A virosomal vaccine against candidal vaginitis: Immunogenicity, efficacy and safety profile in animal models.
Summary of "A virosomal vaccine against candidal vaginitis: Immunogenicity, efficacy and safety profile in animal models."
A novel vaccine (PEV7) consisting of a truncated, recombinant aspartyl proteinase-2 of Candida albicans incorporated into influenza virosomes was studied. This vaccine candidate generated a potent serum antibody response in mouse and rat following intramuscular immunization. Anti-Sap2 IgG and IgA were also detected in the vaginal fluid of rats following intravaginal or intramuscular plus intravaginal administration. In a rat model of candidal vaginitis, PEV7 induced significant, long-lasting, likely antibody-mediated, protection following intravaginal route of immunization. PEV7 was also found to be safe in a repeated-dose toxicological study in rats. Overall, these data provide a sound basis to envisage the clinical development of this new candidate vaccine against candidal vaginitis.
Affiliation
Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, ISS, Rome, Italy.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Vaccine
ISSN: 1873-2518
Pages: 4490-8
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22561143
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.069
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