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Editor, Senior Moderator
Curr Opin Virol. 2013 Aug 23. pii: S1879-6257(13)00134-X. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2013.07.007. [Epub ahead of print]
Influenza virus hemagglutinin stalk-based antibodies and vaccines.
Krammer F, Palese P.
Source
Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: Florian.Krammer@mssm.edu.
Abstract
Antibodies against the conserved stalk domain of the hemagglutinin are currently being discussed as promising therapeutic tools against influenza virus infections. Because of the conservation of the stalk domain these antibodies are able to broadly neutralize a wide spectrum of influenza virus strains and subtypes. Broadly protective vaccine candidates based on the epitopes of these antibodies, for example, chimeric and headless hemagglutinin structures, are currently under development and show promising results in animals models. These candidates could be developed into universal influenza virus vaccines that protect from infection with drifted seasonal as well as novel pandemic influenza virus strains therefore obviating the need for annual vaccination, and enhancing our pandemic preparedness.
Copyright ? 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PMID:
23978327
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23978327
Influenza virus hemagglutinin stalk-based antibodies and vaccines.
Krammer F, Palese P.
Source
Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: Florian.Krammer@mssm.edu.
Abstract
Antibodies against the conserved stalk domain of the hemagglutinin are currently being discussed as promising therapeutic tools against influenza virus infections. Because of the conservation of the stalk domain these antibodies are able to broadly neutralize a wide spectrum of influenza virus strains and subtypes. Broadly protective vaccine candidates based on the epitopes of these antibodies, for example, chimeric and headless hemagglutinin structures, are currently under development and show promising results in animals models. These candidates could be developed into universal influenza virus vaccines that protect from infection with drifted seasonal as well as novel pandemic influenza virus strains therefore obviating the need for annual vaccination, and enhancing our pandemic preparedness.
Copyright ? 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PMID:
23978327
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23978327