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  1. Article: Multi-Year Mass-Trapping With Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps has Limited Influence on Insecticide Susceptibility in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) From Puerto Rico

    Hemme, Ryan R. / Smith, Eric A. / Felix, Gilberto / White, Bradley J. / Diaz-Garcia, Marta I. / Rodriguez, Damaris / Ruiz-Valcarcel, Jose / Acevedo, Veronica / Amador, Manuel / Barrera, Roberto

    Journal of medical entomology. 2021 Sept. 17, v. 59, no. 1

    2021  

    Abstract: Mass-trapping has been used to control outbreaks of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico since 2011. We investigated the effect of multi-year, insecticide-free mass trapping had on the insecticide susceptibility profile of Ae. ... ...

    Abstract Mass-trapping has been used to control outbreaks of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico since 2011. We investigated the effect of multi-year, insecticide-free mass trapping had on the insecticide susceptibility profile of Ae. aegypti. Eggs collected in southern Puerto Rico were used to generate F₁ populations that were tested for susceptibility to permethrin, sumethrin, bifenthrin, deltamethrin, and malathion according to CDC bottle bioassays protocols. All populations of Ae. aegypti were resistant to the synthetic pyrethroids and mosquitoes from two locations were partially resistant to malathion. Population genetic analysis, using a double digest restriction sites associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) approach, indicated a large amount of migration between study sites effectively homogenizing the mosquito populations. Mass-trapping using noninsecticidal autocidal gravid ovitraps did not restore susceptibility to five active ingredients that are found in commercial insecticides. Migration between communities was high and would have brought outside alleles, including resistant alleles to the treatment communities. Further investigation suggests that household use of commercially available insecticide products may continue to select for resistance in absence of public health space spraying of insecticides.
    Keywords Aedes aegypti ; DNA ; bifenthrin ; deltamethrin ; genetic analysis ; insecticide resistance ; malathion ; medical entomology ; ovitraps ; permethrin ; population genetics ; public health ; pyrethrins ; Puerto Rico
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0917
    Size p. 314-319.
    Publishing place Entomological Society of America
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 410635-0
    ISSN 0022-2585
    ISSN 0022-2585
    DOI 10.1093/jme/tjab162
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  2. Article ; Online: The ecto-enzyme CD38 modulates CD4 T cell immunometabolic responses and participates in HIV pathogenesis.

    Díaz-Basilio, Fernando / Vergara-Mendoza, Moisés / Romero-Rodríguez, Jessica / Hernández-Rizo, Sharik / Escobedo-Calvario, Alejandro / Fuentes-Romero, Luis-León / Pérez-Patrigeon, Santiago / Murakami-Ogasawara, Akio / Gomez-Palacio, María / Reyes-Terán, Gustavo / Jiang, Wei / Vázquez-Pérez, Joel-Armando / Marín-Hernández, Álvaro / Romero-Rodríguez, Dámaris-Priscila / Gutiérrez-Ruiz, María-Concepción / Viveros-Rogel, Mónica / Espinosa, Enrique

    Journal of leukocyte biology

    2024  

    Abstract: Despite abundant evidence correlating T cell CD38 expression and HIV infection pathogenesis, its role as a CD4 T cell immunometabolic regulator remains unclear. We find that CD38's extracellular glycohydrolase activity restricts metabolic reprogramming ... ...

    Abstract Despite abundant evidence correlating T cell CD38 expression and HIV infection pathogenesis, its role as a CD4 T cell immunometabolic regulator remains unclear. We find that CD38's extracellular glycohydrolase activity restricts metabolic reprogramming after TCR-engaging stimulation in Jurkat T CD4 cells, together with functional responses, while reducing intracellular NAD and NMN concentrations. Selective elimination of CD38's ectoenzyme function licenses them to decrease the OCR/ECAR ratio upon TCR signaling and to increase cycling, proliferation, survival, and CD40L induction. Pharmacological inhibition of ectoCD38 catalytic activity in memory CD4 T cells from chronic HIV-infected patients rescued TCR-triggered responses, including differentiation and effector functions, while reverting abnormally increased basal glycolysis, cycling, and spontaneous pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Additionally, ecto-CD38 blockage normalized basal and TCR-induced mitochondrial morpho-functionality, while increasing respiratory capacity in cells from HIV+ patients and healthy individuals. Ectoenzyme CD38's immunometabolic restriction of TCR-involving stimulation is relevant to CD4 T cell biology and to the deleterious effects of CD38 overexpression in HIV disease.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605722-6
    ISSN 1938-3673 ; 0741-5400
    ISSN (online) 1938-3673
    ISSN 0741-5400
    DOI 10.1093/jleuko/qiae060
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  3. Article: High Levels of TNF-α and TIM-3 as a Biomarker of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in People with HIV Infection.

    Ramon-Luing, Lucero A / Ocaña-Guzman, Ranferi / Téllez-Navarrete, Norma A / Preciado-García, Mario / Romero-Rodríguez, Dámaris P / Espinosa, Enrique / Reyes-Terán, Gustavo / Chavez-Galan, Leslie

    Life (Basel, Switzerland)

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 6

    Abstract: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is an exacerbated immune response that can occur to HIV+ patients after initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). IRIS pathogenesis is unclear, but dysfunctional and exhausted cells have been reported in ... ...

    Abstract Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is an exacerbated immune response that can occur to HIV+ patients after initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). IRIS pathogenesis is unclear, but dysfunctional and exhausted cells have been reported in IRIS patients, and the TIM-3/Gal-9 axis has been associated with chronic phases of viral infection. This study aimed to evaluate the soluble levels of TIM-3 and Gal-9 and their relationship with IRIS development. TIM-3, Gal-9, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6, TNFR1, TNFR2, E-cadherin, ADAM10, and ADAM17 were measured to search for IRIS-associated biomarkers in plasma samples from 0-, 4-, 8-, 12-, and 24-weeks after ART initiation of 61 HIV+ patients (15 patients developed IRIS, and 46 did not). We found that patients who developed IRIS had higher levels of TIM-3 [median 4806, IQR: 3206-6182] at the time of the IRIS events, compared to any other follow-up time evaluated in these patients or compared with a control group of patients who did not develop IRIS. Similarly, IRIS patients had a higher TNF-α level [median 10.89, IQR: 8.36-12.34] at IRIS events than any other follow-up time evaluated. Other molecules related to the TIM-3 and TNF-α pathway (Gal-9, IL-6, IFN-γ, TNFR1, TNFR2, ADAM-10, and ADAM-17) did not change during the IRIS events. In conclusion, our data suggest that a high level of soluble TIM-3 and TNF-α could be used as an IRIS biomarker.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662250-6
    ISSN 2075-1729
    ISSN 2075-1729
    DOI 10.3390/life11060527
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  4. Article ; Online: Multi-Year Mass-Trapping With Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps has Limited Influence on Insecticide Susceptibility in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) From Puerto Rico.

    Hemme, Ryan R / Smith, Eric A / Felix, Gilberto / White, Bradley J / Diaz-Garcia, Marta I / Rodriguez, Damaris / Ruiz-Valcarcel, Jose / Acevedo, Veronica / Amador, Manuel / Barrera, Roberto

    Journal of medical entomology

    2021  Volume 59, Issue 1, Page(s) 314–319

    Abstract: Mass-trapping has been used to control outbreaks of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico since 2011. We investigated the effect of multi-year, insecticide-free mass trapping had on the insecticide susceptibility profile of Ae. ... ...

    Abstract Mass-trapping has been used to control outbreaks of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico since 2011. We investigated the effect of multi-year, insecticide-free mass trapping had on the insecticide susceptibility profile of Ae. aegypti. Eggs collected in southern Puerto Rico were used to generate F1 populations that were tested for susceptibility to permethrin, sumethrin, bifenthrin, deltamethrin, and malathion according to CDC bottle bioassays protocols. All populations of Ae. aegypti were resistant to the synthetic pyrethroids and mosquitoes from two locations were partially resistant to malathion. Population genetic analysis, using a double digest restriction sites associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) approach, indicated a large amount of migration between study sites effectively homogenizing the mosquito populations. Mass-trapping using noninsecticidal autocidal gravid ovitraps did not restore susceptibility to five active ingredients that are found in commercial insecticides. Migration between communities was high and would have brought outside alleles, including resistant alleles to the treatment communities. Further investigation suggests that household use of commercially available insecticide products may continue to select for resistance in absence of public health space spraying of insecticides.
    MeSH term(s) Aedes/drug effects ; Aedes/genetics ; Animal Distribution ; Animals ; Genes, Insect ; Genetics, Population ; Insecticide Resistance/genetics ; Insecticides/pharmacology ; Malathion/pharmacology ; Mosquito Vectors/drug effects ; Mosquito Vectors/genetics ; Permethrin/pharmacology ; Puerto Rico ; Pyrethrins/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Insecticides ; Pyrethrins ; Permethrin (509F88P9SZ) ; Malathion (U5N7SU872W)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 410635-0
    ISSN 1938-2928 ; 0022-2585
    ISSN (online) 1938-2928
    ISSN 0022-2585
    DOI 10.1093/jme/tjab162
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  5. Article: Vaccination with human papillomavirus-18 E1 protein plus α-galactosyl-ceramide induces CD8+ cytotoxic response and impairs the growth of E1-expressing tumors

    Amador-Molina, Alfredo / Lamoyi, Edmundo / Lizano, Marcela / Moreno, José / Pérez-Cárdenas, Enrique / Romero-Rodríguez, Damaris / Sada-Ovalle, Isabel / Trejo-Moreno, Cesar

    Vaccine. 2019 Feb. 21, v. 37, no. 9

    2019  

    Abstract: CD8+ T cell-mediated immune response plays a major role in the clearance of virus-infected cells, including human papillomavirus (HPV). The effective treatment of women with normal cytology but persistent high risk-HPV infection or with low-grade ... ...

    Abstract CD8+ T cell-mediated immune response plays a major role in the clearance of virus-infected cells, including human papillomavirus (HPV). The effective treatment of women with normal cytology but persistent high risk-HPV infection or with low-grade intraepithelial lesions could take advantage of novel strategies based on vaccination with viral immunological targets with a wide spectrum of cross-protection. The helicase E1, expressed early during viral replication in HPV infection, is among the most conserved papillomavirus proteins, which makes it a good vaccine candidate. In the present study, we examined E1-specific CD8+ T cell and NK immune responses in a mouse model with α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer) as an adjuvant. We found that mice immunized with E1 combined with α-GalCer elicited an E1-specific CD8+ T and NK cell cytotoxic responses, which correlated with growth inhibition of grafted melanoma B16-F0 cells expressing E1, both in prophylactic and therapeutic protocols.
    Keywords adjuvants ; animal models ; CD8-positive T-lymphocytes ; cell-mediated immunity ; cross immunity ; cytotoxicity ; enzymes ; growth retardation ; immune response ; melanoma ; mice ; Papillomaviridae ; proteins ; protocols ; vaccination ; vaccines ; virus replication ; women
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-0221
    Size p. 1219-1228.
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.12.036
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  6. Article ; Online: Regulation of Cas9 by viral proteins Tat and Rev for HIV-1 inactivation.

    Vergara-Mendoza, Moisés / Gomez-Quiroz, Luis E / Miranda-Labra, Roxana U / Fuentes-Romero, Luis L / Romero-Rodríguez, Dámaris P / González-Ruiz, Jonathan / Hernández-Rizo, Sharik / Viveros-Rogel, Mónica

    Antiviral research

    2020  Volume 180, Page(s) 104856

    Abstract: While combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has had a great impact on the treatment of HIV-1 infection, the persistence of long-lived cells with an intact provirus precludes virus eradication and sterilizing cure. CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has become ... ...

    Abstract While combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) has had a great impact on the treatment of HIV-1 infection, the persistence of long-lived cells with an intact provirus precludes virus eradication and sterilizing cure. CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing has become an efficient tool to eradicate HIV-1 genome or prevent replication. Furthermore, regulation of Cas9 gene expression by HIV can induce mutations that could inactivate the proviral genome, making a gene therapy safe by preventing the induction of non-specific mutations, which could compromise the integrity of healthy cells. In this study, isolated HIV-1 LTR, INS and RRE sequences were used to regulate Cas9 expression in HEK293 cells, and guide RNAs (gRNAs) were designed to target mutations in HIV-1 conserved regions such as tat and rev regulatory genes. We demonstrate that Cas9 expression in our system is controlled by the HIV-1 Tat and Rev proteins, leading to self-regulation of gene edition, and showing a strong antiviral effect by inactivating HIV-1 replication. Sequencing analysis confirmed that viral genome was partially excised by multiplex editing (90% efficiency), and viral capsid protein (CA-p24) was undetectable. In conclusion, the self-regulated CRISPR/Cas9 system may be a reliable and accurate strategy for eliminating HIV-1 infection whose effect will be restricted to infected cells.
    MeSH term(s) CRISPR-Associated Protein 9/genetics ; CRISPR-Cas Systems ; Gene Editing ; Gene Expression Regulation, Viral ; HEK293 Cells ; HIV-1/genetics ; Humans ; RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics ; Virus Inactivation ; Virus Replication/genetics ; rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics ; tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics
    Chemical Substances RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems ; rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus ; rev protein, Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 ; tat Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus ; CRISPR-Associated Protein 9 (EC 3.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-21
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 306628-9
    ISSN 1872-9096 ; 0166-3542
    ISSN (online) 1872-9096
    ISSN 0166-3542
    DOI 10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104856
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  7. Article ; Online: Researching, co-creating and testing innovations in paper-based health information systems (PHISICC) to support health workers' decision-making: protocol of a multi-country, transdisciplinary, mixed-methods research programme in three sub-Saharan countries.

    Bosch-Capblanch, Xavier / O'Donnell, David / Krause, L Kendall / Auer, Christian / Oyo-Ita, Angela / Samba, Mamadou / Matsinhe, Graça / Garba, Abdullahi Bulama / Rodríguez, Damaris / Zuske, Meike / Njepuome, Anthonia Ngozi / Lee, Sofia Micael Mandjate / Ross, Amanda / Gajewski, Suzanne / Muloliwa, Artur Manuel / Yapi, Richard B / Brown, David W

    Health research policy and systems

    2021  Volume 19, Issue 1, Page(s) 112

    Abstract: Background: Health information systems are crucial to provide data for decision-making and demand for data is constantly growing. However, the link between data and decisions is not always rational or linear and the management of data ends up ... ...

    Abstract Background: Health information systems are crucial to provide data for decision-making and demand for data is constantly growing. However, the link between data and decisions is not always rational or linear and the management of data ends up overloading frontline health workers, which may compromise quality of healthcare delivery. Despite limited evidence, there is an increasing push for the digitalization of health information systems, which poses enormous challenges, particularly in remote, rural settings in low- and middle-income countries. Paper-based tools will continue to be used in combination with digital solutions and this calls for efforts to make them more responsive to local needs. Paper-based Health Information Systems in Comprehensive Care (PHISICC) is a transdisciplinary, multi-country research initiative to create and test innovative paper-based health information systems in three sub-Saharan African countries.
    Methods/design: The PHISICC initiative is being carried out in remote, rural settings in Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Nigeria through partnership with ministries of health and research institutions. We began with research syntheses to acquire the most up-to-date knowledge on health information systems. These were coupled with fieldwork in the three countries to understand the current design, patterns and contexts of use, and healthcare worker perspectives. Frontline health workers, with designers and researchers, used co-creation methods to produce the new PHISICC tools. This suite of tools is being tested in the three countries in three cluster-randomized controlled trials. Throughout the project, we have engaged with a wide range of stakeholders and have maintained the highest scientific standards to ensure that results are relevant to the realities in the three countries.
    Discussion: We have deployed a comprehensive research approach to ensure the robustness and future policy uptake of findings. Besides the innovative PHISICC paper-based tools, our process is in itself innovative. Rather than emphasizing the technical dimensions of data management, we focused instead on frontline health workers' data use and decision-making. By tackling the whole scope of primary healthcare areas rather than a subset of them, we have developed an entirely new design and visual language for a suite of tools across healthcare areas. The initiative is being tested in remote, rural areas where the most vulnerable live.
    MeSH term(s) Data Management ; Delivery of Health Care ; Health Information Systems ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Mozambique
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1478-4505
    ISSN (online) 1478-4505
    DOI 10.1186/s12961-021-00768-0
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  8. Article ; Online: A service concept and tools to improve maternal and newborn health in Nigeria and Uganda.

    Salgado, Mariana / Wendland, Melanie / Rodriguez, Damaris / Bohren, Meghan A / Oladapo, Olufemi T / Ojelade, Olubunmi A / Mugerwa, Kidza / Fawole, Bukola

    International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

    2017  Volume 139 Suppl 1, Page(s) 67–73

    Abstract: Objective: The "Better Outcomes in Labor Difficulty" (BOLD) project used a service design process to design a set of tools to improve quality of care during childbirth by strengthening linkages between communities and health facilities in Nigeria and ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The "Better Outcomes in Labor Difficulty" (BOLD) project used a service design process to design a set of tools to improve quality of care during childbirth by strengthening linkages between communities and health facilities in Nigeria and Uganda. This paper describes the Passport to Safer Birth concept and the tools developed as a result.
    Methods: Service design methods were used to identify facilitators and barriers to quality care, and to develop human-centered solutions. The service design process had three phases: Research for Design, Concept Design, and Detail Design, undertaken in eight hospitals and catchment communities.
    Results: The service concept "Better Beginnings" comprises three tools. The "Pregnancy Purse" provides educational information to women throughout pregnancy. The "Birth Board" is a visual communication tool that presents the labor and childbirth process. The "Family Pass" is a set of wearable passes for the woman and her supporter to facilitate communication of care preferences.
    Conclusion: The Better Beginnings service concept and tools form the basis for the promotion of access to information and knowledge acquisition, and could improve communication between the healthcare provider, the woman, and her family during childbirth.
    MeSH term(s) Catchment Area, Health ; Communication ; Delivery, Obstetric/standards ; Female ; Health Facilities/standards ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Maternal-Child Health Services/organization & administration ; Maternal-Child Health Services/standards ; Models, Organizational ; Nigeria ; Pregnancy ; Quality Improvement/organization & administration ; Uganda
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80149-5
    ISSN 1879-3479 ; 0020-7292
    ISSN (online) 1879-3479
    ISSN 0020-7292
    DOI 10.1002/ijgo.12382
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  9. Article ; Online: Impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on

    Barrera, Roberto / Felix, Gilberto / Acevedo, Veronica / Amador, Manuel / Rodriguez, Damaris / Rivera, Luis / Gonzalez, Orlando / Nazario, Nicole / Ortiz, Marianyoly / Muñoz-Jordan, Jorge L / Waterman, Stephen H / Hemme, Ryan R

    The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

    2019  Volume 100, Issue 6, Page(s) 1413–1420

    Abstract: Puerto Rico was severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. The island has been endemic for dengue viruses (DENV) and recently suffered epidemics of chikungunya (CHIKV 2014) and Zika (ZIKV 2016) viruses. Although severe storms tend ... ...

    Abstract Puerto Rico was severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017. The island has been endemic for dengue viruses (DENV) and recently suffered epidemics of chikungunya (CHIKV 2014) and Zika (ZIKV 2016) viruses. Although severe storms tend to increase the number of vector and nuisance mosquitoes, we do not know how they influence
    MeSH term(s) Aedes/physiology ; Aedes/virology ; Animals ; Chikungunya virus/physiology ; Cities ; Cyclonic Storms ; Dengue Virus/physiology ; Ecosystem ; Female ; Mosquito Vectors/physiology ; Mosquito Vectors/virology ; Puerto Rico ; Pupa ; RNA, Viral/isolation & purification ; Zika Virus/physiology
    Chemical Substances RNA, Viral
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2942-7
    ISSN 1476-1645 ; 0002-9637
    ISSN (online) 1476-1645
    ISSN 0002-9637
    DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0015
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  10. Article ; Online: Vaccination with human papillomavirus-18 E1 protein plus α-galactosyl-ceramide induces CD8

    Amador-Molina, Alfredo / Trejo-Moreno, Cesar / Romero-Rodríguez, Damaris / Sada-Ovalle, Isabel / Pérez-Cárdenas, Enrique / Lamoyi, Edmundo / Moreno, José / Lizano, Marcela

    Vaccine

    2019  Volume 37, Issue 9, Page(s) 1219–1228

    Abstract: CD8+ T cell-mediated immune response plays a major role in the clearance of virus-infected cells, including human papillomavirus (HPV). The effective treatment of women with normal cytology but persistent high risk-HPV infection or with low-grade ... ...

    Abstract CD8+ T cell-mediated immune response plays a major role in the clearance of virus-infected cells, including human papillomavirus (HPV). The effective treatment of women with normal cytology but persistent high risk-HPV infection or with low-grade intraepithelial lesions could take advantage of novel strategies based on vaccination with viral immunological targets with a wide spectrum of cross-protection. The helicase E1, expressed early during viral replication in HPV infection, is among the most conserved papillomavirus proteins, which makes it a good vaccine candidate. In the present study, we examined E1-specific CD8+ T cell and NK immune responses in a mouse model with α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer) as an adjuvant. We found that mice immunized with E1 combined with α-GalCer elicited an E1-specific CD8+ T and NK cell cytotoxic responses, which correlated with growth inhibition of grafted melanoma B16-F0 cells expressing E1, both in prophylactic and therapeutic protocols.
    MeSH term(s) Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage ; Animals ; Cancer Vaccines/immunology ; Cytotoxicity, Immunologic ; Female ; Galactosylceramides/administration & dosage ; Galactosylceramides/immunology ; Human papillomavirus 18 ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural/immunology ; Melanoma, Experimental/prevention & control ; Melanoma, Experimental/therapy ; Melanoma, Experimental/virology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Oncogene Proteins, Viral/administration & dosage ; Oncogene Proteins, Viral/immunology ; Papillomavirus Infections/immunology ; Papillomavirus Infections/prevention & control ; Papillomavirus Infections/therapy ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology ; Transplants ; Tumor Cells, Cultured/immunology ; Vaccination
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Cancer Vaccines ; Galactosylceramides ; Oncogene Proteins, Viral ; alpha-galactosylceramide ; oncogene protein E1, Human papillomavirus type 18
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-28
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605674-x
    ISSN 1873-2518 ; 0264-410X
    ISSN (online) 1873-2518
    ISSN 0264-410X
    DOI 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.12.036
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