Morice-Trejos A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It has been almost fifty years since the Towne strain was used by Plotkin and collaborators as the first vaccine candidate for cytomegalovirus (CMV). While that approach showed partial efficacy, there have been a multitude of challenges to improve on the promise of a CMV vaccine. Efforts have been dichotom...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Diamond DJ,La Rosa C,Chiuppesi F,Contreras H,Dadwal S,Wussow F,Bautista S,Nakamura R,Zaia JA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide vaccines represent a potential strategy for the prevention and treatment of pathogenic diseases, cancers and autoimmune disorders; their low cost, ease of synthesis and inherent safety are all attractive features. However, they have remained largely unsuccessful owing to low immunogenicity, predominantly stemm...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Croft NP,Purcell AW

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the immune system can clearly recognize cancer cells, there is little evidence that it does so to any effective consequence in patients with advanced breast cancer. The possibility of effective control of micrometastatic disease remains but is unproven. The challenge for the clinician is to find ways to enhan...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Cameron DA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjugate vaccines using diphtheria toxoid variant (CRM(197)), diphtheria toxoid and tetanus toxoid (TT) as carrier protein may induce immune interactions (interference or impairment as measured by lower antibody levels, or enhancement [higher antibody levels]) when coadministered with other vaccines. Immune enhanceme...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Borrow R,Dagan R,Zepp F,Hallander H,Poolman J

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many vaccine candidates are highly purified, sometimes monomeric antigens and as a result, not very immunogenic. Antigen delivery systems optimize the presentation of antigens. They also play a major role in solving the problem of there being an increasing number of vaccines but limited opportunities in which to inclu...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Kersten G,Hirschberg H

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neisseria meningitidis causes invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), with the highest incidence observed in infants and young children. Meningococcal serogroups A, B, C, W, X, and Y account for almost all IMD cases worldwide. Available meningococcal vaccines targeting serogroups A, C, W, and Y (MenACWY) inc...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Martinón-Torres F,Serra L,Safadi MAP

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel vaccine platform uses DNA immunization to launch live-attenuated virus vaccines in vivo. This technology has been applied for vaccine development against positive-strand RNA viruses with global public health impact including alphaviruses and flaviviruses. The DNA-launched vaccine represents the recombinant pla...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Pushko P,Lukashevich IS,Weaver SC,Tretyakova I

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of vaccine regimens against viral pathogens hinges on the elicitation of protective responses. Hypervariable pathogens such as HIV avoid neutralization by masking protective epitopes with more immunogenic decoys. The identification of protective, conserved epitopes is crucial for future vaccine candidate d...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Kramer VG,Byrareddy SN

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Notifications of infant deaths, assumed to be related to the introduction of new pentavalent DTwP-Hib-HBV childhood vaccines, caused, during 2008-2010 in few Asian countries, temporary interruptions of the respective vaccination programs. The sudden appearance of fatal cases was due to increased awareness/publicity an...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Herzog C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza inflicts significant global mortality and morbidity that can be combated by effective immunization. However, the protective efficacy of current vaccines is limited by both the significant antigenic diversity of the viral hemagglutinin protein and the capacity for rapid antigenic change. This necessitates glo...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Wheatley AK,Kent SJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapy is a promising means to fight cancer, prompting a steady increase in clinical trials and correlative laboratory studies in this field. As antitumor T cells play central roles in immunity against malignant diseases, most immunotherapeutic protocols aim to induce and/or strengthen their function. Various t...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Robert-Tissot C,Nguyen LT,Ohashi PS,Speiser DE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) on the natural history of otitis media (OM) has been studied recently. In a high-risk population, PCV7 significantly reduced the risk of recurrent, bilateral or multiple tympanic membrane perforation, as well as the risk of chronic suppurative OM at 9...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Nascimento-Carvalho CM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 11th Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, hosted by the National Foundation for Infectious Disease, attracted approximately 450 leaders in the fields of epidemiology, health economics, immunology and vaccinology, making it the largest scientific meeting devoted exclusively to vaccine research and technology. The...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： O'Brien J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Syphilis, caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, continues to be a globally prevalent disease despite remaining susceptible to penicillin treatment. Syphilis vaccine development is a viable preventative approach that will serve to complement public health-oriented syphilis prevent...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Lithgow KV,Cameron CE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is the primary cause of acute myocardial infarction and stroke. It is well established that arterial inflammation in response to accumulation and oxidation of lipoproteins in the vascular wall is the major factor responsible for the development of atherosclerosis. During recent years, it has become app...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Nilsson J,Wigren M,Shah PK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disease-fighting power of vaccines has defeated many pathogens and has been credited with global reduction of mortality and morbidity. However, most vaccine developments focus on the enhancement of effector responses with systemic inflammation and the consequences overlooked. Recent evidence shows that systemic in...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Tang DC,Nguyen HH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue vaccine introduction will likely occur soon. However, little has been published on international dengue vaccine communication and advocacy. More effort at the international level is required to review, unify and strategically disseminate dengue vaccine knowledge to endemic countries' decision makers and potenti...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Carvalho A,Van Roy R,Andrus J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the Global Polio Eradication Initiative progresses toward the eradication of wild polioviruses, national and global health leaders must still actively consider options for managing poliovirus risks, including risks associated with using oral poliovirus vaccine. Oral poliovirus vaccine continues to represent a highl...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Thompson KM,Tebbens RJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An urgent need exists for vaccines to prevent infections caused by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis. These bacteria cause otitis media in children, a clinical problem associated with enormous morbidity and cost. H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis also cause lower respiratory tract infections ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Murphy TF

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The impact of PCV7 and PCV13 on pneumococcal infections in Kuwait is not known. Therefore we evaluated the impact on pneumococcal serotype distribution and penicillin-non-susceptibility in invasive infections in Kuwait. METHODS:Children < 2 y were given PCV7 from Aug 2006 to Jul 2010 (period I), and PCV13 f...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Mokaddas E,Albert MJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses did not provide a summary estimate of the efficacy due to the heterogeneity of the results. We conducted a meta-analysis of pu...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Merle CS,Cunha SS,Rodrigues LC

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of meningococcal disease in Europe since 1945 has shown fluctuations in incidence, serogroup distribution and case-fatality rate. Outbreaks and epidemics driven by the introduction of new virulent strains into Europe have occurred unpredictably. Epidemics associated with serogroups A and B have occurr...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Kriz P,Wieffer H,Holl K,Rosenlund M,Budhia S,Vyse A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant viruses are emerging as an attractive alternative to stable genetic transformation for the expression of foreign proteins in plants. The main advantages of using this strategy are that viral genomes are small and easy to manipulate, infection of plants with modified viruses is simpler and quicker than the regene...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Cañizares MC,Lomonossoff GP,Nicholson L

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newborns and infants are highly susceptible to infectious diseases, resulting in high mortality and morbidity, particularly in resource-poor settings. Many vaccines require several booster doses, resulting in an extensive vaccine schedule, and yet there is still inadequate protection from some of these diseases. This ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Flanagan KL,Burl S,Lohman-Payne BL,Plebanski M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunocompromised hosts are growing in number and include transplant recipients of solid organs or hematopoietic stem cells, people who have HIV, cancer patients on chemotherapy, patients on immunomodulatory treatments for rheumatologic, gastrointestinal or other conditions, as well as those with other immunocompromis...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Kotton CN

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00