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Human Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Responses to Live Attenuated 17D Yellow Fever Vaccine: Identification of HLA-B35-Restricted CTL Epitopes on Nonstructural Proteins NS1, NS2b, NS3, and the Structural Protein E
Yellow fever virus (YFV) is a reemerging problem despite the existence of an effective live-attenuated vaccine. The induction of YFV-neutralizing antibodies undoubtedly contributes to vaccine efficacy, but T lymphocyte responses to YFV likely play a role in long-term efficacy. We studied the T lymph...
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Published in: | Virology (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2002-02, Vol.293 (1), p.151-163 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Yellow fever virus (YFV) is a reemerging problem despite the existence of an effective live-attenuated vaccine. The induction of YFV-neutralizing antibodies undoubtedly contributes to vaccine efficacy, but T lymphocyte responses to YFV likely play a role in long-term efficacy. We studied the T lymphocyte responses to YFV in four vaccinees. Proliferation and cytolytic responses to YFV were demonstrated in all subjects. We isolated 13 YFV-specific CD8+ CTL lines that recognized epitopes on the E, NS1, NS2b, and NS3 proteins; eight CTL lines were HLA-B35-restricted. YFV-specific T cell responses were detectable by IFNγ ELISPOT assays 14 days postvaccination, with T cell frequencies sustained for up to 19 months. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human T lymphocyte responses following YFV vaccination. These results indicate that the live 17D YFV vaccine induced CD8+ T cell responses directed against at least four different HLA-B35-restricted YFV epitopes. |
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ISSN: | 0042-6822 1096-0341 |
DOI: | 10.1006/viro.2001.1255 |