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1. A Novel Lactococcal Vaccine Expressing a Peptide from the M2 Antigen of H5N2 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus Prolongs Survival of Vaccinated Chickens

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Kaleb A. Reese, Christopher Lupfer, Rudd C. Johnson, Georgi M. Mitev, Valerie M. Mullen, Bruce L. Geller, and Manoj Pastey

Subjects
Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100
Abstract

A cost-effective and efficacious influenza vaccine for use in commercial poultry farms would help protect against avian influenza outbreaks. Current influenza vaccines for poultry are expensive and subtype specific, and therefore there is an urgent need to develop a universal avian influenza vaccine. We have constructed a live bacterial vaccine against avian influenza by expressing a conserved peptide from the ectodomain of M2 antigen (M2e) on the surface of Lactococcus lactis (LL). Chickens were vaccinated intranasally with the lactococcal vaccine (LL-M2e) or subcutaneously with keyhole-limpet-hemocyanin conjugated M2e (KLH-M2e). Vaccinated and nonvaccinated birds were challenged with high pathogenic avian influenza virus A subtype H5N2. Birds vaccinated with LL-M2e or KLH-M2e had median survival times of 5.5 and 6.0 days, respectively, which were significantly longer than non-vaccinated birds (3.5 days). Birds vaccinated subcutaneously with KLH-M2e had a lower mean viral burden than either of the other two groups. However, there was a significant correlation between the time of survival and M2e-specific serum IgG. The results of these trials show that birds in both vaccinated groups had significantly (P

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2013
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26. Synthesis, degradation, and in vitro cell responses of sodium phosphate glasses for craniofacial bone repair.

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Gough JE, Christian P, Scotchford CA, Rudd CD, and Jones IA

Subjects
Absorbable Implants, Animals, Child, Cytoskeleton drug effects, Facial Bones cytology, Humans, Interleukin-1 metabolism, Macrophages cytology, Macrophages drug effects, Macrophages metabolism, Mice, Osteoblasts cytology, Peroxides metabolism, Phosphates chemistry, Phosphates pharmacology, Skull cytology, Bone Substitutes chemical synthesis, Bone Substitutes pharmacology, Glass chemistry, Osteoblasts drug effects
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This report outlines the initial synthesis, degradation, and short-term biocompatibility of sodium phosphate glasses, for use in the drawing of fibers and manufacture of biodegradable composites. Biocompatibility studies were performed using a macrophage cell line and primary human craniofacial osteoblasts. Sodium hydrogen phosphate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate glass synthesized for less than 1 h, resulted in a higher degradation rate than glass synthesized for 3 h or more (0.015 mg cm(-2) h(-1)). Glasses with high and low ratios of hydrogen phosphate to dihydrogen phosphate had very similar degradation rates. A condensation route for the formation of the glass should give rise to varying degradation rates with varying ratios of starting materials. It is suggested that the degradation rate of the glass is independent of the concentrations of the initial reagents and that ring-opening polymerization, which reaches an equilibrium state, occurs. Biocompatibility studies suggest minimal macrophage activation (low levels of peroxide and interleukin-1beta release and rounded morphology) and high osteoblast biocompatibility. The ultimate aim of our studies is to produce a biocompatible soluble phosphate glass that can be drawn into fibers for incorporation into a polycaprolactone matrix for craniofacial bone repair. This report demonstrates the successful production of a soluble glass, which is biocompatible with regard to osteoblasts and macrophages. Recent data from our laboratory have demonstrated successful fiber drawing and production of a novel polycaprolactone., (Copyright 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

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2002
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