| Literature DB >> 16862151 |
Amin Moghaddam1, Wieslawa Olszewska, Belinda Wang, John S Tregoning, Rebecca Helson, Quentin J Sattentau, Peter J M Openshaw.
Abstract
Heat, oxidation and exposure to aldehydes create reactive carbonyl groups on proteins, targeting antigens to scavenger receptors. Formaldehyde is widely used in making vaccines, but has been associated with atypical enhanced disease during subsequent infection with paramyxoviruses. We show that carbonyl groups on formaldehyde-treated vaccine antigens boost T helper type 2 (T(H)2) responses and enhance respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in mice, an effect partially reversible by chemical reduction of carbonyl groups.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16862151 DOI: 10.1038/nm1456
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Med ISSN: 1078-8956 Impact factor: 53.440