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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2023

A Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Vaccine Provides Postexposure Protection Against Bundibugyo Ebolavirus Infection.

Courtney Woolsey, Jamie Strampe, Karla A Fenton, Krystle N Agans, Jasmine Martinez, Viktoriya Borisevich, Natalie S Dobias, Daniel J Deer, Joan B Geisbert, Robert W Cross and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Courtney WoolseyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Jamie StrampeNational Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Karla A FentonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Krystle N AgansDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Jasmine MartinezDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Viktoriya BorisevichDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Natalie S DobiasDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Daniel J DeerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Joan B GeisbertDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Robert W CrossDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
John H ConnorNational Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8867-7256
Thomas W GeisbertDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0858-1877
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USBoston University · US

Funding

Regulatory Compliance Core - Galveston National Laboratory BSL4 OperationsUC7AI094660 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Gene Garrard Olinger · 2011 to 2026
$208.8M
Research Project 3: siRNA Therapy and Small Molecule Combination Treatment for FilovirusesU19AI142785 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI GEISBERT, THOMAS WILLIAM · 2019 to 2023
$35.5M
HHSNIAID NIH HHS U19 AI142785NIAID NIH HHS UC7 AI094660NIH HHS U19AI142785
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe filovirus Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) causes severe disease with a mortality rate of approximately 20%-51%. The only licensed filovirus vaccine in the United States, Ervebo, consists of a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV) vector that expresses Ebola virus (EBOV) glycoprotein (GP). Ervebo was shown to rapidly protect against fatal Ebola disease in clinical trials; however, the vaccine is only indicated against EBOV. Recent outbreaks of other filoviruses underscore the need for additional vaccine candidates, particularly for BDBV infections.

methodsTo examine whether the rVSV vaccine candidate rVSVΔG/BDBV-GP could provide therapeutic protection against BDBV, we inoculated seven cynomolgus macaques with 1000 plaque-forming units of BDBV, administering rVSVΔG/BDBV-GP vaccine to 6 of them 20-23 minutes after infection.

resultsFive of the treated animals survived infection (83%) compared to an expected natural survival rate of 21% in this macaque model. All treated animals showed an early circulating immune response, while the untreated animal did not. Surviving animals showed evidence of both GP-specific IgM and IgG production, while animals that succumbed did not produce significant IgG.

conclusionsThis small, proof-of-concept study demonstrated early treatment with rVSVΔG/BDBV-GP provides a survival benefit in this nonhuman primate model of BDBV infection, perhaps through earlier initiation of adaptive immunity.

Indexed as

Ebola VaccinesEbolavirusHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaVesicular StomatitisViral VaccinesAnimalsAntibodies, ViralGlycoproteinsImmunoglobulin GMacaca fascicularisVesiculovirusAntibodies, ViralEbola VaccinesGlycoproteinsImmunoglobulin GViral VaccinesBundibugyo virusebolavirusesErvebofiloviruspostexposure treatmentrecombinant vesicular stomatitis virusrVSVΔG/BDBV-GPtranscriptomicsvaccine

Identifiers

PMID37290053
PMCPMC10651203
OpenAlexW4379932492

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