2021
A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice
Mao T, Israelow B, Lucas C, Vogels CBF, Gomez-Calvo ML, Fedorova O, Breban MI, Menasche BL, Dong H, Linehan M, Alpert T, Anderson F, Earnest R, Fauver J, Kalinich C, Munyenyembe K, Ott I, Petrone M, Rothman J, Watkins A, Wilen C, Landry M, Grubaugh N, Pyle A, Iwasaki A. A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 219: e20211818. PMID: 34757384, PMCID: PMC8590200, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20211818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentDisease Models, AnimalImmunity, InnateInterferon Type IMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRNASARS-CoV-2ConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionChronic SARS-CoV-2 infectionVariants of concernLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-infection therapyLower respiratory tractPost-exposure treatmentType I interferonSARS-CoV-2Effective medical countermeasuresAdaptive immune systemBroad-spectrum antiviralsContext of infectionSingle doseRespiratory tractViral controlImmunodeficient miceSevere diseaseMouse modelI interferonViral infectionImmune systemInnate immunityDisease preventionConsiderable efficacy
2016
Dendritic cells primed with a chimeric plasmid containing HIV‐1‐gag associated with lysosomal‐associated protein‐1 (LAMP/gag) is a potential therapeutic vaccine against HIV
Lucas C, Matassoli F, Peçanha L, Santillo B, da Silva Oliveira L, Oshiro T, Marques E, Oxenius A, de Arruda L. Dendritic cells primed with a chimeric plasmid containing HIV‐1‐gag associated with lysosomal‐associated protein‐1 (LAMP/gag) is a potential therapeutic vaccine against HIV. The FASEB Journal 2016, 30: 2970-2984. PMID: 27199296, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201500059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesPotential therapeutic vaccineDendritic cellsTherapeutic vaccinesT cellsImmune responseHIV-specific cellular immune responsesGreater T cell responsesPotential of DCUpregulation of CD38Human dendritic cellsCellular immune responsesProtein 1Immunization of miceMouse dendritic cellsTNF-α productionHIV infectionAntibody levelsHLA-DRVaccine efficacyDNA vaccineT lymphocytesGranzyme BImmune functionVaccine vehicle
2015
Genomic Analysis, Phenotype, and Virulence of the Historical Brazilian Smallpox Vaccine Strain IOC: Implications for the Origins and Evolutionary Relationships of Vaccinia Virus
Medaglia M, Moussatché N, Nitsche A, Dabrowski P, Li Y, Damon I, Lucas C, Arruda L, Damaso C. Genomic Analysis, Phenotype, and Virulence of the Historical Brazilian Smallpox Vaccine Strain IOC: Implications for the Origins and Evolutionary Relationships of Vaccinia Virus. Journal Of Virology 2015, 89: 11909-11925. PMID: 26378174, PMCID: PMC4645304, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01833-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBase SequenceBayes TheoremBiological EvolutionBrazilCell LineComet AssayEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunoglobulin GMiceMice, Inbred BALB CModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenySequence Analysis, DNASmallpoxSpecies SpecificityVaccinia virusViral VaccinesVirulenceVirulence FactorsConceptsFirst-generation vaccinesSmallpox vaccineSecond-generation smallpox vaccineVaccine strainNew-generation smallpox vaccinesVaccinia virusProtective immune responseIntensive vaccination programsImmunological featuresInfected miceHealth care standardsImmune protectionVaccination programLethal infectionImmune responseVACV strainVaccineCare standardsSmallpox eradication programmeLow virulenceAdverse effectsVACVLow pathogenicitySmallpox eradicationVaccine producers