2022
Babesia duncani as a Model Organism to Study the Development, Virulence, and Drug Susceptibility of Intraerythrocytic Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo
Pal AC, Renard I, Singh P, Vydyam P, Chiu JE, Pou S, Winter RW, Dodean R, Frueh L, Nilsen AC, Riscoe MK, Doggett JS, Mamoun C. Babesia duncani as a Model Organism to Study the Development, Virulence, and Drug Susceptibility of Intraerythrocytic Parasites In Vitro and In Vivo. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 226: 1267-1275. PMID: 35512141, PMCID: PMC10233494, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLethal infectionC3H/HeJ miceMalaria-like illnessB. duncaniMouse genetic backgroundSurvival outcomesHeJ miceSevere diseaseBabesia duncaniMouse modelDifferent mouse genetic backgroundsDrug susceptibilityBabesia microtiHuman babesiosisIntraerythrocytic parasitesUnique pathogenParasite loadMiceSpecies of BabesiaApicomplexa phylumInfectionBabesia parasitesFree merozoitesHuman erythrocytesGenetic background
2018
A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections
Chattopadhyay A, Aguilar PV, Bopp NE, Yarovinsky TO, Weaver SC, Rose JK. A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections. Vaccine 2018, 36: 3894-3900. PMID: 29807712, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusZika virusA129 miceVesicular stomatitis virusChimeric vesicular stomatitis virusZika virus infectionWild-type miceSingle-dose vaccineRecombinant virus vaccineCo-circulating virusesLicensed vaccineSingle vaccinationZIKV infectionAntibody responsePandemic proportionsVirus vaccineVirus infectionAnimal modelsExperimental vaccinesVaccineMiceInfectionInvasive mosquito vectorsVSV glycoproteinVirus
2016
Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based dengue-2 vaccine candidate induces humoral response and protects mice against lethal infection
Lauretti F, Chattopadhyay A, de Oliveira França RF, Castro-Jorge L, Rose J, da Fonseca BA. Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based dengue-2 vaccine candidate induces humoral response and protects mice against lethal infection. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2016, 12: 2327-2333. PMID: 27185081, PMCID: PMC5027729, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1183857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine candidatesBALB/c miceImportant arbovirus diseaseCellular immune responsesDENV-2 infectionDengue-2 virusDENV vaccineHemorrhagic casesVSV virusesSubcutaneous routeHumoral responseC miceClinical trialsLethal infectionImmune responseDENV-2Vaccine vectorControl groupVirus expressionVaccineE expressionMiceFirst inoculationLethal dosesChallenge experiments
2008
Single-dose, virus-vectored vaccine protection against Yersinia pestis challenge: CD4+ cells are required at the time of challenge for optimal protection
Chattopadhyay A, Park S, Delmas G, Suresh R, Senina S, Perlin DS, Rose JK. Single-dose, virus-vectored vaccine protection against Yersinia pestis challenge: CD4+ cells are required at the time of challenge for optimal protection. Vaccine 2008, 26: 6329-6337. PMID: 18832004, PMCID: PMC2628553, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.09.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime of challengeVesicular stomatitis virusVaccine protectionAnti-LcrV antibodySingle-dose protectionDepletion of CD4Recombinant vesicular stomatitis virusYersinia pestis challengeCellular immunityAntibody titersSingle doseIgG1 isotypePlague vaccineLcrV proteinOptimal protectionPlague challengeCD4Stomatitis virusCellsCD8IgG2aVaccineMiceDoseTiters