Abstract
Streptococcus pyogenes or Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a major Gram-positive human pathogen that causes diverse human diseases with a high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The development of an effective GAS vaccine is hindered by the occurrence of many unique GAS serotypes, the complexity of the global epidemiology of GAS infections, and safety concerns over the cross-reactivity of some antigen-specific antibodies with human tissues and proteins. Although no licensed GAS vaccine is available, a number of candidate vaccines have been or are being evaluated in laboratory or in clinical trials. This minireview provides brief information on the progress and difficulty in the development of GAS vaccines.
Keywords: Arginine deiminase, Group A Streptococcus, Group A carbohydrate, M protein, ScpA, Shr, SpyCEP, SsE, Streptococcal fibronectin-binding proteins, Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins, Trigger factor, Vaccine.
Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Title:Progress in Development of Group A Streptococcus Vaccines
Volume: 14 Issue: 11
Author(s): Yingli Song, Xiaolan Zhang, Chunmei Lu, Fengmin Zhang and Hui Zhu
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Keywords: Arginine deiminase, Group A Streptococcus, Group A carbohydrate, M protein, ScpA, Shr, SpyCEP, SsE, Streptococcal fibronectin-binding proteins, Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins, Trigger factor, Vaccine.
Abstract: Streptococcus pyogenes or Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a major Gram-positive human pathogen that causes diverse human diseases with a high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The development of an effective GAS vaccine is hindered by the occurrence of many unique GAS serotypes, the complexity of the global epidemiology of GAS infections, and safety concerns over the cross-reactivity of some antigen-specific antibodies with human tissues and proteins. Although no licensed GAS vaccine is available, a number of candidate vaccines have been or are being evaluated in laboratory or in clinical trials. This minireview provides brief information on the progress and difficulty in the development of GAS vaccines.
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Song Yingli, Zhang Xiaolan, Lu Chunmei, Zhang Fengmin and Zhu Hui, Progress in Development of Group A Streptococcus Vaccines, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2013; 14 (11) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201014666131226125540
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201014666131226125540 |
Print ISSN 1389-2010 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4316 |
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