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dc.contributor.authorA. Herd, Karen
dc.contributor.authorMahalingam, Suresh
dc.contributor.authorMackay, Ian M.
dc.contributor.authorNissen, Michael
dc.contributor.authorSloots, Theo P.
dc.contributor.authorW. Tindle, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-04T01:30:09Z
dc.date.available2017-09-04T01:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2013-12-15T21:51:00Z
dc.identifier.issn0022538X
dc.identifier.doi10.1128/JVI.80.4.2034-2044.2006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/54954
dc.description.abstractHuman metapneumovirus (hMPV) has emerged as an important human respiratory pathogen causing upper and lower respiratory tract infections in young children and older adults. In addition, hMPV infection is associated with asthma exacerbation in young children. Recent epidemiological evidence indicates that hMPV may cocirculate with human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and mediate clinical disease similar to that seen with hRSV. Therefore, a vaccine for hMPV is highly desirable. In the present study, we used predictive bioinformatics, peptide immunization, and functional T-cell assays to define hMPV cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes recognized by mouse T cells restricted through several major histocompatibility complex class I alleles, including HLA-A*0201. We demonstrate that peptide immunization with hMPV CTL epitopes reduces viral load and immunopathology in the lungs of hMPV-challenged mice and enhances the expression of Th1-type cytokines (gamma interferon and interleukin-12 [IL-12]) in lungs and regional lymph nodes. In addition, we show that levels of Th2-type cytokines (IL-10 and IL-4) are significantly lower in hMPV CTL epitope-vaccinated mice challenged with hMPV. These results demonstrate for the first time the efficacy of an hMPV CTL epitope vaccine in the control of hMPV infection in a murine model.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2034
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2044
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Virology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume80
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMicrobiology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAgricultural and Veterinary Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode060599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode06
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode07
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.titleCytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Epitope Vaccination Protects against Human Metapneumovirus Infection and Disease in Mice
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2006
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gro.griffith.authorMahalingam, Suresh


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