@article{Prelog2012,
  author    = {Prelog, Martina},
  title     = {Differential Approaches for Vaccination from Childhood to Old Age},
  series = {Gerontology},
  volume    = {59},
  journal   = {Gerontology},
  number    = {3},
  issn      = {0304-324X},
  doi       = {10.1159/000343475},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-196602},
  pages     = {230-239},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Primary prevention strategies, such as vaccinations at the age extremes, in neonates and elderly individuals, demonstrate a challenge to health professionals and public health specialists. The aspects of the differentiation and maturation of the adaptive immune system, the functional implications of immunological immaturity or immunosenescence and its impact on vaccine immunogenicity and efficacy will be highlighted in this review. Several approaches have been undertaken to promote Th1 responses in neonates and to enhance immune functions in elderly, such as conjugation to carrier proteins, addition of adjuvants, concomitant vaccination with other vaccines, change in antigen concentrations or dose intervals or use of different administration routes. Also, early protection by maternal vaccination seems to be beneficial in neonates. However, it also appears necessary to think of other end points than antibody concentrations to assess vaccine efficacy in neonates or elderly, as also the cellular immune response may be impaired by the mechanisms of immaturity, underlying health conditions, immunosuppressive treatments or immunosenescence. Thus, lifespan vaccine programs should be implemented to all individuals on a population level not only to improve herd protection and to maintain protective antibody levels and immune memory, but also to cover all age groups, to protect unvaccinated elderly persons and to provide indirect protection for neonates and small infants.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FortmannDirksGoedickeFritzetal.2022,
  author    = {Fortmann, Mats Ingmar and Dirks, Johannes and Goedicke-Fritz, Sybelle and Liese, Johannes and Zemlin, Michael and Morbach, Henner and H{\"a}rtel, Christoph},
  title     = {Immunization of preterm infants: current evidence and future strategies to individualized approaches},
  series = {Seminars in Immunopathology},
  volume    = {44},
  journal   = {Seminars in Immunopathology},
  number    = {6},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00281-022-00957-1},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324261},
  pages     = {767-784},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Preterm infants are at particularly high risk for infectious diseases. As this vulnerability extends beyond the neonatal period into childhood and adolescence, preterm infants benefit greatly from infection-preventive measures such as immunizations. However, there is an ongoing discussion about vaccine safety and efficacy due to preterm infants' distinct immunological features. A significant proportion of infants remains un- or under-immunized when discharged from primary hospital stay. Educating health care professionals and parents, promoting maternal immunization and evaluating the potential of new vaccination tools are important means to reduce the overall burden from infectious diseases in preterm infants. In this narrative review, we summarize the current knowledge about vaccinations in premature infants. We discuss the specificities of early life immunity and memory function, including the role of polyreactive B cells, restricted B cell receptor diversity and heterologous immunity mediated by a cross-reactive T cell repertoire. Recently, mechanistic studies indicated that tissue-resident memory (Trm) cell populations including T cells, B cells and macrophages are already established in the fetus. Their role in human early life immunity, however, is not yet understood. Tissue-resident memory T cells, for example, are diminished in airway tissues in neonates as compared to older children or adults. Hence, the ability to make specific recall responses after secondary infectious stimulus is hampered, a phenomenon that is transcriptionally regulated by enhanced expression of T-bet. Furthermore, the microbiome establishment is a dominant factor to shape resident immunity at mucosal surfaces, but it is often disturbed in the context of preterm birth. The proposed function of Trm T cells to remember benign interactions with the microbiome might therefore be reduced which would contribute to an increased risk for sustained inflammation. An improved understanding of Trm interactions may determine novel targets of vaccination, e.g., modulation of T-bet responses and facilitate more individualized approaches to protect preterm babies in the future.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FortmannDammannHumbergetal.2021,
  author    = {Fortmann, Ingmar and Dammann, Marie-Theres and Humberg, Alexander and Siller, Bastian and Stichtenoth, Guido and Engels, Geraldine and Marißen, Janina and Faust, Kirstin and Hanke, Kathrin and Goedicke-Fritz, Sybelle and Derouet, Christoph and Meyer, Sascha and Stutz, Regine and Kaiser, Elisabeth and Herting, Egbert and G{\"o}pel, Wolfgang and H{\"a}rtel, Christoph and Zemlin, Michael},
  title     = {Five year follow up of extremely low gestational age infants after timely or delayed administration of routine vaccinations},
  series = {Vaccines},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Vaccines},
  number    = {5},
  issn      = {2076-393X},
  doi       = {10.3390/vaccines9050493},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-239592},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {This study is aimed at detecting the rate of untimely immunization in a large cohort of extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs) of the German Neonatal Network (GNN) and at addressing risk factors for delayed vaccination and associated long-term consequences. We performed an observational study of the GNN between 1st January 2010 and 31st December 2019. The immunization status for the hexavalent and pneumococcal immunization was evaluated in n = 8401 preterm infants <29 weeks of gestation. Univariate analysis and logistic/linear regression models were used to identify risk factors for vaccination delay and outcomes at a 5-year follow-up. In our cohort n = 824 (9.8\%) ELGANs did not receive a timely first immunization with the hexavalent and pneumococcal vaccine. Risk factors for delayed vaccination were SGA status (18.1\% vs. 13.5\%; OR 1.3; 95\% CI: 1.1-1.7), impaired growth and surrogates for complicated clinical courses (i.e., need for inotropes, necrotizing enterocolitis). At 5 years of age, timely immunized children had a lower risk of bronchitis (episodes within last year: 27.3\% vs. 37.7\%; OR 0.60, 95\% CI: 0.42-0.86) but spirometry measures were unaffected. In conclusion, a significant proportion of ELGANs are untimely immunized, specifically those with increased vulnerability, even though they might particularly benefit from the immune-promoting effects of a timely vaccination.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BeissSpiegelBoesetal.2015,
  author    = {Beiss, Veronique and Spiegel, Holger and Boes, Alexander and Scheuermayer, Matthias and Reimann, Andreas and Schillberg, Stefan and Fischer, Rainer},
  title     = {Plant expression and characterization of the transmission-blocking vaccine candidate PfGAP50},
  series = {BMC Biotechnology},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {BMC Biotechnology},
  number    = {108},
  doi       = {10.1186/s12896-015-0225-x},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-137327},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Background: Despite the limited success after decades of intensive research and development efforts, vaccination still represents the most promising strategy to significantly reduce the disease burden in malaria endemic regions. Besides the ultimate goal of inducing sterile protection in vaccinated individuals, the prevention of transmission by so-called transmission blocking vaccines (TBVs) is being regarded as an important feature of an efficient malaria eradication strategy. Recently, Plasmodium falciparum GAP50 (PfGAP50), a 44.6 kDa transmembrane protein that forms an essential part of the invasion machinery (glideosome) multi-protein complex, has been proposed as novel potential transmission-blocking candidate. Plant-based expression systems combine the advantages of eukaryotic expression with a up-scaling potential and a good product safety profile suitable for vaccine production. In this study we investigated the feasibility to use the transient plant expression to produce PfGAP50 suitable for the induction of parasite specific inhibitory antibodies. Results: We performed the transient expression of recombinant PfGAP50 in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves using endoplasmatic reticulum (ER) and plastid targeting. After IMAC-purification the protein yield and integrity was investigated by SDS-PAGE and Western Blot. Rabbit immune IgG derived by the immunization with the plastidtargeted variant of PfGAP50 was analyzed by immune fluorescence assay (IFA) and zygote inhibition assay (ZIA). PfGAP50 could be produced in both subcellular compartments at different yields IMAC (Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography) purification from extract yielded up to 4.1 mu g/g recombinant protein per fresh leaf material for ER-retarded and 16.2 mu g/g recombinant protein per fresh leave material for plasmid targeted PfGAP50, respectively. IgG from rabbit sera generated by immunization with the recombinant protein specifically recognized different parasite stages in immunofluorescence assay. Furthermore up to 55 \% inhibition in an in vitro zygote inhibition assay could be achieved using PfGAP50-specific rabbit immune IgG. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that the plant-produced PfGAP50 is functional regarding the presentation of inhibitory epitopes and could be considered as component of a transmission-blocking malaria vaccine formulation.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Bahlo2008,
  author    = {Bahlo, Angela},
  title     = {Immunisierungsstrategien gegen Prionenerkrankungen und Untersuchungen zur Prionen-induzierten Neurodegeneration},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-28443},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {Prionenerkrankungen oder Transmissible Spongiforme Enzephalopathien (TSEs) sind {\"u}bertragbare Krankheiten, zu denen die Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit (CJD) beim Menschen, Scrapie bei Schafen und die Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie (BSE) bei Rindern geh{\"o}ren. Der infekti{\"o}se Erreger (PrPSc) besteht dabei aus einer abnormalen Form des zellul{\"a}ren Prion-Proteins (PrPC) und unterscheidet sich von dieser nur in der Proteinstruktur. Ein Hauptproblem bei der Entwicklung von aktiven Immunisierungsstrategien gegen Prionenerkrankungen besteht in der fehlenden Reaktion des Immunsystems auf das ubiquit{\"a}r exprimierte Selbst-Antigen PrPC, welche auf einer Immuntoleranz gegen das k{\"o}rpereigene Protein beruht. In dieser Arbeit wurde ein transgenes Mausmodell f{\"u}r aktive Immunisierungsexperimente verwendet. Diese transgenen Tiere exprimieren Hamster-PrPC (HaPrP) unter der Kontrolle des Neuronen-spezifischen Enolase-Promotors (NSE) ausschließlich im Nervensystem auf einem Prnpo/o-Hintergrund. Durch die Verwendung eines „artfremden" Proteins (rekombinantes Maus-PrP) gegen endogenes Hamster-PrP als Vakzine sollte die Immunogenit{\"a}t des Proteins verst{\"a}rkt werden. Zus{\"a}tzlich wurde f{\"u}r die Immunisierungen ein Fusionsprotein aus Maus-PrP und einem T-Helferepitop des Tetanustoxins (P30) eingesetzt. Als Adjuvanz diente das bakterielle DNA-Motiv CpG-1826, welches die F{\"a}higkeit besitzt T-und B-Lymphozyten direkt zu stimulieren und die Sekretion von Interleukinen zu induzieren. Die Immunisierungen erfolgten subkutan und wurden monatlich durchgef{\"u}hrt. Nach jedem Boost wurden die Blutseren auf Antik{\"o}rper sowohl gegen Maus-PrP als auch gegen Hamster-PrP untersucht. Neben der Analyse der humoralen Immunantwort mittels ELISA, Westernblot und FACS, wurden die Seren der immunisierten M{\"a}use auf ihre F{\"a}higkeit getestet, die Prionenreplikation in vitro zu inhibieren. Mit der gew{\"a}hlten Immunisierungsstrategie war es mit beiden Proteinen m{\"o}glich, hohe Antik{\"o}rperantworten sowohl gegen Maus- als auch gegen Hamster-Prion-Protein zu induzieren. In Zellkultur waren die Seren in der Lage, signifikant den PrPSc-Gehalt zu reduzieren. Die immunisierten M{\"a}use wurden mit Hamsterprionen infiziert, um den Einfluss der induzierten Antik{\"o}rper auf den Verlauf der Krankheit zu untersuchen. Nach Immunisierung mit PrP-P30 zeigten die M{\"a}use gegen{\"u}ber mit Ovalbumin-behandelten Kontrolltiere eine signifikant verl{\"a}ngerte Inkubationszeit von ca. 30\%. Im Gegensatz dazu konnte nach Immunisierung mit PrP ohne das zus{\"a}tzliche T-Helferepitop keine Verl{\"a}ngerung in den Inkubationszeiten beobachtet werden. Abschließend wurde die Immunantwort in den immunisierten Tieren auf zellul{\"a}rer Ebene mittels Proliferationsanalyse von T-und B-Lymphozyten untersucht. Daf{\"u}r wurden Lymphozyten aus Milz und Lymphknoten der immunisierten NSEHa-Prnpo/o_M{\"a}usen isoliert, ex vivo mit Maus-PrP bzw. Hamster-PrP stimuliert und auf die Proliferation von CD4-positiven oder CD8-positiven T-Lymphozyten untersucht. Durch die Analyse wurde gezeigt, dass es nach Immunisierung mit rek.PrP oder PrP-P30 zu keiner spezifischen Proliferation von T-Lymphozyten kam. Die beobachtete humorale Immunantwort scheint also unabh{\"a}ngig von einer spezifischen T-Zell-Immunantwort zu wirken. Die vorliegenden Ergebnisse zeigen, dass es m{\"o}glich ist, durch die Wahl von geeigneten Immunisierungsstrategien, die Toleranz gegen das Selbstprotein PrP zu brechen. Sie stellen eine Grundlage f{\"u}r weitere Forschungsans{\"a}tze dar, um prophylaktische Immunisierungen gegen Prionenerkrankungen in Zukunft zu realisieren. In einem weiteren Teil der Arbeit wurde die Funktion der apoptotischen Faktoren BAX und BCL-2 in der Prionen-induzierten Neurodegeneration in vivo untersucht. Dazu wurde neuroektodermales Gewebe aus BAX-/- und BCL-2-/- -Embryonen in das Gehirn von PrP-Knockout-M{\"a}usen (Prnpo/o) transplantiert. Diese PrPC-defizienten Tiere sind nicht mit Prionen infizierbar und k{\"o}nnen PrPSc nicht propagieren. Nach Langzeitinfektion mit Mausprionen wurden die Transplantate histochemisch auf Prionenpathologie untersucht. Die typischen neuropathologischen Ver{\"a}nderungen waren dabei strikt auf das PrPC-positive Transplantat begrenzt. Zus{\"a}tzlich wurden die Transplantate auf apoptotische Ver{\"a}nderungen untersucht und dabei TUNEL-F{\"a}rbungen und aktivierte-Caspase-3 F{\"a}rbungen durchgef{\"u}hrt. Es zeigten sich hierbei hinsichtlich Auspr{\"a}gung und St{\"a}rke der Pathologie keine Unterschiede zwischen den BAX-bzw. BCL-2-Knockout Transplantaten und wildtypischen Transplantaten. Daraus konnte gefolgert werden, dass in diesem Modell weder BAX noch BCL-2 eine signifikante Rolle bei der Prionenpathogenese spielen. Die Ergebnisse aus diesem Teil der Arbeit leisten einen wichtigen Beitrag f{\"u}r das bessere Verst{\"a}ndnis der durch Prionen-induzierten Neurodegeneration und sind f{\"u}r die Entwicklung von potentiellen therapeutischen Strategien hilfreich.},
  subject      = {Impfung},
  language  = {de}
}