Progress towards an HIV vaccine based on recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guérin: failures and challenges.

abstract：:Infections of humans with Bacillus anthracis are an issue with respect to the biothreat both to civilians and military personnel, infections of individuals by infected livestock in endemic regions and, recently, infections of intravenous drug users injecting anthrax-contaminated heroin. Existing vaccination regimens a...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Altmann DM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Herpes zoster (HZ) causes an often severe and painful rash in older people and may be complicated by prolonged pain (postherpetic neuralgia; PHN) and by dissemination in immune-compromised patients. HZ results from reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, often associated with age-rel...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Cunningham AL,Heineman T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With approximately 2.4 billion people at risk, Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection caused by an infectious bite of an Anopheles mosquito continues to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity, mainly in the tropics and subtropics. Measures to control the mosquito vector on a broad scale are expensive and need to...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Walther M

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Bordetella pertussis, responsible for one of the oldest vaccine-preventable diseases in children, has resurged in North America, Europe, Latin America and many countries around the world. Despite new recommended vaccination strategies for adolescents, pregnant women and adults, mortality is still significant in develo...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Ulloa-Gutierrez R,Boza R,Carvajal-Riggioni D,Baltodano A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants offer an attractive alternative for the production and delivery of subunit vaccines. Various antigens have been expressed at sufficiently high levels in plants to render vaccine development practical. An increasing body of evidence demonstrates that these plant-produced antigens can induce immunogenic responses...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Streatfield SJ,Howard JA

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：: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：:Recombinant adenoviruses have emerged as promising viral vectors for CD8(+) T-cell vaccines. Our studies have indicated that unlike most acute infections, the CD8(+) T-cell memory population elicited by recombinant human adenovirus serotype 5 (rHuAd5) displays a dominant effector memory phenotype. Persistent, low-leve...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Bassett JD,Swift SL,Bramson JL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protection against acquisition of fully heterologous, neutralization-resistant SIV was achieved in rhesus monkeys with adenovirus/poxvirus vector-based vaccines. Protection against acquisition of infection required the inclusion of envelope antigens and correlated with the induction of binding antibodies against the E...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Esparza J

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:In recent years, considerable data has been provided to support the role of the immune system in atherosclerosis. These reports came from studies involving knockout murine models of atherosclerosis and human subjects. The notion that inflammatory mechanisms are operable in atherogenesis has fueled a series of studies ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Harats D,George J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigenic changes in influenza virus occur gradually, owing to mutations (antigenic drift), and abruptly, owing to reassortment among subtypes (antigenic shift). Availability of strain-matched vaccines often lags behind these changes, resulting in a shortfall in public health. In animal models, cross-protection by vac...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Epstein SL,Price GE

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A key challenge to HIV vaccine development is the integration of HIV proviral DNA into the host genome upon infection. Therefore, an optimal vaccine should block infection within hours of viral exposure, providing 'sterilizing immunity' at mucosal sites and in blood via potent, broadly reactive antibody to the HIV env...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Malkevitch NV,Robert-Guroff M

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:Lassa virus (LASV) is the most prevalent arenavirus in West Africa and is responsible for several hundred thousand infections and thousands of deaths annually. The sizeable disease burden, numerous imported cases of Lassa fever (LF) and the possibility that LASV can be used as an agent of biological warfare make a str...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Lukashevich IS

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) are a class of pathogen-recognition receptors that are actively investigated in the field of vaccine delivery. Many of their properties have functions linked to the immune system. These receptors are expressed abundantly on antigen-presenting cells and are considered to be the sentinels ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Tang CK,Sheng KC,Apostolopoulos V,Pietersz GA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several new lyssaviruses have emerged in the past decade and it is likely that more remain to be discovered. There are six recognized genotypes of lyssavirus other than the rabies virus (genotype 1). All but one of these has been associated with human cases, with the resulting disease clinically similar to rabies. Rab...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Nel LH

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：: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：: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：INTRODUCTION:The "cloaked" bacterial pathogen that is Chlamydia trachomatis continues to cause sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that adversely affect the health and well-being of children, adolescents and adults globally. The reproductive disease sequelae follow unresolved or untreated chronic or recurrent asympt...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Hafner LM,Timms P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ebola hemorrhagic fever is one of the most fatal viral diseases worldwide affecting humans and nonhuman primates. Although infections only occur frequently in Central Africa, the virus has the potential to spread globally and is classified as a category A pathogen that could be misused as a bioterrorism agent. As of t...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Marzi A,Feldmann H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides containing unmethylated CpG motifs act as immune adjuvants, accelerating and boosting antigen-specific antibody responses by up to 500-fold. CpG motifs promote the production of T-helper 1 and pro-inflammatory cytokines and induce the maturation/activation of professional antigen-presen...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Klinman DM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of cancer vaccines is as a therapeutic strategy to immunize the body against cancer antigens that may not be presented by the cancer itself, due to the marked immunosuppressive effects of the disease, which has been demonstrated in many different tumors. ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Dalgleish AG

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle is highly suspected to be orally transmitted to humans through contaminated food, causing new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. However, no prophylactic procedures against these diseases, such as vaccines, in particular those stimulating mucosal protective immunity, have bee...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Sakaguchi S,Arakawa T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of novel and increasingly safer vaccines frequently utilizes well-characterized antigens, in particular highly purified proteins or synthetic peptides. In spite of some achievements, this approach is frequently impeded by the fact that such antigens are often poor immunogens when administered alone. Th...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Moser C,Metcalfe IC,Viret JF

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pertussis is a highly contagious disease of the respiratory tract which is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis and is most severe in those <1 year of age. A vaccine against pertussis, introduced in the 1950's, led to a significant decrease in incidence of the disease, but recent increases in outbr...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Martinón-Torres F,Heininger U,Thomson A,Wirsing von König CH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00