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Safety and immunogenicity of intranasal murine parainfluenza virus type 1 (Sendai virus) in healthy human adults

Human parainfluenza virus-type 1 (hPIV-1) is the most common cause of pediatric laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) and results in close to 30,000 US hospitalizations each year [Ped. Inf. Dis. J. 20 (2001) 646]. No effective vaccine is available. We examined murine PIV-1 (Sendai virus, SeV) as a live,...

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Published in:Vaccine 2004-08, Vol.22 (23), p.3182-3186
Main Authors: Slobod, Karen S, Shenep, Jerry L, Luján-Zilbermann, Jorge, Allison, Kim, Brown, Brita, Scroggs, Ruth Ann, Portner, Allen, Coleclough, Chris, Hurwitz, Julia L
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Summary:Human parainfluenza virus-type 1 (hPIV-1) is the most common cause of pediatric laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) and results in close to 30,000 US hospitalizations each year [Ped. Inf. Dis. J. 20 (2001) 646]. No effective vaccine is available. We examined murine PIV-1 (Sendai virus, SeV) as a live, xenotropic vaccine for the closely related human PIV-1 in a phase I, dose escalation study in healthy adults. Intranasal Sendai virus was uniformly well-tolerated and showed evidence of immunogenicity in three of nine vaccinees despite pre-existing, cross-reactive immunity presumably induced by previous exposure to human PIV-1. Results encourage future trials to evaluate the efficacy of Sendai virus in preventing human PIV-1 infection in infants and children.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.01.053