2023
Safety and immunogenicity of a synthetic nanoparticle-based, T cell priming peptide vaccine against dengue in healthy adults in Switzerland: a double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled, phase 1 study
Miauton A, Audran R, Besson J, Hajjami H, Karlen M, Warpelin-Decrausaz L, Sene L, Schaufelberger S, Faivre V, Faouzi M, Hartley M, Spertini F, Genton B. Safety and immunogenicity of a synthetic nanoparticle-based, T cell priming peptide vaccine against dengue in healthy adults in Switzerland: a double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled, phase 1 study. EBioMedicine 2023, 99: 104922. PMID: 38128414, PMCID: PMC10776924, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8+ T cellsT cellsDouble-blindIntention-to-treatVehicle-controlledAdverse eventsVirus-specific CD8+ T cellsPeptide vaccinesCD8+ T cell immunityInjection site erythemaInjection site painT cell immunityPhase 1 studyPhase 1 trialDengue vaccine candidateAnti-DENV antibodiesAntibody-dependent enhancementSite painSevere dengueGlobal health threatCentral memoryPrimary outcomeCD8Microneedle injectionInduced antibodies
2017
Exacerbated Leishmaniasis Caused by a Viral Endosymbiont can be Prevented by Immunization with Its Viral Capsid
Castiglioni P, Hartley M, Rossi M, Prevel F, Desponds C, Utzschneider D, Eren R, Zangger H, Brunner L, Collin N, Zehn D, Kuhlmann F, Beverley S, Fasel N, Ronet C. Exacerbated Leishmaniasis Caused by a Viral Endosymbiont can be Prevented by Immunization with Its Viral Capsid. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005240. PMID: 28099431, PMCID: PMC5242429, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic relapseVaccinated miceVaccine strategiesPotent innate immunogenSimilar viral infectionsVirus-related complicationsT-cell transferSpecific T cellsPoor treatment responseLesional inflammationSerum transferT helperInitial treatmentC57BL/6 miceNaïve miceLeishmania infectionPreventive benefitsVaccine opportunitiesT cellsTreatment responseImmune responseViral infectionLesion sizeClinical effortsLeishmania guyanensis