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Gyu Choi H, Woong Kwon K, Jae Shin S. Importance of adjuvant selection in tuberculosis vaccine development: Exploring basic mechanisms and clinical implications. Vaccine X 2023; 15:100400. [PMID: 37965276 PMCID: PMC10641539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
Abstract
The global emergency of unexpected pathogens, exemplified by SARS-CoV-2, has emphasized the importance of vaccines in thwarting infection and curtailing the progression of severe disease. The scourge of tuberculosis (TB), emanating from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) complex, has inflicted a more profound toll in terms of mortality and morbidity than any other infectious agents prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Despite the existence of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the only licensed vaccine developed a century ago, its efficacy against TB remains unsatisfactory, particularly in preventing pulmonary Mtb infections in adolescents and adults. However, collaborations between academic and industrial entities have led to a renewed impetus in the development of TB vaccines, with numerous candidates, particularly subunit vaccines with specialized adjuvants, exhibiting promising outcomes in recent clinical studies. Adjuvants are crucial in modulating optimal immunological responses, by endowing immune cells with sufficient antigen and immune signals. As exemplified by the COVID-19 vaccine landscape, the interplay between vaccine efficacy and adverse effects is of paramount importance, particularly for the elderly and individuals with underlying ailments such as diabetes and concurrent infections. In this regard, adjuvants hold the key to optimizing vaccine efficacy and safety. This review accentuates the pivotal roles of adjuvants and their underlying mechanisms in the development of TB vaccines. Furthermore, we expound on the prospects for the development of more efficacious adjuvants and their synergistic combinations for individuals in diverse states, such as aging, HIV co-infection, and diabetes, by examining the immunological alterations that arise with aging and comparing them with those observed in younger cohorts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Han Gyu Choi
- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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Sponaugle A, Weideman AMK, Ranek J, Atassi G, Kuruc J, Adimora AA, Archin NM, Gay C, Kuritzkes DR, Margolis DM, Vincent BG, Stanley N, Hudgens MG, Eron JJ, Goonetilleke N. Dominant CD4 + T cell receptors remain stable throughout antiretroviral therapy-mediated immune restoration in people with HIV. Cell Rep Med 2023; 4:101268. [PMID: 37949070 PMCID: PMC10694675 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
Abstract
In people with HIV (PWH), the post-antiretroviral therapy (ART) window is critical for immune restoration and HIV reservoir stabilization. We employ deep immune profiling and T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing and examine proliferation to assess how ART impacts T cell homeostasis. In PWH on long-term ART, lymphocyte frequencies and phenotypes are mostly stable. By contrast, broad phenotypic changes in natural killer (NK) cells, γδ T cells, B cells, and CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are observed in the post-ART window. Whereas CD8+ T cells mostly restore, memory CD4+ T subsets and cytolytic NK cells show incomplete restoration 1.4 years post ART. Surprisingly, the hierarchies and frequencies of dominant CD4 TCR clonotypes (0.1%-11% of all CD4+ T cells) remain stable post ART, suggesting that clonal homeostasis can be independent of homeostatic processes regulating CD4+ T cell absolute number, phenotypes, and function. The slow restoration of host immunity post ART also has implications for the design of ART interruption studies.
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- Alexis Sponaugle
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Center for AIDS Research, School of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Computational Medicine Program, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Center for AIDS Research, School of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Computational Medicine Program, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Computer Science, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Center for AIDS Research, School of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Kim H, Choi HG, Shin SJ. Bridging the gaps to overcome major hurdles in the development of next-generation tuberculosis vaccines. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1193058. [PMID: 37638056 PMCID: PMC10451085 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1193058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Although tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death from an infectious disease worldwide, the development of vaccines more effective than bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the only licensed TB vaccine, has progressed slowly even in the context of the tremendous global impact of TB. Most vaccine candidates have been developed to strongly induce interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-producing T-helper type 1 (Th1) cell responses; however, accumulating evidence has suggested that other immune factors are required for optimal protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. In this review, we briefly describe the five hurdles that must be overcome to develop more effective TB vaccines, including those with various purposes and tested in recent promising clinical trials. In addition, we discuss the current knowledge gaps between preclinical experiments and clinical studies regarding peripheral versus tissue-specific immune responses, different underlying conditions of individuals, and newly emerging immune correlates of protection. Moreover, we propose how recently discovered TB risk or susceptibility factors can be better utilized as novel biomarkers for the evaluation of vaccine-induced protection to suggest more practical ways to develop advanced TB vaccines. Vaccines are the most effective tools for reducing mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases, and more advanced technologies and a greater understanding of host-pathogen interactions will provide feasibility and rationale for novel vaccine design and development.
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- Hongmin Kim
- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Miner MD, Hatherill M, Mave V, Gray GE, Nachman S, Read SW, White RG, Hesseling A, Cobelens F, Patel S, Frick M, Bailey T, Seder R, Flynn J, Rengarajan J, Kaushal D, Hanekom W, Schmidt AC, Scriba TJ, Nemes E, Andersen-Nissen E, Landay A, Dorman SE, Aldrovandi G, Cranmer LM, Day CL, Garcia-Basteiro AL, Fiore-Gartland A, Mogg R, Kublin JG, Gupta A, Churchyard G. Developing tuberculosis vaccines for people with HIV: consensus statements from an international expert panel. Lancet HIV 2022; 9:e791-e800. [PMID: 36240834 PMCID: PMC9667733 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(22)00255-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
New tuberculosis vaccine candidates that are in the development pipeline need to be studied in people with HIV, who are at high risk of acquiring Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease and tend to develop less robust vaccine-induced immune responses. To address the gaps in developing tuberculosis vaccines for people with HIV, a series of symposia was held that posed six framing questions to a panel of international experts: What is the use case or rationale for developing tuberculosis vaccines? What is the landscape of tuberculosis vaccines? Which vaccine candidates should be prioritised? What are the tuberculosis vaccine trial design considerations? What is the role of immunological correlates of protection? What are the gaps in preclinical models for studying tuberculosis vaccines? The international expert panel formulated consensus statements to each of the framing questions, with the intention of informing tuberculosis vaccine development and the prioritisation of clinical trials for inclusion of people with HIV.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Johns Hopkins India, Byramjee-Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College Clinical Research Site, Pune, India
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- South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pediatrics, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Treatment Action Group, New York, NY, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Africa Health Research Institute, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Cape Town HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) Immunology Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Emory School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de investigação de Saúde de Manhiça, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Working correlates of protection predict SchuS4-derived-vaccine candidates with improved efficacy against an intracellular bacterium, Francisella tularensis. NPJ Vaccines 2022; 7:95. [PMID: 35977964 PMCID: PMC9385090 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-022-00506-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, is classified as Tier 1 Select Agent with bioterrorism potential. The efficacy of the only available vaccine, LVS, is uncertain and it is not licensed in the U.S. Previously, by using an approach generally applicable to intracellular pathogens, we identified working correlates that predict successful vaccination in rodents. Here, we applied these correlates to evaluate a panel of SchuS4-derived live attenuated vaccines, namely SchuS4-ΔclpB, ΔclpB-ΔfupA, ΔclpB-ΔcapB, and ΔclpB-ΔwbtC. We combined in vitro co-cultures to quantify rodent T-cell functions and multivariate regression analyses to predict relative vaccine strength. The predictions were tested by rat vaccination and challenge studies, which demonstrated a clear relationship between the hierarchy of in vitro measurements and in vivo vaccine protection. Thus, these studies demonstrated the potential power a panel of correlates to screen and predict the efficacy of Francisella vaccine candidates, and in vivo studies in Fischer 344 rats confirmed that SchuS4-ΔclpB and ΔclpB-ΔcapB may be better vaccine candidates than LVS.
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Listeria-Vectored Multiantigenic Tuberculosis Vaccine Enhances Protective Immunity against Aerosol Challenge with Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BCG-Immunized C57BL/6 and BALB/c Mice. mBio 2022; 13:e0068722. [PMID: 35642945 PMCID: PMC9239278 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00687-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects approximately one-third of the world's population, causing active tuberculosis (TB) in ~10 million people and death in ~1.5 million people annually. A potent vaccine is needed to boost the level of immunity conferred by the current Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine that provides moderate protection against childhood TB but variable protection against adult pulmonary TB. Previously, we developed a recombinant attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (rLm)-vectored M. tuberculosis vaccine expressing the M. tuberculosis 30-kDa major secretory protein (r30/Ag85B), recombinant attenuated L. monocytogenes ΔactA ΔinlB prfA*30 (rLm30), and showed that boosting BCG-primed mice and guinea pigs with rLm30 enhances immunoprotection against challenge with aerosolized M. tuberculosis Erdman strain. To broaden the antigen repertoire and robustness of rLm30, we constructed 16 recombinant attenuated L. monocytogenes vaccine candidates expressing 3, 4, or 5 among 15 selected M. tuberculosis antigens, verified their protein expression, genetic stability, and growth kinetics in macrophages, and evaluated them for capacity to boost protective efficacy in BCG-primed mice. We found that boosting BCG-primed C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice with recombinant attenuated L. monocytogenes multiantigenic M. tuberculosis vaccines, especially the rLm5Ag(30) vaccine expressing a fusion protein of 23.5/Mpt64, TB10.4/EsxH, ESAT6/EsxA, CFP10/EsxB, and r30, enhances BCG-induced protective immunity against M. tuberculosis aerosol challenge. In immunogenicity studies, rLm5Ag(30) strongly boosts M. tuberculosis antigen-specific CD4-positive (CD4+) and CD8+ T cell-mediated TH1-type immune responses in the spleens and lungs of BCG-primed C57BL/6 mice but does so only weakly in BCG-primed BALB/c mice. Hence, rLm5Ag(30) boosts BCG-primed immunoprotection against M. tuberculosis aerosol challenge in both C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice despite major differences in the magnitude of the vaccine-induced Th1 response in these mouse strains. Given the consistency with which recombinant attenuated L. monocytogenes vaccines expressing the 5 M. tuberculosis antigens in rLm5Ag(30) are able to boost the already high level of protection conferred by BCG alone in two rigorous mouse models of pulmonary TB and the broad CD4+ and CD8+ T cell immunity induced by rLm5Ag(30), this vaccine holds considerable promise as a new vaccine to combat the TB pandemic, especially for the majority of the world’s population immunized with BCG in infancy.
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Cai S, Liao G, Yu T, Gao Q, Zou L, Zhang H, Xu X, Chen J, Lu A, Wu Y, Li B, Peng J. Immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in people living with HIV: A cross-sectional study. J Med Virol 2022; 94:4224-4233. [PMID: 35585023 PMCID: PMC9347657 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of an inactivated SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine in people living with HIV (PLWH). A total of 143 PLWH and 50 healthy individuals were included in this study. A commercially available magnetic chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay kit was used to detect serum IgG and IgM antibodies against SARS‐CoV‐2. Serum levels of SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific IgG were significantly higher in the control group than in the PLWH group (p = 0.001). Overall, 76% of individuals in the control group were detected with seropositivity IgG against SARS‐CoV‐2 compared to 58% in the PLWH group (p = 0.024). In PLWH with IgG seropositivity, CD4+ T‐cell counts before antiretroviral therapy (ART) was higher (p = 0.015). Multivariable analysis indicated that CD4+ T cells at IgG detection (odds ratio [OR] = 1.004, p = 0.006) and time after vaccination (OR = 0.977, p = 0.014) were independently associated with seropositivity IgG against SARS‐CoV‐2 in PLWH. Neutralizing antibody (nAb) titers in PLWH against wild‐type SARS‐CoV‐2 were similar to those in the control group (p = 0.160). The proportion of seropositive nAbs against wild‐type SARS‐CoV‐2 was also similar (95% in the control group vs. 97% in the PLWH group, p = 0.665). Similar results were obtained when nAb was detected against the delta variants with similar titers (p = 0.355) and a similar proportion of seropositive nAbs were observed (p = 0.588). All the side effects observed in our study were mild and self‐limiting. The inactivated COVID‐19 vaccine appears to be safe with good immunogenicity in Chinese PLWH.
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- Shaohang Cai
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Shunde Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Shunde, 528300, China
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- Institute of microbiology, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Institute of microbiology, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Institute of Antibody Engineering, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Institute of microbiology, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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A century of attempts to develop an effective tuberculosis vaccine: Why they failed? Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 109:108791. [PMID: 35487086 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.108791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem despite widespread use of the Bacillus BCG vaccine. This situation is worsened by co-infection with HIV, and the development of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains. Thus, novel vaccine candidates and improved vaccination strategies are urgently needed in order to reduce the incidence of TB and even to eradicate TB by 2050. Over the last few decades, 23 novel TB vaccines have entered into clinical trials, more than 13 new vaccines have reached various stages of preclinical development, and more than 50 potential candidates are in the discovery stage as next-generation vaccines. Nevertheless, why has a century of attempts to introduce an effective TB vaccine failed? Who should be blamed -scientists, human response, or Mtb strategies? Literature review reveals that the elimination of latent or active Mtb infections in a given population seems to be an epigenetic process. With a better understanding of the connections between bacterial infections and gene expression conditions in epigenetic events, opportunities arise in designing protective vaccines or therapeutic agents, particularly as epigenetic processes can be reversed. Therefore, this review provides a brief overview of different approaches towards novel vaccination strategies and the mechanisms underlying these approaches.
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Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity due to a single infectious agent. Aerosol infection with Mtb can result in a range of responses from elimination, active, incipient, subclinical, and latent Mtb infections (LTBI), depending on the host's immune response and the dose and nature of infecting bacilli. Currently, BCG is the only vaccine approved to prevent TB. Although BCG confers protection against severe forms of childhood TB, its use in adults and those with comorbid conditions, such as HIV infection, is questionable. Novel vaccines, including recombinant BCG (rBCG), were developed to improve BCG's efficacy and use as an alternative to BCG in a vulnerable population. The first-generation rBCG vaccines had different Mtb antigens and were tested as a prime, prime-boost, or immunotherapeutic intervention. The novel vaccines target one or more of the following requirements, namely prevention of infection (POI), prevention of disease (POD), prevention of recurrence (POR), and therapeutic vaccines to treat a TB disease. Several vaccine candidates currently in development are classified into four primary categories: live attenuated whole-cell vaccine, inactivated whole-cell vaccine, adjuvanted protein subunit vaccine, and viral-vectored vaccine. Each vaccine's immunogenicity, safety, and efficacy are tested in preclinical animal models and further validated through various phases of clinical trials. This chapter summarizes the various TB vaccine candidates under different clinical trial stages and promises better protection against TB.
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- Radha Gopalaswamy
- Department of Bacteriology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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- The Public Health Research Institute Center at New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA.
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Joshi H, Kandari D, Bhatnagar R. Insights into the molecular determinants involved in Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence and their therapeutic implications. Virulence 2021; 12:2721-2749. [PMID: 34637683 PMCID: PMC8565819 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.1990660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The establishment of persistent infections and the reactivation of persistent bacteria to active bacilli are the two hurdles in effective tuberculosis treatment. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an etiologic tuberculosis agent, adapts to numerous antibiotics and resists the host immune system causing a disease of public health concern. Extensive research has been employed to combat this disease due to its sheer ability to persist in the host system, undetected, waiting for the opportunity to declare itself. Persisters are a bacterial subpopulation that possesses transient tolerance to high doses of antibiotics. There are certain inherent mechanisms that facilitate the persister cell formation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, some of those had been characterized in the past namely, stringent response, transcriptional regulators, energy production pathways, lipid metabolism, cell wall remodeling enzymes, phosphate metabolism, and proteasome protein degradation. This article reviews the recent advancements made in various in vitro persistence models that assist to unravel the mechanisms involved in the persister cell formation and to hunt for the possible preventive or treatment measures. To tackle the persister population the immunodominant proteins that express specifically at the latent phase of infection can be used for diagnosis to distinguish between the active and latent tuberculosis, as well as to select potential drug or vaccine candidates. In addition, we discuss the genes engaged in the persistence to get more insights into resuscitation and persister cell formation. The in-depth understanding of persistent cells of mycobacteria can certainly unravel novel ways to target the pathogen and tackle its persistence.
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- Hemant Joshi
- Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
- Amity University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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Phase I Trial Evaluating the Safety and Immunogenicity of Candidate TB Vaccine MVA85A, Delivered by Aerosol to Healthy M.tb-Infected Adults. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9040396. [PMID: 33923628 PMCID: PMC8073411 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9040396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The immunogenicity of the candidate tuberculosis (TB) vaccine MVA85A may be enhanced by aerosol delivery. Intradermal administration was shown to be safe in adults with latent TB infection (LTBI), but data are lacking for aerosol-delivered candidate TB vaccines in this population. We carried out a Phase I trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of MVA85A delivered by aerosol in UK adults with LTBI (NCT02532036). Two volunteers were recruited, and the vaccine was well-tolerated with no safety concerns. Aerosolised vaccination with MVA85A induced mycobacterium- and vector-specific IFN-γ in blood and mycobacterium-specific Th1 cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage. We identified several important barriers that could hamper recruitment into clinical trials in this patient population. The trial did not show any safety concerns in the aerosol delivery of a candidate viral-vectored TB vaccine to two UK adults with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection. It also systemically and mucosally demonstrated inducible immune responses following aerosol vaccination. A further trial in a country with higher incidence of LTBI would confirm these findings.
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Sharan R, Kaushal D. Vaccine strategies for the Mtb/HIV copandemic. NPJ Vaccines 2020; 5:95. [PMID: 33083030 PMCID: PMC7555484 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-020-00245-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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One-third of world’s population is predicted to be infected with tuberculosis (TB). The resurgence of this deadly disease has been inflamed by comorbidity with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The risk of TB in people living with HIV (PLWH) is 15–22 times higher than people without HIV. Development of a single vaccine to combat both diseases is an ardent but tenable ambition. Studies have focused on the induction of specific humoral and cellular immune responses against HIV-1 following recombinant BCG (rBCG) expressing HIV-1 antigens. Recent advances in the TB vaccines led to the development of promising candidates such as MTBVAC, the BCG revaccination approach, H4:IC31, H56:IC31, M72/AS01 and more recently, intravenous (IV) BCG. Modification of these vaccine candidates against TB/HIV coinfection could reveal key correlates of protection in a representative animal model. This review discusses the (i) potential TB vaccine candidates that can be exploited for use as a dual vaccine against TB/HIV copandemic (ii) progress made in the realm of TB/HIV dual vaccine candidates in small animal model, NHP model, and human clinical trials (iii) the failures and promising targets for a successful vaccine strategy while delineating the correlates of vaccine-induced protection.
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- Riti Sharan
- Southwest National Primate Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78227 USA
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- Southwest National Primate Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78227 USA
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Abrahams MR, Joseph SB, Garrett N, Tyers L, Moeser M, Archin N, Council OD, Matten D, Zhou S, Doolabh D, Anthony C, Goonetilleke N, Karim SA, Margolis DM, Pond SK, Williamson C, Swanstrom R. The replication-competent HIV-1 latent reservoir is primarily established near the time of therapy initiation. Sci Transl Med 2020; 11:11/513/eaaw5589. [PMID: 31597754 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw5589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) is highly effective at suppressing HIV-1 replication, the virus persists as a latent reservoir in resting CD4+ T cells during therapy. This reservoir forms even when ART is initiated early after infection, but the dynamics of its formation are largely unknown. The viral reservoirs of individuals who initiate ART during chronic infection are generally larger and genetically more diverse than those of individuals who initiate therapy during acute infection, consistent with the hypothesis that the reservoir is formed continuously throughout untreated infection. To determine when viruses enter the latent reservoir, we compared sequences of replication-competent viruses from resting peripheral CD4+ T cells from nine HIV-positive women on therapy to viral sequences circulating in blood collected longitudinally before therapy. We found that, on average, 71% of the unique viruses induced from the post-therapy latent reservoir were most genetically similar to viruses replicating just before ART initiation. This proportion is far greater than would be expected if the reservoir formed continuously and was always long lived. We conclude that ART alters the host environment in a way that allows the formation or stabilization of most of the long-lived latent HIV-1 reservoir, which points to new strategies targeted at limiting the formation of the reservoir around the time of therapy initiation.
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- Melissa-Rose Abrahams
- Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, University of KwaZulu- Natal, Durban 4013, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- UNC HIV Cure Center and Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.,UNC HIV Cure Center and Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, University of KwaZulu- Natal, Durban 4013, South Africa.,Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.,UNC HIV Cure Center and Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Institute for Genomics and Evolutionary Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa. .,National Health Laboratory Services of South Africa, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. .,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a global pandemic, prompting unprecedented efforts to contain the virus. Many developed countries have implemented widespread testing and have rapidly mobilized research programmes to develop vaccines and therapeutics. However, these approaches may be impractical in Africa, where the infrastructure for testing is poorly developed and owing to the limited manufacturing capacity to produce pharmaceuticals. Furthermore, a large burden of HIV-1 and tuberculosis in Africa could exacerbate the severity of infection and may affect vaccine immunogenicity. This Review discusses global efforts to develop diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines, with these considerations in mind. We also highlight vaccine and diagnostic production platforms that are being developed in Africa and that could be translated into clinical development through appropriate partnerships for manufacture. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted unparalleled progress in the development of vaccines and therapeutics in many countries, but it has also highlighted the vulnerability of resource-limited countries in Africa. Margolin and colleagues review global efforts to develop SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines, with a focus on the opportunities and challenges in Africa.
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Li J, Zhao A, Tang J, Wang G, Shi Y, Zhan L, Qin C. Tuberculosis vaccine development: from classic to clinical candidates. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 39:1405-1425. [PMID: 32060754 PMCID: PMC7223099 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-03843-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has been in use for nearly 100 years and is the only licensed TB vaccine. While BCG provides protection against disseminated TB in infants, its protection against adult pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is variable. To achieve the ambitious goal of eradicating TB worldwide by 2050, there is an urgent need to develop novel TB vaccines. Currently, there are more than a dozen novel TB vaccines including prophylactic and therapeutic at different stages of clinical research. This literature review provides an overview of the clinical status of candidate TB vaccines and discusses the challenges and future development trends of novel TB vaccine research in combination with the efficacy of evaluation of TB vaccines, provides insight for the development of safer and more efficient vaccines, and may inspire new ideas for the prevention of TB.
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- Junli Li
- NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Models of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Human Diseases Animal Model, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Tuberculosis Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Tuberculosis Vaccines, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC), Beijing, 102629, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Models of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Human Diseases Animal Model, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Tuberculosis Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Tuberculosis Vaccines, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC), Beijing, 102629, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Models of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Human Diseases Animal Model, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
- Tuberculosis Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Models of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Human Diseases Animal Model, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
- Tuberculosis Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Human Disease Comparative Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Peking Union Medical College (PUMC), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Models of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Human Diseases Animal Model, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
- Tuberculosis Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, 100021, People's Republic of China.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading killer among all infectious diseases worldwide despite extensive use of the Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. A safer and more effective vaccine than BCG is urgently required. More than a dozen TB vaccine candidates are under active evaluation in clinical trials aimed to prevent infection, disease, and recurrence. After decades of extensive research, renewed promise of an effective vaccine against this ancient airborne disease has recently emerged. In two innovative phase 2b vaccine clinical trials, one for the prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in healthy adolescents and another for the prevention of TB disease in M. tuberculosis-infected adults, efficacy signals were observed. These breakthroughs, based on the greatly expanded knowledge of the M. tuberculosis infection spectrum, immunology of TB, and vaccine platforms, have reinvigorated the TB vaccine field. Here, we review our current understanding of natural immunity to TB, limitations in BCG immunity that are guiding vaccinologists to design novel TB vaccine candidates and concepts, and the desired attributes of a modern TB vaccine. We provide an overview of the progress of TB vaccine candidates in clinical evaluation, perspectives on the challenges faced by current vaccine concepts, and potential avenues to build on recent successes and accelerate the TB vaccine research-and-development trajectory.
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Goonetilleke N, Clutton G, Swanstrom R, Joseph SB. Blocking Formation of the Stable HIV Reservoir: A New Perspective for HIV-1 Cure. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1966. [PMID: 31507594 PMCID: PMC6714000 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent studies demonstrate that the stable HIV-1 reservoir in resting CD4+ T cells is mostly formed from viruses circulating when combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is initiated. Here we explore the immunological basis for these observations. Untreated HIV-1 infection is characterized by a progressive depletion of memory CD4+ T cells which mostly express CD127, the α chain of the IL-7 receptor (IL-7R). Depletion results from both direct infection and bystander loss of memory CD4+ T cells in part attributed to dysregulated IL-7/IL-7R signaling. While IL-7/IL7R signaling is not essential for the generation of effector CD4+ T cells from naïve cells, it is essential for the further transition of effectors to memory CD4+ T cells and their subsequent homeostatic maintenance. HIV-1 infection therefore limits the transition of CD4+ T cells from an effector to long-lived memory state. With the onset of ART, virus load (VL) levels rapidly decrease and the frequency of CD127+ CD4+ memory T cells increases, indicating restoration of effector to memory transition in CD4+ T cells. Collectively these data suggest that following ART initiation, HIV-1 infected effector CD4+ T cells transition to long-lived, CD127+ CD4+ T cells forming the majority of the stable HIV-1 reservoir. We propose that combining ART initiation with inhibition of IL-7/IL-7R signaling to block CD4+ T cell memory formation will limit the generation of long-lived HIV-infected CD4+ T cells and reduce the overall size of the stable HIV-1 reservoir.
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- Nilu Goonetilleke
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- UNC HIV-1 Cure Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- UNC HIV-1 Cure Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Lineberger Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Lineberger Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To outline the need for a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine; challenges for induction of vaccine-mediated protection in HIV-infected persons; and recent advances in clinical development. RECENT FINDINGS HIV has a detrimental effect on T-cell function, polarization and differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-specific T cells, Mtb antigen presentation by dendritic cells, and leads to B-cell and antibody-response deficiencies. Previous observations of protection against TB disease in HIV-infected persons by Mycobacterium obuense suggest that an effective vaccine against HIV-related TB is feasible. Studies of inactivated mycobacterial, viral-vectored and protein subunit vaccines reported lower immune responses in HIV-infected relative to HIV-uninfected individuals, which were only partially restored with antiretroviral therapy. Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) revaccination of HIV-uninfected adolescents recently showed moderate efficacy against sustained Mtb infection, but live mycobacterial vaccines have an unfavorable risk profile for HIV-infected persons. Ongoing trials of inactivated mycobacterial and protein-subunit vaccines in HIV-uninfected, Mtb-infected adults may be more relevant for protection of HIV-infected populations in TB endemic countries. SUMMARY New TB vaccine candidates have potential to protect against HIV-related TB, through vaccination prior to or after HIV acquisition, but this potential may only be realized after efficacy is demonstrated in HIV-uninfected populations, with or without Mtb infection.
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis causes more deaths than any other infectious disease globally. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only available vaccine, but protection is incomplete and variable. The modified Vaccinia Ankara virus expressing antigen 85A (MVA85A) is a viral vector vaccine produced to prevent tuberculosis. OBJECTIVES To assess and summarize the effects of the MVA85A vaccine boosting BCG in humans. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group Specialized Register; Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); MEDLINE (PubMed); Embase (Ovid); and four other databases. We searched the WHO ICTRP and ClinicalTrials.gov. All searches were run up to 10 May 2018. SELECTION CRITERIA We evaluated randomized controlled trials of MVA85A vaccine given with BCG in people regardless of age or HIV status. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed the eligibility and risk of bias of trials, and extracted and analyzed data. The primary outcome was active tuberculosis disease. We summarized dichotomous outcomes using risk ratios (RR) and risk differences (RD), with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Where appropriate, we combined data in meta-analyses. Where meta-analysis was inappropriate, we summarized results narratively. MAIN RESULTS The search identified six studies relating to four Phase 2 randomized controlled trials enrolling 3838 participants. Funding was by government bodies, charities, and philanthropic donors. Five studies included infants, one of them infants born to HIV-positive mothers. One study included adults living with HIV. All trials included authors from Oxford University who led the laboratory development of the vaccine. Participants received intradermal MVA85A after BCG in some studies, and before selective deferred BCG in HIV-exposed infants.The largest trial in 2797 African children was well conducted with low risk of bias for most parameters. Risk of bias was uncertain for selective reporting because there were no precise case definition endpoints for active tuberculosis published prior to the trial analysis.MVA85A added to BCG compared to BCG alone probably has no effect on the risk of developing microbiologically confirmed tuberculosis (RR 0.97, 95% CI 0.58 to 1.62; 3439 participants, 2 trials; moderate-certainty evidence), or the risk of starting on tuberculosis treatment (RR 1.10, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.33; 3687 participants, 3 trials; moderate-certainty evidence). MVA85A probably has no effect on the risk of developing latent tuberculosis (RR 1.01, 95% CI 0.85 to 1.21; 3831 participants, 4 trials; moderate-certainty evidence). Vaccinating people with MVA85A in addition to BCG did not cause life-threatening serious adverse effects (RD 0.00, 95% CI -0.00 to 0.00; 3692 participants, 3 trials; high-certainty evidence). Vaccination with MVA85A is probably associated with an increased risk of local skin adverse effects (3187 participants, 3 trials; moderate-certainty evidence), but not systemic adverse effect related to vaccination (144 participants, 1 trial; low-certainty evidence). This safety profile is consistent with Phase 1 studies which outlined a transient, superficial reaction local to the injection site and mild short-lived symptoms such as malaise and fever. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS MVA85A delivered by intradermal injection in addition to BCG is safe but not effective in reducing the risk of developing tuberculosis.
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- Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral HospitalThimphuBhutan
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- Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineDepartment of Clinical SciencesPembroke PlaceLiverpoolMerseysideUKL3 5QA
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- Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineDepartment of Clinical SciencesPembroke PlaceLiverpoolMerseysideUKL3 5QA
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Rodo MJ, Rozot V, Nemes E, Dintwe O, Hatherill M, Little F, Scriba TJ. A comparison of antigen-specific T cell responses induced by six novel tuberculosis vaccine candidates. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007643. [PMID: 30830940 PMCID: PMC6417742 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Eradication of tuberculosis (TB), the world's leading cause of death due to infectious disease, requires a highly efficacious TB vaccine. Many TB vaccine candidates are in pre-clinical and clinical development but only a few can be advanced to large-scale efficacy trials due to limited global resources. We aimed to perform a statistically rigorous comparison of the antigen-specific T cell responses induced by six novel TB vaccine candidates and the only licensed TB vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). We propose that the antigen-specific immune response induced by such vaccines provides an objective, data-driven basis for prioritisation of vaccine candidates for efficacy testing. We analyzed frequencies of antigen-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells expressing IFNγ, IL-2, TNF and/or IL-17 from adolescents or adults, with or without Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection, who received MVA85A, AERAS-402, H1:IC31, H56:IC31, M72/AS01E, ID93+GLA-SE or BCG. Two key response characteristics were analyzed, namely response magnitude and cytokine co-expression profile of the memory T cell response that persisted above the pre-vaccination response to the final study visit in each trial. All vaccines preferentially induced antigen-specific CD4 T cell responses expressing Th1 cytokines; levels of IL-17-expressing cells were low or not detected. In M.tb-uninfected and -infected individuals, M72/AS01E induced higher memory Th1 cytokine-expressing CD4 T cell responses than other novel vaccine candidates. Cytokine co-expression profiles of memory CD4 T cells induced by different novel vaccine candidates were alike. Our study suggests that the T cell response feature which most differentiated between the TB vaccine candidates was response magnitude, whilst functional profiles suggested a lack of response diversity. Since M72/AS01E induced the highest memory CD4 T cell response it demonstrated the best vaccine take. In the absence of immunological correlates of protection, the likelihood of finding a protective vaccine by empirical testing of candidates may be increased by the addition of candidates that induce distinct immune characteristics. Tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths than any other single infectious disease, and a new, improved vaccine is needed to control the epidemic. Many new TB vaccine candidates are in clinical development, but only one or two can be advanced to expensive efficacy trials. In this study, we compared magnitude and functional attributes of memory T cell responses induced in recently conducted clinical trials by six TB vaccine candidates, as well as BCG. The results suggest that these vaccines induced CD4 and CD8 T cell responses with similar functional attributes, but that one vaccine, M72/AS01E, induced the largest responses. This finding may indicate a lack of diversity in T cell responses induced by different TB vaccine candidates. A repertoire of vaccine candidates that induces more diverse immune response characteristics may increase the chances of finding a protective vaccine against TB.
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- Miguel J. Rodo
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Nemes E, Hesseling AC, Tameris M, Mauff K, Downing K, Mulenga H, Rose P, van der Zalm M, Mbaba S, Van As D, Hanekom WA, Walzl G, Scriba TJ, McShane H, Hatherill M. Safety and Immunogenicity of Newborn MVA85A Vaccination and Selective, Delayed Bacille Calmette-Guerin for Infants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Mothers: A Phase 2 Randomized, Controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis 2018; 66:554-563. [PMID: 29028973 PMCID: PMC5849090 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Vaccination of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected infants with bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is contraindicated. HIV-exposed newborns need a new tuberculosis vaccination strategy that protects against tuberculosis early in life and avoids the potential risk of BCG disease until after HIV infection has been excluded. Methods This double-blind, randomized, controlled trial compared newborn MVA85A prime vaccination (1 × 108 PFU) vs Candin® control, followed by selective, deferred BCG vaccination at age 8 weeks for HIV-uninfected infants and 12 months follow-up for safety and immunogenicity. Results A total of 248 HIV-exposed infants were enrolled. More frequent mild-moderate reactogenicity events were seen after newborn MVA85A vaccination. However, no significant difference was observed in the rate of severe or serious adverse events, HIV acquisition (n = 1 per arm), or incident tuberculosis disease (n = 5 MVA85A; n = 3 control) compared to the control arm. MVA85A vaccination induced modest but significantly higher Ag85A-specific interferon gamma (IFNγ)+ CD4+ T cells compared to control at weeks 4 and 8 (P < .0001). BCG did not further boost this response in MVA85A vaccinees. The BCG-induced Ag85A-specific IFNγ+ CD4+ T-cell response at weeks 16 and 52 was of similar magnitude in the control arm compared to the MVA85A arm at all time points. Proliferative capacity, functional profiles, and memory phenotype of BCG-specific CD4 responses were similar across study arms. Conclusions MVA85A prime vaccination of HIV-exposed newborns was safe and induced an early modest antigen-specific immune response that did not interfere with, or enhance, immunogenicity of subsequent BCG vaccination. New protein-subunit and viral-vectored tuberculosis vaccine candidates should be tested in HIV-exposed newborns. Clinical Trials Registration NCT01650389.
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- Elisa Nemes
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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- Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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- Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/Medical Research Council Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine and Division of Immunology, Department of Science & Technology/National Research Foundation, University of Cape Town
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Kashangura R, Jullien S, Garner P, Young T, Johnson S. MVA85A vaccine to enhance BCG for preventing tuberculosis. Hippokratia 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital; Thimphu Bhutan
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; Department of Clinical Sciences; Pembroke Place Liverpool Merseyside UK L3 5QA
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- Stellenbosch University; Centre for Evidence-based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; PO Box 241 Cape Town South Africa 8000
- South African Medical Research Council; Cochrane South Africa; PO Box 19070 Tygerberg Cape Town South Africa 7505
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; Department of Clinical Sciences; Pembroke Place Liverpool Merseyside UK L3 5QA
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Lewinsohn DA, Lewinsohn DM, Scriba TJ. Polyfunctional CD4 + T Cells As Targets for Tuberculosis Vaccination. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1262. [PMID: 29051764 PMCID: PMC5633696 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite the widespread use of the only licensed vaccine, Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG). Eradication of TB will require a more effective vaccine, yet evaluation of new vaccine candidates is hampered by lack of defined correlates of protection. Animal and human studies of intracellular pathogens have extensively evaluated polyfunctional CD4+ T cells producing multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines (IFN-γ, TNF-α, and IL-2) as a possible correlate of protection from infection and disease. In this study, we review the published literature that evaluates whether or not BCG and/or novel TB vaccine candidates induce polyfunctional CD4+ T cells and if these T cell responses correlate with vaccine-mediated protection. Ample evidence suggests that BCG and several novel vaccine candidates evaluated in animal models and humans induce polyfunctional CD4+ T cells. However, while a number of studies utilizing the mouse TB model support that polyfunctional CD4+ T cells are associated with vaccine-induced protection, other studies in mouse and human infants demonstrate no correlation between these T cell responses and protection. We conclude that induction of polyfunctional CD4+ T cells is certainly not sufficient and may not even be necessary to mediate protection and suggest that other functional attributes, such as additional effector functions, T cell differentiation state, tissue homing potential, or long-term survival capacity of the T cell may be equally or more important to promote protection. Thus, a correlate of protection for TB vaccine development remains elusive. Future studies should address polyfunctional CD4+ T cells within the context of more comprehensive immunological signatures of protection that include other functions and phenotypes of T cells as well as the full spectrum of immune cells and mediators that participate in the immune response against Mtb.
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- Deborah A Lewinsohn
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States.,Department of Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, United States
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) and Division of Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Lima-Junior JDC, Morgado FN, Conceição-Silva F. How Can Elispot Add Information to Improve Knowledge on Tropical Diseases? Cells 2017; 6:cells6040031. [PMID: 28961208 PMCID: PMC5755491 DOI: 10.3390/cells6040031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Elispot has been used as an important tool for detecting immune cells' products and functions and has facilitated the understanding of host-pathogen interaction. Despite the incredible diversity of possibilities, two main approaches have been developed: the immunopathogenesis and diagnosis/prognosis of infectious diseases as well as cancer research. Much has been described on the topics of allergy, autoimmune diseases, and HIV-Aids, however, Elispot can also be applied to other infectious diseases, mainly leishmaniasis, malaria, some viruses, helminths and mycosis usually classified as tropical diseases. The comprehension of the function, concentration and diversity of the immune response in the infectious disease is pointed out as crucial to the development of infection or disease in humans and animals. In this review we will describe the knowledge already obtained using Elispot as a method for accessing the profile of immune response as well as the recent advances in information about host-pathogen interaction in order to better understand the clinical outcome of a group of tropical and neglected diseases.
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- Josué da Costa Lima-Junior
- Laboratório de Imunoparasitologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/FIOCRUZ, Pavilhão 26-4° andar, sala 406-C, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Leishmaniose, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/FIOCRUZ, Pavilhão 26-5° andar, sala 509, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Imunoparasitologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/FIOCRUZ, Pavilhão 26-4° andar, sala 406-C, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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It is almost 100 years since the development of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the only licensed vaccine against tuberculosis (TB). While BCG does confer consistent protection against disseminated disease, there is an urgent need for a more effective vaccine against pulmonary disease. There are several indications for such an improved vaccine, including prevention of infection, prevention of disease, and a therapeutic vaccine to prevent recurrent disease. The two main approaches to TB vaccine development are developing an improved whole mycobacterial priming agent to replace BCG and/or developing a subunit booster vaccine to be administered after a BCG or BCG replacement priming vaccination. In this article we review the status of the current candidate vaccines being evaluated in clinical trials. The critical challenges to successful TB vaccine development are the uncertain predictive value of the preclinical animal models and the lack of a validated immune correlate of protection. While it is relatively simple to evaluate safety and immunogenicity in phase 1/2 studies, the evaluation of efficacy requires complex studies with large numbers of subjects and long periods of follow-up. This article reviews the potential role for human Experimental Medicine studies, in parallel with product development, to help improve the predictive value of the early-stage trials.
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Marinova D, Gonzalo-Asensio J, Aguilo N, Martin C. MTBVAC from discovery to clinical trials in tuberculosis-endemic countries. Expert Rev Vaccines 2017; 16:565-576. [PMID: 28447476 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2017.1324303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION BCG remains the only vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) in use today and despite its impressive global coverage, the nature of BCG protection against the pulmonary forms of TB remains subject to ongoing debate. Because of the limitations of BCG, novel TB vaccine candidates have been developed and several have reached the clinical pipeline. One of these candidates is MTBVAC, the first and only TB vaccine in the clinical pipeline to date based on live-attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis that has successfully entered clinical evaluation, a historic milestone in human vaccinology. Areas covered: This review describes development of MTBVAC from discovery to clinical development in high burden TB-endemic countries. The preclinical experiments where MTBVAC has shown to confer improved safety and efficacy over BCG are presented and the clinical development plans for MTBVAC are revealed. The search of all supportive literature in this manuscript was carried out via Pubmed. Expert commentary: Small experimental medicine trials in humans and preclinical efficacy studies with a strong immunological component mimicking clinical trial design are considered essential by the scientific community to help identify reliable vaccine-specific correlates of protection in order to support and accelerate community-wide efficacy trials of new TB vaccines.
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- Dessislava Marinova
- a Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública , Universidad de Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain.,b CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid , Spain
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- a Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública , Universidad de Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain.,b CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid , Spain.,c Servicio de Microbiología , Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, ISS Aragón , Zaragoza , Spain
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- a Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública , Universidad de Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain.,b CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid , Spain
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- a Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública , Universidad de Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain.,b CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , Madrid , Spain.,c Servicio de Microbiología , Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, ISS Aragón , Zaragoza , Spain
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Méndez-Samperio P. Global Efforts in the Development of Vaccines for Tuberculosis: Requirements for Improved Vaccines Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Scand J Immunol 2017; 84:204-10. [PMID: 27454335 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Currently, more than 9.0 million people develop acute pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) each year and about 1.5 million people worldwide die from this infection. Thus, developing vaccines to prevent active TB disease remains a priority. This article discusses recent progress in the development of new vaccines against TB and focusses on the main requirements for development of improved vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb). Over the last two decades, significant progress has been made in TB vaccine development, and some TB vaccine candidates have currently completed a phase III clinical trial. The potential public health benefits of these vaccines are possible, but it will need much more effort, including new global governance investment on this research. This investment would certainly be less than the annual global financial toll of TB treatment.
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- P Méndez-Samperio
- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, IPN, CD México, México.
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Méndez-Samperio P. Research progress in the field of immunotherapeutic vaccination in human TB and the way ahead. Immunotherapy 2016; 8:987-9. [DOI: 10.2217/imt-2016-0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Patricia Méndez-Samperio
- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, IPN. Prol. Carpio y Plan de Ayala, México, D.F. 11340 México
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Adaptive immunity towards tuberculosis (TB) has been extensively studied for many years. In addition, in recent years the profound contribution of innate immunity to host defence against this disease has become evident. The discovery of pattern recognition receptors, which allow innate immunity to tailor its response to different infectious agents, has challenged the view that this arm of immunity is nonspecific. Evidence is now accumulating that innate immunity can remember a previous exposure to a microorganism and respond differently during a second exposure. Although the specificity and memory of innate immunity cannot compete with the highly sophisticated adaptive immune response, its contribution to host defence against infection and to vaccine-induced immunity should not be underestimated and needs to be explored. Here, we present the concept of trained immunity and discuss how this may contribute to new avenues for control of TB.
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- M Lerm
- Division of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping, Sweden
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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While much progress has been made in the fight against the scourge of tuberculosis (TB), we are still some way from reaching the ambitious targets of eliminating it as a global public health problem by the mid twenty-first century. A new and effective vaccine that protects against pulmonary TB disease will be an essential element of any control strategy. Over a dozen vaccines are currently in development, but recent efficacy trial data from one of the most advanced candidates have been disappointing. Limitations of current preclinical animal models exist, together with a lack of a complete understanding of host immunity to TB or robust correlates of disease risk and protection. Therefore, in the context of such obstacles, we discuss the lessons identified from recent efficacy trials, current concepts of biomarkers and correlates of protection, the potential of innovative clinical models such as human challenge and conducting trials in high-incidence settings to evaluate TB vaccines in humans, and the use of systems vaccinology and novel technologies including transcriptomics and metabolomics, that may facilitate their utility.
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- a The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK
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Pitchappan RM. Not all the infected develop the disease - A "Lotus and Cactus" model. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2015; 40:303-309. [PMID: 26611827 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 11/07/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The immunogenetic dictum "not all the infected develop the disease" can best be explained by a "Lotus and Cactus" model. Lotuses grow in ponds and cacti in deserts: analogously, we can say that tubercle patient's lung (genetic makeup) functions as an ideal 'broth' for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) germs to grow, but not the lungs of an endemic control. HLA association studies from Europe to Asia since 1983 till date, have shown a persistent HLA DR2 (15) association. Further, HLA DR2 and non-DR2 endemic controls showed disparate patterns of immune responses and gene expressions. The host and pathogen MHC diversities, Th1-Th2 paradigm and cytokine circuits all may play a crucial role in TB susceptibility. It is possible to decipher the protective immunity by controlling the known confounders - epidemiological, demographic, socio-biological and also host and pathogen diversities. This has become significant with our understanding on the 'out of Africa' migration and neolithic co-dispersal of M.tb with modern human. Divergence and expansion of various MHCs (eg HLA-DRB1*15, HLA-B*57) and non-MHC alleles in various continents might be responsible for the skewed transmission and distribution of the infectious diseases around the globe. The 'Lotus and Cactus' model proposed here exemplifies this. A holistic genetic epidemiology approach employing modern tools is the need of the hour to better understand infectious disease susceptibility.
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- Ramasamy M Pitchappan
- Chettinad Academy of Research & Education, OMR Road, Kelambakkam, (Chennai), Tamil Nadu 603103, India
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Kumar G, Sharma N, Gupta P, Joshi B, Gupta UD, Cevc G, Chopra A. Improved protection against tuberculosis after boosting the BCG-primed mice with subunit Ag 85a delivered through intact skin with deformable vesicles. Eur J Pharm Sci 2015; 82:11-20. [PMID: 26522817 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2015.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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To improve vaccination against tuberculosis (TBC) with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), we introduce novel, non-invasive, secondary immunisations relying on epicutaneous (e.c.) applications of the TBC subunit antigen, Ag 85a, associated with deformable carrier vesicles. Immuno-boosting with such antigen-vesicles recruits more CD11c positive cells into the draining murine lymph nodes, and typically stimulates, especially the proximal, immune cells more than immunogen injections. Non-invasive antigen application also protects mice better against an infection with TBC. Subcutaneous injections of vesicular Ag 85a into BCG-primed mice mainly yield IgG1 and IgG2a, indicative of a mixed Th1 and Th2 response. Conversely, transcutaneous immuno-boosts of such mice with a deformable vesicle-Ag 85a combination mainly generate serum IgA and IgG2a, indicative of an IgA facilitated, Th1-mediated, immune response. The Ag 85a specific antibody titres are generally low, but T lymphocytes also proliferate in the immunised mice. The new, partially non-invasive, vaccination method lowers the burden of pulmonary infection with M. tuberculosis. In mice immunised with Ag85a associated with deformable vesicles we measured 116× (e.c.) to 51× (s.c.) lower colony forming units number in spleen and 9× (e.c.) to 3× (s.c.) lower such number in lungs.
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- Gavish Kumar
- Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005, India
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- Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005, India
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- National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra, India
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- National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra, India
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- National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra, India
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- The Advanced Treatments Institute, Tassilostr. 3, D-82131 Gauting, Germany, E. U
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- Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005, India.
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Luabeya AKK, Kagina BMN, Tameris MD, Geldenhuys H, Hoff ST, Shi Z, Kromann I, Hatherill M, Mahomed H, Hanekom WA, Andersen P, Scriba TJ, Schoeman E, Krohn C, Day CL, Africa H, Makhethe L, Smit E, Brown Y, Suliman S, Hughes EJ, Bang P, Snowden MA, McClain B, Hussey GD. First-in-human trial of the post-exposure tuberculosis vaccine H56:IC31 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected and non-infected healthy adults. Vaccine 2015; 33:4130-40. [PMID: 26095509 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 06/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND H56:IC31 is a candidate tuberculosis vaccine comprising a fusion protein of Ag85B, ESAT-6 and Rv2660c, formulated in IC31 adjuvant. This first-in-human, open label phase I trial assessed the safety and immunogenicity of H56:IC31 in healthy adults without or with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection. METHODS Low dose (15 μg H56 protein in 500 nmol IC31) or high dose (50 μg H56, 500 nmol IC31) vaccine was administered intramuscularly thrice, at 56-day intervals. Antigen-specific T cell responses were measured by intracellular cytokine staining and antibody responses by ELISA. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-six subjects were screened and 25 enrolled and vaccinated. No serious adverse events were reported. Nine subjects (36%) presented with transient cardiovascular adverse events. The H56:IC31 vaccine induced antigen-specific IgG responses and Th1 cytokine-expressing CD4(+) T cells. M.tb-infected vaccinees had higher frequencies of H56-induced CD4(+) T cells than uninfected vaccinees. Low dose vaccination induced more polyfunctional (IFN-γ(+)TNF-α(+)IL-2(+)) and higher frequencies of H56-specific CD4(+) T cells compared with high dose vaccination. A striking increase in IFN-γ-only-expressing CD4(+) T cells, displaying a CD45RA(-)CCR7(-) effector memory phenotype, emerged after the second high-dose vaccination in M.tb-infected vaccinees. TNF-α(+)IL-2(+) H56-specific memory CD4(+) T cells were detected mostly after low-dose H56 vaccination in M.tb-infected vaccinees, and predominantly expressed a CD45RA(-)CCR7(+) central memory phenotype. Our results support further clinical testing of H56:IC31.
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- Angelique Kany Kany Luabeya
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Western Cape Government and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Penn-Nicholson A, Geldenhuys H, Burny W, van der Most R, Day CL, Jongert E, Moris P, Hatherill M, Ofori-Anyinam O, Hanekom W, Bollaerts A, Demoitie MA, Kany Luabeya AK, De Ruymaeker E, Tameris M, Lapierre D, Scriba TJ. Safety and immunogenicity of candidate vaccine M72/AS01E in adolescents in a TB endemic setting. Vaccine 2015; 33:4025-34. [PMID: 26072017 PMCID: PMC5845829 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.05.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vaccination that prevents tuberculosis (TB) disease, particularly in adolescents, would have the greatest impact on the global TB epidemic. Safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of the vaccine candidate M72/AS01E was evaluated in healthy, HIV-negative adolescents in a TB endemic region, regardless of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection status. METHODS In a phase II, double-blind randomized, controlled study (NCT00950612), two doses of M72/AS01E or placebo were administered intramuscularly, one month apart. Participants were followed-up post-vaccination, for 6 months. M72-specific immunogenicity was evaluated by intracellular cytokine staining analysis of T cells and NK cells by flow cytometry. RESULTS No serious adverse events were recorded. M72/AS01E induced robust T cell and antibody responses, including antigen-dependent NK cell IFN-γ production. CD4 and CD8 T cell responses were sustained at 6 months post vaccination. Irrespective of M.tb infection status, vaccination induced a high frequency of M72-specific CD4 T cells expressing multiple combinations of Th1 cytokines, and low level IL-17. We observed rapid boosting of immune responses in M.tb-infected participants, suggesting natural infection acts as a prime to vaccination. CONCLUSIONS The clinically acceptable safety and immunogenicity profile of M72/AS01E in adolescents living in an area with high TB burden support the move to efficacy trials.
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- Adam Penn-Nicholson
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA; Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Churchyard GJ, Snowden MA, Hokey D, Dheenadhayalan V, McClain JB, Douoguih M, Pau MG, Sadoff J, Landry B. The safety and immunogenicity of an adenovirus type 35-vectored TB vaccine in HIV-infected, BCG-vaccinated adults with CD4(+) T cell counts >350 cells/mm(3). Vaccine 2015; 33:1890-6. [PMID: 25698492 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The safety and immunogenicity of a replication deficient adenovirus serotype 35 tuberculosis (TB) vaccine containing gene inserts for Antigens (Ag) 85A, Ag85B and TB10.4 (AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S) was evaluated in previously BCG vaccinated, HIV-infected South African adults with baseline CD4 counts >350 cells/mm(3). METHODS Subjects were randomized (1:1) to receive two doses of either intramuscular AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S or placebo at month 0 and at month 1. Participants were monitored for adverse events 28 days after each vaccination and for serious adverse events over 12 months. CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell and antibody responses to vaccine antigens were evaluated post first and second vaccination. RESULTS 26 subjects were randomly assigned to receive AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S (N=13) or placebo (N=13). The mean age was 29.0 years, all were Black-African, 88.5% were female, 46.2% were QuantiFERON Test (QFT) positive at baseline, and the median CD4 count was 559.5 cells/mm(3), all similar by treatment group. All subjects received their first vaccination and 24 subjects received their second vaccination. Injection site reactions and some systemic reactions were reported more commonly in the AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S versus placebo recipients. AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S did not appear to influence CD4 counts and HIV-1 viral load over the course of study follow-up. AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S induced a mixed CD4(+) T-cell and CD8(+) T-cell responses to Ag85B. The CD4(+) T-cell responses peaked to Ag85A and Ag85B 14 days after the second vaccination and had declined by Day 182. AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S predominantly induced CD4(+) T-cells expressing three (IFN-γ, TNF, IL-2) or two (IL-2 and TNF) cytokines, two weeks after the last vaccination, which did not differ by baseline Quantiferon test status. AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S induced strong Ag85A and Ag85B specific antibody responses, particularly after the second vaccination. CONCLUSION AERAS-402/AD35.TB-S was well tolerated, safe and induced predominantly polyfunctional CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell responses to vaccine.
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- Gavin John Churchyard
- Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Pulmonary TB remains a leading global health issue, but the current Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine fails to control it effectively. Much effort has gone into developing safe and effective boost vaccine candidates for use after the BCG prime vaccination. To date, almost all the lead candidates are being evaluated clinically via a parenteral route. Abundant experimental evidence suggests that parenteral boosting with a virus-based vaccine is much less effective than respiratory mucosal boosting, because the former fails to activate a type of T cell capable of rapidly transmigrating into the airway luminal space in the early phase of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The next few years will determine whether parenteral boosting with some of the lead vaccine candidates, particularly the protein-based vaccines, improves protection in humans over that by BCG. Much effort is needed to develop respiratory mucosal boost vaccines and to identify the reliable immune protective correlates in humans.
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- Zhou Xing
- McMaster Immunology Research Centre, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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- McMaster Immunology Research Centre, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- McMaster Immunology Research Centre, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health threat that will only be defeated by a combination of better drugs, diagnostics and vaccines. The only licensed TB vaccine, bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), protects against extrapulmonary TB in infants. RECENT FINDINGS Novel vaccine candidates that could protect against pulmonary TB either in TB naïve or in latent TB-infected healthy individuals have been developed and are currently being assessed in clinical trials. Subunit booster vaccines are either based on viral vectors expressing TB-specific antigens or on TB-protein antigens in adjuvants. Subunit vaccines are administered on top of BCG. Replacement vaccines for BCG are recombinant viable BCG or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Several candidates are undergoing, or will soon start, phase IIb assessment for efficacy. The first vaccine candidate, MVA85A, to complete a phase IIb trial, unfortunately failed to show protection against TB in infants. Therapeutic vaccines composed of killed mycobacterial preparations target patients with complicated TB in adjunct to drug treatment. SUMMARY With increasing numbers of TB vaccine candidates in clinical trials, financial, regulatory and infrastructural issues arise, which would be best tackled by a global strategy. In addition, selection of the most promising vaccine candidates for further clinical development gains increasing importance.
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Kagina BM, Mansoor N, Kpamegan EP, Penn-Nicholson A, Nemes E, Smit E, Gelderbloem S, Soares AP, Abel B, Keyser A, Sidibana M, Hughes JE, Kaplan G, Hussey GD, Hanekom WA, Scriba TJ. Qualification of a whole blood intracellular cytokine staining assay to measure mycobacteria-specific CD4 and CD8 T cell immunity by flow cytometry. J Immunol Methods 2014; 417:22-33. [PMID: 25523923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Qualified or validated assays are essential in clinical trials. Short-term stimulation of whole blood and intracellular cytokine staining assay is commonly used to measure immunogenicity in tuberculosis vaccine clinical trials. Previously, the short-term stimulation process of whole blood with BCG was optimized. We aimed to qualify the intracellular cytokine staining process and assess the effects of long-term cryopreservation. Our hypotheses were that the assay is robust in the measurement of the mycobacteria-specific T cells, and long-term cryopreservation of fixed cells from stimulated whole blood would not compromise reliable measurement of mycobacteria induced CD4 T cell immunity. METHODS Whole blood from healthy adults was collected in sodium heparinized tubes. The blood was left unstimulated or stimulated with mycobacterial antigens or mitogens for 12h. Cells were harvested, fixed and multiple aliquots from each participant cryopreserved. Later, mycobacteria-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells expressing IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-2 and IL-17 were quantitated by flow cytometry. Assay performance characteristics evaluated included limit of quantification and detection, reproducibility, precision, robustness, specificity and sensitivity. To assess the effects of long-term cryopreservation, fixed cells from the stimulated bloods were analysed one week post-cryopreservation and at 3-month intervals over a 3-year period. RESULTS The limit of quantification for the different cytokines was variable: 0.04% for frequencies of IFN-γ- and IL-2-expressing T cells and less than 0.01% for TNF-α- and IL-17-expressing T cells. When measurement of the mycobacteria-specific T cells was assessed at levels above the detection limit, the whole blood intracellular cytokine assay showed high precision that was operator-independent. The assay was also robust: variation in staining conditions including temperature (4 °C or 20-23 °C) and time (45, 60 or 90 min) did not markedly affect quantification of specific T cells. Finally, prolonged periods of cryopreservation also did not significantly influence quantification of mycobacteria-specific CD4 T cells. CONCLUSIONS The whole blood intracellular cytokine assay is robust and reliable in quantification of the mycobacteria-specific T cells and is not significantly affected by cryopreservation of fixed cells.
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- Benjamin M Kagina
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Division of Medical Microbiology & Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; BD Biosciences, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Division of Medical Virology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Public Health Research Institute, NJMS Rutgers, Newark, NJ, USA; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Division of Medical Microbiology & Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Reither K, Katsoulis L, Beattie T, Gardiner N, Lenz N, Said K, Mfinanga E, Pohl C, Fielding KL, Jeffery H, Kagina BM, Hughes EJ, Scriba TJ, Hanekom WA, Hoff ST, Bang P, Kromann I, Daubenberger C, Andersen P, Churchyard GJ. Safety and immunogenicity of H1/IC31®, an adjuvanted TB subunit vaccine, in HIV-infected adults with CD4+ lymphocyte counts greater than 350 cells/mm3: a phase II, multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114602. [PMID: 25490675 PMCID: PMC4260867 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Novel tuberculosis vaccines should be safe, immunogenic, and effective in various population groups, including HIV-infected individuals. In this phase II multi-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, the safety and immunogenicity of the novel H1/IC31 vaccine, a fusion protein of Ag85B-ESAT-6 (H1) formulated with the adjuvant IC31, was evaluated in HIV-infected adults. METHODS HIV-infected adults with CD4+ T cell counts >350/mm3 and without evidence of active tuberculosis were enrolled and followed until day 182. H1/IC31 vaccine or placebo was randomly allocated in a 5:1 ratio. The vaccine was administered intramuscularly at day 0 and 56. Safety assessment was based on medical history, clinical examinations, and blood and urine testing. Immunogenicity was determined by a short-term whole blood intracellular cytokine staining assay. RESULTS 47 of the 48 randomised participants completed both vaccinations. In total, 459 mild or moderate and 2 severe adverse events were reported. There were three serious adverse events in two vaccinees classified as not related to the investigational product. Local injection site reactions were more common in H1/IC31 versus placebo recipients (65.0% vs. 12.5%, p = 0.015). Solicited systemic and unsolicited adverse events were similar by study arm. The baseline CD4+ T cell count and HIV viral load were similar by study arm and remained constant over time. The H1/IC31 vaccine induced a persistent Th1-immune response with predominately TNF-α and IL-2 co-expressing CD4+ T cells, as well as polyfunctional IFN-γ, TNF-α and IL-2 expressing CD4+ T cells. CONCLUSION H1/IC31 was well tolerated and safe in HIV-infected adults with a CD4+ Lymphocyte count greater than 350 cells/mm3. The vaccine did not have an effect on CD4+ T cell count or HIV-1 viral load. H1/IC31 induced a specific and durable Th1 immune response. TRIAL REGISTRATION Pan African Clinical Trials Registry (PACTR) PACTR201105000289276.
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- Klaus Reither
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo, Tanzania
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo, Tanzania
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Statens Serum Institute, Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institute, Department of Vaccine Development, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Statens Serum Institute, Department of Vaccine Development, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Statens Serum Institute, Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Tanner R, Kakalacheva K, Miller E, Pathan AA, Chalk R, Sander CR, Scriba T, Tameris M, Hawkridge T, Mahomed H, Hussey G, Hanekom W, Checkley A, McShane H, Fletcher HA. Serum indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity is associated with reduced immunogenicity following vaccination with MVA85A. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:660. [PMID: 25466778 PMCID: PMC4265419 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-014-0660-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is an urgent need for improved vaccines to protect against tuberculosis. The currently available vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has varying immunogenicity and efficacy across different populations for reasons not clearly understood. MVA85A is a modified vaccinia virus expressing antigen 85A from Mycobacterium tuberculosis which has been in clinical development since 2002 as a candidate vaccine to boost BCG-induced protection. A recent efficacy trial in South African infants failed to demonstrate enhancement of protection over BCG alone. The immunogenicity was lower than that seen in UK trials. The enzyme Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) catalyses the first and rate-limiting step in the breakdown of the essential amino acid tryptophan. T cells are dependent on tryptophan and IDO activity suppresses T-cell proliferation and function. METHODS Using samples collected during phase I trials with MVA85A across the UK and South Africa we have investigated the relationship between vaccine immunogenicity and IDO using IFN-γ ELISPOT, qPCR and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. RESULTS We demonstrate an IFN-γ dependent increase in IDO mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) following MVA85A vaccination in UK subjects. IDO mRNA correlates positively with the IFN-γ ELISPOT response indicating that vaccine specific induction of IDO in PBMC is unlikely to limit the development of vaccine specific immunity. IDO activity in the serum of volunteers from the UK and South Africa was also assessed. There was no change in serum IDO activity following MVA85A vaccination. However, we observed higher baseline IDO activity in South African volunteers when compared to UK volunteers. In both UK and South African serum samples, baseline IDO activity negatively correlated with vaccine-specific IFN-γ responses, suggesting that IDO activity may impair the generation of a CD4+ T cell memory response. CONCLUSIONS Baseline IDO activity was higher in South African volunteers when compared to UK volunteers, which may represent a potential mechanism for the observed variation in vaccine immunogenicity in South African and UK populations and may have important implications for future vaccination strategies. TRIAL REGISTRATION Trials are registered at ClinicalTrials.gov; UK cohort NCT00427830, UK LTBI cohort NCT00456183, South African cohort NCT00460590, South African LTBI cohort NCT00480558.
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- Rachel Tanner
- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Present address: Department of Neuroinflammation, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Present address: Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern road, Brighton, UK.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Present address: Centre for Infection, Immunity and Disease Mechanisms, Biosciences, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, Middlesex, UK.
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. .,Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. .,Division of Community Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa. .,Metropolitan District Health Services, Western Cape, Government: Health, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. .,Vaccines for Africa Initiative, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Present address: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. .,Present address: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK.
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Ondondo BO. The influence of delivery vectors on HIV vaccine efficacy. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:439. [PMID: 25202303 PMCID: PMC4141443 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Development of an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine remains a big challenge, largely due to the enormous HIV diversity which propels immune escape. Thus novel vaccine strategies are targeting multiple variants of conserved antibody and T cell epitopic regions which would incur a huge fitness cost to the virus in the event of mutational escape. Besides immunogen design, the delivery modality is critical for vaccine potency and efficacy, and should be carefully selected in order to not only maximize transgene expression, but to also enhance the immuno-stimulatory potential to activate innate and adaptive immune systems. To date, five HIV vaccine candidates have been evaluated for efficacy and protection from acquisition was only achieved in a small proportion of vaccinees in the RV144 study which used a canarypox vector for delivery. Conversely, in the STEP study (HVTN 502) where human adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) was used, strong immune responses were induced but vaccination was more associated with increased risk of HIV acquisition than protection in vaccinees with pre-existing Ad5 immunity. The possibility that pre-existing immunity to a highly promising delivery vector may alter the natural course of HIV to increase acquisition risk is quite worrisome and a huge setback for HIV vaccine development. Thus, HIV vaccine development efforts are now geared toward delivery platforms which attain superior immunogenicity while concurrently limiting potential catastrophic effects likely to arise from pre-existing immunity or vector-related immuno-modulation. However, it still remains unclear whether it is poor immunogenicity of HIV antigens or substandard immunological potency of the safer delivery vectors that has limited the success of HIV vaccines. This article discusses some of the promising delivery vectors to be harnessed for improved HIV vaccine efficacy.
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- Beatrice O Ondondo
- Nuffield Department of Medicine, The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
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Leunda A, Baldo A, Goossens M, Huygen K, Herman P, Romano M. Novel GMO-Based Vaccines against Tuberculosis: State of the Art and Biosafety Considerations. Vaccines (Basel) 2014; 2:463-99. [PMID: 26344627 PMCID: PMC4494264 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines2020463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Novel efficient vaccines are needed to control tuberculosis (TB), a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several TB vaccine candidates are currently in clinical and preclinical development. They fall into two categories, the one of candidates designed as a replacement of the Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) to be administered to infants and the one of sub-unit vaccines designed as booster vaccines. The latter are designed as vaccines that will be administered to individuals already vaccinated with BCG (or in the future with a BCG replacement vaccine). In this review we provide up to date information on novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccines in development focusing on the risk assessment of candidates composed of genetically modified organisms (GMO) which are currently evaluated in clinical trials. Indeed, these vaccines administered to volunteers raise biosafety concerns with respect to human health and the environment that need to be assessed and managed.
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- Amaya Leunda
- Biosafety and Biotechnology Unit, Scientific Institute of Public Health, 14 Juliette Wytsman Street, Brussels 1050, Belgium.
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- Biosafety and Biotechnology Unit, Scientific Institute of Public Health, 14 Juliette Wytsman Street, Brussels 1050, Belgium.
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- Biosafety and Biotechnology Unit, Scientific Institute of Public Health, 14 Juliette Wytsman Street, Brussels 1050, Belgium.
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- Immunology Unit, Scientific Institute of Public Health, 642 Engeland Street, Brussels 1180, Belgium.
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- Biosafety and Biotechnology Unit, Scientific Institute of Public Health, 14 Juliette Wytsman Street, Brussels 1050, Belgium.
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- Immunology Unit, Scientific Institute of Public Health, 642 Engeland Street, Brussels 1180, Belgium.
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Marinova D, Gonzalo-Asensio J, Aguilo N, Martin C. Recent developments in tuberculosis vaccines. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 12:1431-48. [PMID: 24195481 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.2013.856765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Substantial efforts have been made over the past decade to develop vaccines against tuberculosis. We review recent developments in tuberculosis vaccines in the global portfolio, including those designed for use in a prophylactic setting, either alone or as boosts to Bacille Calmette-Guérin, and therapeutic vaccines designed to improve chemotherapy. While there is no doubt that progress is still being made, there are limitations to our animal model screening processes, which are further amplified by the lack of understanding of the immunological responses involved and the precise type of long-lived immunity that new vaccines need to induce. The challenge ahead is to optimize the planning for advanced clinical trials in poor endemic settings, which could be greatly facilitated by identifying correlates of protection.
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- Dessislava Marinova
- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias, Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/ Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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The tuberculosis (TB) pandemic continues to rampage despite widespread use of the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine. Novel vaccination strategies are urgently needed to arrest global transmission and prevent the uncontrolled development of multidrug-resistant forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Over the last two decades, considerable progress has been made in the field of vaccine development with numerous innovative preclinical candidates and more than a dozen vaccines in clinical trials. These vaccines are developed either as boosters of the current BCG vaccine or as novel prime vaccines to replace BCG. Given the enormous prevalence of latent TB infection, vaccines that are protective on top of an already established infection remain a high priority and a significant scientific challenge. Here we discuss the current state of TB vaccine research and development, our understanding of the underlying immunology, and the requirements for an efficient TB vaccine.
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Hatherill M, Geldenhuys H, Pienaar B, Suliman S, Chheng P, Debanne SM, Hoft DF, Boom WH, Hanekom WA, Johnson JL. Safety and reactogenicity of BCG revaccination with isoniazid pretreatment in TST positive adults. Vaccine 2014; 32:3982-8. [PMID: 24814553 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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RATIONALE Global tuberculosis (TB) control may require mass vaccination with a new TB vaccine, such as a recombinant bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) or attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). The safety profile of live mycobacterial vaccines in latently infected adults with prior infant BCG vaccination is unknown. OBJECTIVES Evaluate safety and reactogenicity of BCG revaccination, with or without isoniazid (INH) pretreatment, in adults with latent MTB infection (LTBI). METHODS Eighty-two healthy, HIV uninfected, South African adults, with a BCG scar and tuberculin skin test (TST) diameter ≥ 15 mm, were randomized to receive 6 months of INH, starting either before, or 6 months after, intradermal revaccination with BCG Vaccine SSI (Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen). Safety and reactogenicity data are reported through 3 months post BCG revaccination. RESULTS Baseline characteristics were similar between treatment arms. Mean baseline TST diameter was 20 ± 4 mm. Seventy-two subjects received BCG revaccination. Injection site erythema (68%) and induration (86%) peaked 1 week after revaccination. Ulceration (76%) peaked at 2 weeks, and resolved by 3 months in all but 3 subjects. Diameter of ulceration was >10mm in only 8%, but a residual scar was common (85%). No regional lymphadenitis or serious morbidity related to BCG was seen. Reactogenicity was not affected by INH pretreatment. CONCLUSION BCG revaccination of MTB infected adults is safe, well tolerated, and reactogenicity is similar to that of primary BCG vaccination. Clinical trials of live recombinant BCG or attenuated MTB vaccines may be considered in latently infected adults, with or without INH pretreatment (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01119521).
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- Mark Hatherill
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, School of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, School of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, School of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, School of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Division of Immunobiology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University Medical Center, and Center for Vaccine Development, Saint Louis, MO, USA
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (SATVI), Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine, School of Child & Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Tuberculosis Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Challenges and responses in human vaccine development. Curr Opin Immunol 2014; 28:18-26. [PMID: 24561742 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2014.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Human vaccine development remains challenging because of the highly sophisticated evasion mechanisms of pathogens for which vaccines are not yet available. Recent years have witnessed both successes and failures of novel vaccine design and the strength of iterative approaches is increasingly appreciated. These combine discovery of novel antigens, adjuvants and vectors in the preclinical stage with computational analyses of clinical data to accelerate vaccine design. Reverse and structural vaccinology have revealed novel antigen candidates and molecular immunology has led to the formulation of promising adjuvants. Gene expression profiles and immune parameters in patients, vaccinees and healthy controls have formed the basis for biosignatures that will provide guidelines for future vaccine design.
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Tameris M, Geldenhuys H, Luabeya AK, Smit E, Hughes JE, Vermaak S, Hanekom WA, Hatherill M, Mahomed H, McShane H, Scriba TJ. The candidate TB vaccine, MVA85A, induces highly durable Th1 responses. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87340. [PMID: 24498312 PMCID: PMC3911992 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) should provide long-term protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). The current TB vaccine, Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), protects against disseminated childhood TB, but protection against lung TB in adolescents and adults is variable and mostly poor. One potential reason for the limited durability of protection may be waning of immunity through gradual attrition of BCG-induced T cells. We determined if a MVA85A viral-vector boost could enhance the durability of mycobacteria-specific T cell responses above those induced by BCG alone. Methods We describe a long-term follow-up study of persons previously vaccinated with MVA85A. We performed a medical history and clinical examination, a tuberculin skin test and measured vaccine-specific T cell responses in persons previously enrolled as adults, adolescents, children or infants into three different Phase II trials, between 2005 and 2011. Results Of 252 potential participants, 183 (72.6%) consented and completed the study visit. Vaccine-induced Ag85A-specific CD4+ T cell responses were remarkably persistent in healthy, HIV-uninfected adults, adolescents, children and infants, up to 6 years after MVA85A vaccination. Specific CD4+ T cells expressed surface markers consistent with either CD45RA−CCR7+ central memory or CD45RA−CCR7− effector memory T cells. Similarly durable Ag85A-specific CD4+ T cell responses were detected in HIV-infected persons who were on successful antiretroviral therapy when MVA85A was administered. By contrast, Ag85A-specific CD4+ T cell frequencies in untreated MVA85A-vaccinated HIV-infected persons were mostly undetectable 3–5 years after vaccination. Conclusion MVA85A induces remarkably durable T cell responses in immunocompetent persons. However, results from a recent phase IIb trial of MVA85A, conducted in infants from the same geographic area and study population, showed no vaccine efficacy, suggesting that these durable T cell responses do not enhance BCG-induced protection against TB in infants.
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- Michele Tameris
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Jenner Institute, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Ditkowsky JB, Schwartzman K. Potential cost-effectiveness of a new infant tuberculosis vaccine in South Africa--implications for clinical trials: a decision analysis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e83526. [PMID: 24454706 PMCID: PMC3893082 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Novel tuberculosis vaccines are in varying stages of pre-clinical and clinical development. This study seeks to estimate the potential cost-effectiveness of a BCG booster vaccine, while accounting for costs of large-scale clinical trials, using the MVA85A vaccine as a case study for estimating potential costs. We conducted a decision analysis from the societal perspective, using a 10-year time frame and a 3% discount rate. We predicted active tuberculosis cases and tuberculosis-related costs for a hypothetical cohort of 960,763 South African newborns (total born in 2009). We compared neonatal vaccination with bacille Calmette-Guérin alone to vaccination with bacille Calmette-Guérin plus a booster vaccine at 4 months. We considered booster efficacy estimates ranging from 40% to 70%, relative to bacille Calmette-Guérin alone. We accounted for the costs of Phase III clinical trials. The booster vaccine was assumed to prevent progression to active tuberculosis after childhood infection, with protection decreasing linearly over 10 years. Trial costs were prorated to South Africa's global share of bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination. Vaccination with bacille Calmette-Guérin alone resulted in estimated tuberculosis-related costs of $89.91 million 2012 USD, and 13,610 tuberculosis cases in the birth cohort, over the 10 years. Addition of the booster resulted in estimated cost savings of $7.69–$16.68 million USD, and 2,800–4,160 cases averted, for assumed efficacy values ranging from 40%–70%. A booster tuberculosis vaccine in infancy may result in net societal cost savings as well as fewer active tuberculosis cases, even if efficacy is relatively modest and large scale Phase III studies are required.
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- Jared B. Ditkowsky
- Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Respiratory Division, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Montagnani C, Chiappini E, Galli L, de Martino M. Vaccine against tuberculosis: what's new? BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14 Suppl 1:S2. [PMID: 24564340 PMCID: PMC4015960 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-s1-s2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background one of the World Health Organization Millennium Development Goal is to reduce tuberculosis incidence by 2015. However, more of 8.5 million tuberculosis cases have been reported in 2011, with an increase of multidrug-resistant strains. Therefore, the World Health Organization target cannot be reach without the help of a vaccine able to limit the spread of tuberculosis. Nowadays, bacille Calmette-Guérin is the only vaccine available against tuberculosis. It prevents against meningeal and disseminated tuberculosis in children, but its effectiveness against pulmonary form in adolescents and adults is argued. Method a systematic review was performed by searches of Pubmed, references of the relevant articles and Aeras and ClinicalTrial.gov websites. Results 100 articles were included in this review. Three viral vectored booster vaccines, five protein adjuvant booster vaccines, two priming vaccines and two therapeutic vaccines have been analyzed. Conclusions Several vaccines are in the pipeline, but further studies on basic research, clinical trial and mass vaccination campaigns are needed to achieve the TB eradication target by 2050.
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Menzies D, Nahid P. Update in tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease 2012. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013; 188:923-7. [PMID: 24127799 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201304-0687up] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In 2012, new publications in the Journal described both the predictive value of the new IFN-γ release assays for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB), but also provided evidence that these new tests cannot be interpreted simply as positive or negative, as initially hoped. Surgical masks can reduce transmission of TB infection, but other measures such as state-wide implementation of targeted testing and treatment of latent TB or active case finding require substantial and sustained effort to successfully reduce TB morbidity and mortality. A quasiexperimental study revealed that a package of social interventions could substantially reduce risk of TB disease in heavily exposed (and infected) children in the preantibiotic era. A study in a high-TB burden setting suggested that a new rapid drug-susceptibility test for TB may be more practical for implementation than traditional culture-based phenotypic tests. And two studies of TB vaccines revealed that currently used bacillus Calmette-Guérin strains vary in their ability to affect correlates of immunogenicity, whereas a new candidate vaccine, MVA85A, was safe and immunogenic in adults. Studies of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) described a rapid rise in the prevalence and spatial clustering of NTM in the United States over the past decade. Although risk factors for pulmonary NTM such as advanced age and low BMI are known, the mechanisms underlying infection and disease remain mysterious. Four studies of therapy of NTM disease highlighted the pressing need for well-designed international randomized controlled trials to improve our management of NTM disease.
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- Dick Menzies
- 1 Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; and
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