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Trial reportPloS one2017

Cell-Based Systems Biology Analysis of Human AS03-Adjuvanted H5N1 Avian Influenza Vaccine Responses: A Phase I Randomized Controlled Trial.

Leigh M Howard, Kristen L Hoek, Johannes B Goll, Parimal Samir, Allison Galassie, Tara M Allos, Xinnan Niu, Laura E Gordy, C Buddy Creech, Nripesh Prasad and 6 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01573312 (A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled, Phase I Study in Healthy Adults to Assess the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of Intramuscular Subvirion Inactivated Monovalent Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Vaccine Administered With and Without AS03 Adjuvant), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01573312 phase1completednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled, Phase I Study in Healthy Adults to Assess the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of Intramuscular Subvirion Inactivated Monovalent Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Vaccine Administered With and Without AS03 Adjuvant: Standard & Systems Biology Analyses

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)Ran2012 to 2014Enrolled20ConditionsInfluenzaArmsASO3 Adjuvant, Influenza A/H5N1 Vaccine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leigh M HowardVanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-4301-7235
Kristen L HoekDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Johannes B GollThe Emmes Corporation, Rockville, MD, United States of America.
Parimal SamirDepartment of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Allison GalassieDepartment of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Tara M AllosDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Xinnan NiuDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Laura E GordyDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
C Buddy CreechVanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Nripesh PrasadHudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; Huntsville, AL, United States of America.
Travis L JensenThe Emmes Corporation, Rockville, MD, United States of America.
Heather HillThe Emmes Corporation, Rockville, MD, United States of America.
Shawn E LevyHudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; Huntsville, AL, United States of America.
Sebastian JoyceDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Andrew J LinkDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Kathryn M EdwardsVanderbilt Vaccine Research Program, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Vanderbilt University · USEmmes (United States) · USHudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology · US

Funding

Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment Research ProgramP30CA068485 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Ben Ho Park · 1995 to 2026
$172.8M
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY CTSA FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024975 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2007 to 2011
$45.7M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)UL1TR000445 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
Translational Analysis CoreP30DK058404 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MARY Kay WASHINGTON · 2002 to 2026
$29.9M
Immunobiology of Blood and Vascular Systems Training ProgramT32HL069765 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI HAWIGER, JACK J · 2002 to 2016
$6.5M
Childhood Infections Research ProgramT32AI095202 · NIAID · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI JAMES E CASSAT · 2011 to 2026
$4.2M
Proteomic Analysis of Eukaryotic Protein SynthesisR01GM064779 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI LINK, ANDREW J. · 2002 to 2010
$3.0M
Vaccinating at Mucosal Surfaces with Nanoparticle Conjugated Antigen and AdjuvantI01BX001444 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI JOYCE, SEBASTIAN · 2014 to 2022
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BLRD VA I01 BX001444NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000445NCI NIH HHS P30 CA068485NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024975NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL069765NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI095202NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK058404NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM064779
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVaccine development for influenza A/H5N1 is an important public health priority, but H5N1 vaccines are less immunogenic than seasonal influenza vaccines. Adjuvant System 03 (AS03) markedly enhances immune responses to H5N1 vaccine antigens, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE AND

methodsWe compared the safety (primary endpoint), immunogenicity (secondary), gene expression (tertiary) and cytokine responses (exploratory) between AS03-adjuvanted and unadjuvanted inactivated split-virus H5N1 influenza vaccines. In a double-blinded clinical trial, we randomized twenty adults aged 18-49 to receive two doses of either AS03-adjuvanted (n = 10) or unadjuvanted (n = 10) H5N1 vaccine 28 days apart. We used a systems biology approach to characterize and correlate changes in serum cytokines, antibody titers, and gene expression levels in six immune cell types at 1, 3, 7, and 28 days after the first vaccination.

resultsBoth vaccines were well-tolerated. Nine of 10 subjects in the adjuvanted group and 0/10 in the unadjuvanted group exhibited seroprotection (hemagglutination inhibition antibody titer > 1:40) at day 56. Within 24 hours of AS03-adjuvanted vaccination, increased serum levels of IL-6 and IP-10 were noted. Interferon signaling and antigen processing and presentation-related gene responses were induced in dendritic cells, monocytes, and neutrophils. Upregulation of MHC class II antigen presentation-related genes was seen in neutrophils. Three days after AS03-adjuvanted vaccine, upregulation of genes involved in cell cycle and division was detected in NK cells and correlated with serum levels of IP-10. Early upregulation of interferon signaling-related genes was also found to predict seroprotection 56 days after first vaccination.

conclusionsUsing this cell-based systems approach, novel mechanisms of action for AS03-adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccination were observed.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT01573312.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAdolescentAdultAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationAntigen PresentationChemokine CXCL10Dendritic CellsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHemagglutination Inhibition TestsHumansInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesInterleukin-6Adjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, ViralChemokine CXCL10CXCL10 protein, humanIL6 protein, humanInfluenza VaccinesInterleukin-6

Identifiers

PMID28099485
PMCPMC5242433
OpenAlexW2577454411

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