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dc.contributor.authorNachamkin, Irving
dc.contributor.authorV. Shadomy, Sean
dc.contributor.authorP. Moran, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorCox, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Collette
dc.contributor.authorUng, Huong
dc.contributor.authorT. Corcoran, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorK. Iskander, John
dc.contributor.authorB. Schonberger, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorT. Chen, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:06:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:06:22Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-12-14T07:53:39Z
dc.identifier.issn00221899
dc.identifier.doi10.1086/589624
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/27448
dc.description.abstractBackground: Receipt of an A/NJ/1976/H1N1 "swine flu" vaccine in 1976, unlike receipt of influenza vaccines used in subsequent years, was strongly associated with the development of the neurologic disorder Guillain-Barr頳yndrome (GBS). Anti-ganglioside antibodies (e.g., anti-GM1) are associated with the development of GBS, and we hypothesized that the swine flu vaccine contained contaminating moieties (such as Campylobacter jejuni antigens that mimic human gangliosides or other vaccine components) that elicited an anti-GM1 antibody response in susceptible recipients. Methods: Surviving samples of monovalent and bivalent 1976 vaccine, comprising those from 3 manufacturers and 11 lot numbers, along with several contemporary vaccines were tested for hemagglutinin (HA) activity, the presence of Campylobacter DNA, and the ability to induce anti-Campylobacter and anti-GM1 antibodies after inoculation into C3H/HeN mice. Results: We found that, although C. jejuni was not detected in 1976 swine flu vaccines, these vaccines induced anti-GM1 antibodies in mice, as did vaccines from 1991-1992 and 2004-2005. Preliminary studies suggest that the influenza HA induces anti-GM1 antibodies. Conclusions: Influenza vaccines contain structures that can induce anti-GM1 antibodies after inoculation into mice. Further research into influenza vaccine components that elicit anti-ganglioside responses and the role played by these antibodies (if any) in vaccine-associated GBS is warranted.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Chicago Press
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.publisher.urihttps://academic.oup.com/jid/article/198/2/226/809446
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom226
dc.relation.ispartofpageto233
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
dc.relation.ispartofvolume198
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCellular Immunology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBacteriology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode110704
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode060501
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode06
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.titleAnti-ganglioside antibody induction by swine (A/NJ/1976/H1N1) and other influenza vaccines: Insights into vaccine-associated Guillain-Barre syndrome
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMoran, Anthony P.


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