Title
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
UMMS Affiliation
Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Publication Date
2-1-2002
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Immunity | Immunology and Infectious Disease | Immunology of Infectious Disease | Infectious Disease | Virology
Abstract
Yellow fever virus (YFV) is a re-emerging 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 IFN gamma 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.
DOI of Published Version
10.1006/viro.2001.1255
Source
Virology. 2002 Feb 1;293(1):151-63. doi:10.1006/viro.2001.1255 Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Virology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
11853408
Repository Citation
Co, Mary Dawn T.; Terajima, Masanori; Cruz, John; Ennis, Francis A.; and Rothman, Alan L., "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" (2002). Infectious Diseases and Immunology Publications and Presentations. 283.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/infdis_pp/283