Public health impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine infant immunization programs: assessment of invasive pneumococcal disease burden and serotype distribution.

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：: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：:The WHO has recently recommended the inclusion of rotavirus vaccine in the national immunization programs of all countries. In countries in the Americas, Europe and Australia that have adopted routine childhood immunization against rotavirus, significant reductions in the burden of severe childhood diarrhea have been ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Tate JE,Patel MM,Steele AD,Gentsch JR,Payne DC,Cortese MM,Nakagomi O,Cunliffe NA,Jiang B,Neuzil KM,de Oliveira LH,Glass RI,Parashar UD

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through the continuous efforts of several generations, China has become one of the few countries in the world that is capable of independently addressing all the requirements by the Expanded Program on Immunization. Regulatory science is applied to continuously improve the vaccine regulatory system. Passing the prequa...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Xu M,Liang Z,Xu Y,Wang J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex antigen structures currently represent the most-studied approach for prophylactic as well as therapeutic vaccines. Different types of complex vaccines, including virus-like particles and virosomes, have been developed depending on the nature of the viral pathogen they are trying to replicate (enveloped vs nake...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Buonaguro FM,Tornesello ML,Buonaguro L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review deals with specific immunotherapy performed with pollen vaccines. Pollen allergens, the immunological mechanism of allergic inflammation and the mechanisms behind successful specific immunotherapy treatment of seasonal pollen allergy shall be discussed. The different approaches to develop improved regimes ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Movérare R

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buruli disease, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is an emerging infectious disease in tropical areas, particularly West Africa, which can cause deep necrotizing skin lesions, called Buruli ulcer. Buruli disease affects all age groups but about 50% of the cases are diagnosed in children. There is no evidence that Buru...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Huygen K

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally believed that the role of CD4(+) T cells is to coordinate the different arms of the adaptive immune system to shape an effective response against a pathogen and regulate nonessential or deleterious activities. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that effector CD4(+) T cells can directly displa...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Soghoian DZ,Streeck H

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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 mass vaccination of the entire population of an endemic area would be the most cost-effective tool to diminish Leishmania burden, an effective vaccine is not yet commercially available. Practically, vaccines have failed to achieve the required level of protection, possibly owing to the lack of an appropriate ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Doroud D,Rafati S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal vaccine efficacy requires not only a protective antigen, but also a strong immune activator as an adjuvant. Most viral vaccines, such as influenza vaccines and nonviral genetic vaccines (e.g., DNA vaccines), contain nucleic acids, which appear to act as essential 'built-in' adjuvants. Specific receptors, inclu...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Koyama S,Coban C,Aoshi T,Horii T,Akira S,Ishii KJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：: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：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：:Introduction: For over 40 years, ebolaviruses have been responsible for sporadic outbreaks of severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates across western and central Africa. In December 2013, an unprecedented Ebola virus (EBOV) epidemic began in West Africa and resulted in the largest outbr...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： O'Donnell K,Marzi A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of advanced prostate cancer, specifically metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), remains a therapeutic challenge. Sipuleucel-T (Provenge; APC8015) was approved by the FDA in 2010 for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic mCRPC patients, and it remains the only FDA-approv...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Wei XX,Fong L,Small EJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 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

abstract：:Dengue virus is the most significant arboviral pathogen worldwide with nearly 400 million infections annually and half the global population at risk of disease. Despite this tremendous public health burden, there are no licensed treatments or vaccines to prevent dengue in humans. Results from clinical trials of leadin...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Widman DG,Baric RS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although much progress has been made in the last decade(s) toward development of effective cancer vaccines, there are still important obstacles to therapeutic successes. New generations of cancer vaccines will benefit from a combination adjuvant approach that targets multiple branches of the immune respons...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Bowen WS,Svrivastava AK,Batra L,Barsoumian H,Shirwan H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of meningococcal disease in developed countries. There is currently no vaccine offering wide-ranging protection. Development of a serogroup B polysaccharide-based vaccine has been hindered by potential risks of autoantibodies that cross-react with glycosylated ho...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Bai X,Borrow R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several live-attenuated Shigella vaccines, with well-defined mutations in specific genes, have shown great promise in eliciting significant immune responses when given orally to volunteers. These responses have been measured by evaluating antibody-secreting cells, serum antibody levels and fecal immunoglobulin A to ba...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Venkatesan MM,Ranallo RT

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer immunotherapy has recently emerged as an important treatment modality. FDA approval of provenge, ipilimumab and pembrolizumab has started to deliver on the long awaited promise of cancer immunotherapy. Many new modalities of immunotherapies targeting cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) responses, such as adoptive ce...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Sharma RK,Chheda ZS,Jala VR,Haribabu B

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The available vaccines against human papillomavirus have some limitations such as low coverage due to their high cost, reduced immune coverage and the lack of therapeutic effects. Recombinant vaccines produced in plants (genetically engineered using stable or transient expression systems) offer the possibility to obta...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Rosales-Mendoza S,Govea-Alonso DO

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging process in humans is associated with a decrease in immune function (immunosenescence) and an increase in comorbid disorders. When combined with environmental factors this can lead to an increased risk and severity of infectious diseases. Diseases in older adults (>/=70 years) tend to be more severe and have ...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Maggi S

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Adjuvants are essential components of most clinically used vaccines. This is because the majority of nonliving vaccines are relatively poor inducers of adaptive immunity unless effective adjuvants are co-administered. Aluminum salts (alum) have been used as adjuvants with great success for almost a century and have be...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Schijns VE,Lavelle EC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global burden of disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae remains high. The licensed 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (7vCRM, Prevenar/Prevnar) has successfully reduced invasive disease in the USA, but serotype coverage is incomplete and some evidence suggests that serotype replacement has occurred. Recently...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Prymula R,Schuerman L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic prospects of particulates are increasingly recognized for vaccination purposes. Compared with biologic particulates, such as live or attenuated bacterial vectors and viral vectors, synthetic particulates may be expected to ease the hurdles of quality assurance and validation in vaccine development and prod...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Thiele L,Merkle HP,Walter E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humanitarian aid workers regularly encounter the challenge of setting up functioning surveillance systems immediately after a disaster. Detecting potential outbreaks of diseases, such as cholera, that might arise from disturbed living conditions, displacement and lack of clean water and sanitation is, therefore, extre...

journal_title：Expert review of vaccines

authors： Chaignat CL,Monti V,Soepardi J,Petersen G,Sorensen E,Narain J,Kieny MP

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00