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Review of meningococcal group B vaccines.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20144017     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
No broadly effective vaccines are available for prevention of group B meningococcal disease, which accounts for >50% of all cases. The group B capsule is an autoantigen and is not a suitable vaccine target. Outer-membrane vesicle vaccines appear to be safe and effective, but serum bactericidal responses in infants are specific for a porin protein, PorA, which is antigenically variable. To broaden protection, outer-membrane vesicle vaccines have been prepared from >1 strain, from mutants with >1 PorA, or from mutants with genetically detoxified endotoxin and overexpressed desirable antigens, such as factor H binding protein. Also, recombinant protein vaccines such as factor H binding protein, given alone or in combination with other antigens, are in late-stage clinical development and may be effective against the majority of group B strains. Thus, the prospects have never been better for developing vaccines for prevention of meningococcal disease, including that caused by group B strains.
Authors:
Dan M Granoff
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America     Volume:  50 Suppl 2     ISSN:  1537-6591     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-10     Completed Date:  2010-04-30     Revised Date:  2011-07-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9203213     Medline TA:  Clin Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S54-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Immunobiology and Vaccine Development, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California, USA. dgranoff@chori.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
Bacterial Proteins / immunology
Biomedical Research / trends
Endotoxins / immunology
Humans
Meningitis, Meningococcal / epidemiology*,  microbiology,  prevention & control*
Meningococcal Vaccines / immunology*
Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / immunology*
Porins / immunology
Secretory Vesicles / immunology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
C06 RR-16226/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; M01 RR001271-230443/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; M01 RR001271-240443/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; R01 AI046464/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI046464-07/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01 AI046464-08A1/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R21 AI061533-02/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, Bacterial; 0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Endotoxins; 0/Meningococcal Vaccines; 0/Porins; 0/factor H-binding protein, Neisseria meningitidis; 0/porin protein, Neisseria
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