Trained immunity: Target for prophylaxis and therapy

A Ziogas, M Bruno, R van der Meel, WJM Mulder… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Trained immunity is a de facto memory for innate immune responses, leading to long-term
functional reprogramming of innate immune cells. In physiological conditions, trained …

The role of trained immunity in COVID-19: Lessons for the next pandemic

MG Netea, A Ziogas, CS Benn… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Trained immunity is a long-term increase in responsiveness of innate immune cells, induced
by certain infections and vaccines. During the last 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic …

BCG Vaccination of health care workers does not reduce SARS-CoV-2 infections nor infection severity or duration: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

J Claus, T Ten Doesschate, C Gumbs… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination has been hypothesized to reduce
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, severity, and/or …

VPM1002 as prophylaxis against severe respiratory tract infections including coronavirus disease 2019 in the elderly: a phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo …

AM Blossey, S Brückner, M May… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination can potentially reduce the
rate of respiratory infections in vulnerable populations. This study evaluates the safety and …

Intravenous BCG vaccination reduces SARS-CoV-2 severity and promotes extensive reprogramming of lung immune cells

AK Singh, R Wang, KA Lombardo, M Praharaj… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) confers heterologous immune protection against
viral infections and has been proposed as vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 (SCV2). Here, we …

Polyfunctional CD4 T-cells correlating with neutralising antibody is a hallmark of COVISHIELDTM and COVAXIN® induced immunity in COVID-19 exposed Indians

S Rakshit, S Babji, C Parthiban, R Madhavan, V Adiga… - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
Detailed characterisation of immune responses induced by COVID-19 vaccines rolled out in
India: COVISHIELDTM (CS) and COVAXIN®(CO) in a pre-exposed population is only …

[HTML][HTML] Mannan-Decorated Lipid Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticle Vaccine Increased the Antitumor Immune Response by Modulating the Tumor Microenvironment

L Wu, L Yang, X Qian, W Hu, S Wang… - Journal of Functional …, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of tumor immunotherapy, nanoparticle vaccines have attracted
much attention as potential therapeutic strategies. A systematic review and analysis must be …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of BCG vaccination on infection and antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2—the results of ProBCG: a multicenter randomized clinical trial in Brazil

AP Santos, GL Werneck, APR Dalvi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Objectives Evatuate if Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine could be used
as a tool against SARS-CoV-2 based on the concept of trained immunity. Methods A …

[HTML][HTML] BCG vaccination of healthcare workers for protection against COVID-19: 12-month outcomes from an international randomised controlled trial

NL Messina, LF Pittet, E McDonald, C Moore, S Barry… - Journal of Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Summary Objectives Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has immunomodulatory effects
that may provide protection against unrelated infectious diseases. We aimed to determine …

Fiction and facts about BCG imparting trained immunity against COVID-19

G Kaur, S Singh, S Nanda, MA Zafar, JA Malik… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Bacille Calmette-Guérin or BCG vaccine, the only vaccine available against
Mycobacterium tuberculosis can induce a marked Th1 polarization of T-cells, characterized …