The evolution of poxvirus vaccines

L Sánchez-Sampedro, B Perdiguero, E Mejías-Pérez… - Viruses, 2015 - mdpi.com
After Edward Jenner established human vaccination over 200 years ago, attenuated
poxviruses became key players to contain the deadliest virus of its own family: Variola virus …

Human cytomegalovirus: taking the strain

GWG Wilkinson, AJ Davison, P Tomasec… - Medical microbiology …, 2015 - Springer
In celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first isolation of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV),
we reflect on the merits and limitations of the viral strains currently being used to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-antigenic human cytomegalovirus mRNA vaccines that elicit potent humoral and cell-mediated immunity

S John, O Yuzhakov, A Woods, J Deterling, K Hassett… - Vaccine, 2018 - Elsevier
A cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine that is effective at preventing congenital infection and
reducing CMV disease in transplant patients remains a high priority as no approved …

Development of a multi-antigenic SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate using a synthetic poxvirus platform

F Chiuppesi, MA Salazar, H Contreras… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) is a highly attenuated poxvirus vector that is widely
used to develop vaccines for infectious diseases and cancer. We demonstrate the …

HCMV glycoprotein B subunit vaccine efficacy mediated by nonneutralizing antibody effector functions

CS Nelson, T Huffman, JA Jenks… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common congenital infection worldwide,
frequently causing hearing loss and brain damage in afflicted infants. A vaccine to prevent …

Synthetic multiantigen MVA vaccine COH04S1 protects against SARS-CoV-2 in Syrian hamsters and non-human primates

F Chiuppesi, VH Nguyen, Y Park, H Contreras… - npj Vaccines, 2022 - nature.com
Second-generation COVID-19 vaccines could contribute to establish protective immunity
against SARS-CoV-2 and its emerging variants. We developed COH04S1, a synthetic …

Modeling human cytomegalovirus-induced microcephaly in human iPSC-derived brain organoids

G Sun, F Chiuppesi, X Chen, C Wang, E Tian… - Cell Reports …, 2020 - cell.com
Although congenital infection by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is well recognized as a
leading cause of neurodevelopmental defects, HCMV neuropathogenesis remains poorly …

Cytomegalovirus vaccines: current status and future prospects

KM Anderholm, CJ Bierle, MR Schleiss - Drugs, 2016 - Springer
Congenital human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection can result in severe and permanent
neurological injury in newborns, and vaccine development is accordingly a major public …

Progress toward development of a vaccine against congenital cytomegalovirus infection

MR Schleiss, SR Permar, SA Plotkin - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A vaccine against congenital human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major
public health priority. Congenital CMV causes substantial long-term morbidity, particularly …

Protective capacity of neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibodies against glycoprotein B of cytomegalovirus

A Bootz, A Karbach, J Spindler, B Kropff… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important, ubiquitous pathogen that causes severe
clinical disease in immunocompromised individuals, such as organ transplant recipients and …