2003-12-10
Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Anti-viral immunity in humans and macaques.
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Respiratoir syncytieel virus: anti-virale immuniteit in mensen en makaken
The results presented in this thesis show that hRSV infection in humans results in a multifaceted immune response, which cannot be described as purely Th1- or Th2-like. However, the observed higher level of IL-13 producing hRSV-specific T cells in infants hospitalized with severe hRSV bronchiolitis could provide a clue for an immunopathological mechanism of natural hRSV-mediated severe disease. Another hRSV-specific immunological factor potentially involved in the pathogenesis of severe hRSV disease could be the frequency and/or phenotype like those of HLADP4-restricted T cell responses directed to the conserved region of the RSV G protein. The BBG2Na- and rMVA-F/G-based vaccination strategies evaluated in infant macaques resulted in low VN and cellular immune responses and no detectable protection. A combination of both approaches in a prime-boost regime could possibly increase vaccine immunogenicity, but in this case the immunopathological safety would again have to be evaluated in different animal models.
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EC 5th FWP (grant no. QLK2-1999-01044), Netherlands Asthma Foundation (grant no. NAF 93.96.1), Netherlands Organisation for Health Science (grant no. 940-35-025), Osterhaus, Prof. Dr. A.D.M.E. (promotor), Sophia Foundation for Medical Research (grant no. 214) | |
A.D.M.E. Osterhaus (Albert) | |
Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
hdl.handle.net/1765/1170 | |
Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
de Waal, L. (2003, December 10). Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Anti-viral immunity in humans and macaques.. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/1170 |
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