Virus-like particles induce robust human T-helper cell responses.
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ID Serval
serval:BIB_6CC8896DD5F6
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Virus-like particles induce robust human T-helper cell responses.
Périodique
European Journal of Immunology
ISSN
1521-4141 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0014-2980
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2012
Volume
42
Numéro
2
Pages
330-340
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Résumé
Among synthetic vaccines, virus-like particles (VLPs) are used for their ability to induce strong humoral responses. Very little is reported on VLP-based-vaccine-induced CD4(+) T-cell responses, despite the requirement of helper T cells for antibody isotype switching. Further knowledge on helper T cells is also needed for optimization of CD8(+) T-cell vaccination. Here, we analysed human CD4(+) T-cell responses to vaccination with MelQbG10, which is a Qβ-VLP covalently linked to a long peptide derived from the melanoma self-antigen Melan-A. In all analysed patients, we found strong antibody responses of mainly IgG1 and IgG3 isotypes, and concomitant Th1-biased CD4(+) T-cell responses specific for Qβ. Although less strong, comparable B- and CD4(+) T-cell responses were also found specific for the Melan-A cargo peptide. Further optimization is required to shift the response more towards the cargo peptide. Nevertheless, the data demonstrate the high potential of VLPs for inducing humoral and cellular immune responses by mounting powerful CD4(+) T-cell help.
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Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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16/02/2012 14:58
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20/08/2019 14:26