A tetravalent virus-like particle vaccine designed to display domain III of dengue envelope proteins induces multi-serotype neutralizing antibodies in mice and macaques which confer protection against antibody dependent enhancement in AG129 mice.

Dengue is one of the fastest spreading vector-borne diseases, caused by four antigenically distinct dengue viruses (DENVs). Antibodies against DENVs are responsible for both protection as well as pathogenesis. A vaccine that is safe for and efficacious in all people irrespective of their age and dom...

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Main Authors: Viswanathan Ramasamy, Upasana Arora, Rahul Shukla, Ankur Poddar, Rajgokul K Shanmugam, Laura J White, Melissa M Mattocks, Rajendra Raut, Ashiya Perween, Poornima Tyagi, Aravinda M de Silva, Siddhartha K Bhaumik, Murali Krishna Kaja, François Villinger, Rafi Ahmed, Robert E Johnston, Sathyamangalam Swaminathan, Navin Khanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5774828?pdf=render