Recombinant vaccines for hepatitis E

被引:67
作者
Emerson, SU
Purcell, RH
机构
[1] NIAID, Mol Hepatitis Sect, Infect Dis Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[2] NIAID, Hepatitis Viruses Sect, Infect Dis Lab, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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D O I
10.1016/S1471-4914(01)02106-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Hepatitis E virus causes epidemics of acute hepatitis in many developing countries. It infrequently causes disease in developed countries, but avirulent strains might circulate. Some evidence suggests that hepatitis E might be a zoonosis. There is probably only a single serotype. A candidate vaccine consisting of baculovirus-expressed recombinant capsid protein protected macaques from hepatitis E - it passed phase I clinical trials and is currently scheduled for phase II/III clinical trials.
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