2025
Altering the intracellular trafficking of Necator americanus GST-1 antigen yields novel hookworm mRNA vaccine candidates
De Oliveira A, Versteeg L, Briggs N, Adhikari R, Villar M, Redd J, Hotez P, Bottazzi M, Pollet J. Altering the intracellular trafficking of Necator americanus GST-1 antigen yields novel hookworm mRNA vaccine candidates. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2025, 19: e0012809. PMID: 39792959, PMCID: PMC11756802, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-specific antibodiesMRNA vaccine candidateMRNA vaccinesVaccine candidatesNa-GST-1Plasma membrane-anchoredRobust CD8+ T-cell responsesCD8+ T cell responsesMemory T cell populationsTiters of antigen-specific antibodiesLevels of antigen-specific antibodiesT cell responsesT cell populationsRecombinant Na-GST-1In vivo efficacySubunit vaccine candidateInduce humoral responsesImmunogenicity findingsNeutralizing antibodiesClinical studiesDevelopment of multivalent vaccinesHumoral responseRNA vaccinesImmune responsePeptide presentation
2018
Trichuris muris whey acidic protein induces type 2 protective immunity against whipworm
Briggs N, Wei J, Versteeg L, Zhan B, Keegan B, Damania A, Pollet J, Hayes KS, Beaumier C, Seid CA, Leong J, Grencis RK, Bottazzi ME, Sastry KJ, Hotez PJ. Trichuris muris whey acidic protein induces type 2 protective immunity against whipworm. PLOS Pathogens 2018, 14: e1007273. PMID: 30153307, PMCID: PMC6130879, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseImmune correlatesLymph nodesProtective immunityT helper type 2 immune responseT. murisType 2 immune responsesIgE-mediated allergic responsesTh2 cytokines IL-4Adult T. murisAntigen-specific productionCellular immune correlatesHumoral immune correlatesMesenteric lymph nodesInguinal lymph nodesMontanide ISA 720Cytokines IL-4Control of infectionLow drug efficacySubcutaneous vaccineBowel diseaseInfectious causesOral challengeISA 720Protective efficacy
2017
Yeast-expressed recombinant As16 protects mice against Ascaris suum infection through induction of a Th2-skewed immune response
Wei J, Versteeg L, Liu Z, Keegan B, Gazzinelli-GuimarĂŁes AC, Fujiwara RT, Briggs N, Jones KM, Strych U, Beaumier CM, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Zhan B. Yeast-expressed recombinant As16 protects mice against Ascaris suum infection through induction of a Th2-skewed immune response. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005769. PMID: 28708895, PMCID: PMC5529013, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh2-skewed immune responseTh2-type responseCholera toxin B subunitImmune responseEgg challengeProtective immunitySignificant protectionPredominant Th2-type responseTh2-type immune responseFeasible vaccine candidateTh1-type responseCommon helminth infectionA. suum infectionAscaris suum infectionExact protective mechanismHost immune systemToxin B subunitA. suumRestimulated splenocytesA. suum eggsChallenge infectionIL-4IL-5Trichuris infectionHelminth infections
2014
Universal Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells to Selectively Propagate T Cells Expressing Chimeric Antigen Receptor Independent of Specificity
Rushworth D, Jena B, Olivares S, Maiti S, Briggs N, Somanchi S, Dai J, Lee D, Cooper LJ. Universal Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells to Selectively Propagate T Cells Expressing Chimeric Antigen Receptor Independent of Specificity. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2014, 37: 204-213. PMID: 24714354, PMCID: PMC4139067, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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