CHARACTERIZATION AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF A CANDIDATE SUBUNIT VACCINE AGAINST VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS

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DAVIES, J [1 ]
HALLWORTH, JA [1 ]
MCLEISH, P [1 ]
RANDALL, S [1 ]
MARTIN, BAB [1 ]
BUCHAN, A [1 ]
SKINNER, GRB [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BIRMINGHAM,SCH MED,DEPT INFECT,BIRMINGHAM B15 2TJ,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
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10.1007/BF00277161
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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This study describes the properties of an inactivated subunit antigen preparation from varicella-zoster virus (VZV)-infected MRC-5 cells by treatment with detergent and formaldehyde, ultracentrifugation over sucrose and acetone precipitation. The method preserved the antigenicity of VZV proteins and several VZV-specific glycoproteins, while virus DNA was less than 20 pg/250 mu g protein - a putative vaccine dose. The vaccine was immunogenic in rabbits and stimulated antibodies to the major capsid protein as well as to glycoproteins; an immunoprecipitin was shared with a known immune human serum. The preparation contained no infectious VZV with no evidence of side effects in a rabbit or in five human vaccinees during a follow-up period of 6 - 10 years.
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