| Literature DB >> 21777638 |
Jorge E Osorio1, Claire Y-H Huang, Richard M Kinney, Dan T Stinchcomb.
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Dengue. virus infection is the leading arboviral cause of disease worldwide. A vaccine is being developed based on the attenuated DEN-2 virus, DEN-2 PDK-53. In this review, we summarize the characteristics of the parent DEN-2 PDK-53 strain as well as the chimeric viruses containing the prM and E genes of DEN-1, DEN-3 or DEN-4 virus in the genetic backbone of the DEN-2 PDK-53 virus (termed DENVax). Tetravalent DENVax formulations containing cloned, fully sequenced isolates of the DEN-2 PDK-53 virus and the three chimeras have been evaluated for safety and efficacy in preclinical animal models. Based on the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy in preclinical studies, Phase 1 clinical testing of DENVax has been initiated.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21777638 PMCID: PMC4592106 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.07.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641