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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 207, Issue 11, Pages 1773-1779Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit089
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respiratory syncytial virus; live-attenuated vaccine; cytokine
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- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [N01-AI-15444, HHSN272200900010C]
- Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
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Background. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) in children. Several promising live-attenuated RSV vaccines are in development. Defining additional markers of attenuation could enhance clinical trials. Methods. We used clinical data, virologic data, and nasal wash (NW) specimens from 20 RSV-naive children enrolled in studies of 4 live-attenuated RSV vaccines. Seven received minimally attenuated cpts248/955 or cpts530/1009 (group 1), 6 received moderately attenuated cpts248/404 (group 2), and 7 received highly attenuated rA2cp248/404/1030/delta SH (group 3). NW specimens were tested for cytokines and chemokines via an electrochemiluminescence biosensor assay. Results. Group 1 exhibited 1 instance of LRTI and significantly higher rates of fever than groups 2 or 3; there were no significant differences in peak titers of vaccine virus in NW specimens. In contrast, levels of interferon gamma, interleukin 1 beta, interleukin 2, interleukin 6, and interleukin 13 were significantly greater in NW specimens from group 1, compared with those from group 3. Maximum increases in levels of most cytokines occurred after peak viral replication but coincided with clinical illness. Conclusions. Substantial increases in proinflammatory, antiinflammatory, T-helper 1, T-helper 2, and regulatory cytokines were detected in children who received minimally attenuated live RSV vaccines but not in children who received highly attenuated vaccines. Levels of cytokines in NW specimens may be useful biomarkers of attenuation for live RSV vaccines.
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