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Novel adenovirus-based vaccines induce broad and sustained T cell responses to HCV in man.

ABSTRACT: Currently, no vaccine exists for hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major pathogen thought to infect 170 million people globally. Many studies suggest that host T cell responses are critical for spontaneous resolution of disease, and preclinical studies have indicated a requirement for T cells in protection against challenge. We aimed to elicit HCV-specific T cells with the potential for protection using a recombinant adenoviral vector strategy in a phase 1 study of healthy human volunteers. Two adenoviral vectors expressing NS proteins from HCV genotype 1B were constructed based on rare serotypes [human adenovirus 6 (Ad6) and chimpanzee adenovirus 3 (ChAd3)]. Both vectors primed T cell responses against HCV proteins; these T cell responses targeted multiple proteins and were capable of recognizing heterologous strains (genotypes 1A and 3A). HCV-specific T cells consisted of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets; secreted interleukin-2, interferon-?, and tumor necrosis factor-?; and could be sustained for at least a year after boosting with the heterologous adenoviral vector. Studies using major histocompatibility complex peptide tetramers revealed long-lived central and effector memory pools that retained polyfunctionality and proliferative capacity. These data indicate that an adenoviral vector strategy can induce sustained T cell responses of a magnitude and quality associated with protective immunity and open the way for studies of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for HCV.

SUBMITTER: Barnes E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3627207 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Novel adenovirus-based vaccines induce broad and sustained T cell responses to HCV in man.

Barnes Eleanor E Folgori Antonella A Capone Stefania S Swadling Leo L Aston Stephen S Kurioka Ayako A Meyer Joel J Huddart Rachel R Smith Kira K Townsend Rachel R Brown Anthony A Antrobus Richard R Ammendola Virginia V Naddeo Mariarosaria M O'Hara Geraldine G Willberg Chris C Harrison Abby A Grazioli Fabiana F Esposito Maria Luisa ML Siani Loredana L Traboni Cinzia C Oo Ye Y Adams David D Hill Adrian A Colloca Stefano S Nicosia Alfredo A Cortese Riccardo R Klenerman Paul P

Science translational medicine 20120101 115

Currently, no vaccine exists for hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major pathogen thought to infect 170 million people globally. Many studies suggest that host T cell responses are critical for spontaneous resolution of disease, and preclinical studies have indicated a requirement for T cells in protection against challenge. We aimed to elicit HCV-specific T cells with the potential for protection using a recombinant adenoviral vector strategy in a phase 1 study of healthy human volunteers. Two adenovi ...[more]

PMID: 22218690

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Novel adenovirus-based vaccines induce broad and sustained T cell responses to HCV in man.

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Novel adenovirus-based vaccines induce broad and sustained T cell responses to HCV in man.

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