Immunogenicity of CIGB‐230, a therapeutic DNA vaccine preparation, in HCV‐chronically infected individuals in a Phase I clinical trial

L Alvarez‐Lajonchere, NH Shoukry, B Gra… - Journal of viral …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a worldwide health problem. No vaccine is available against this
pathogen and therapeutic treatments currently in use are of limited efficacy. In the present …

Protective T cell and antibody immune responses against hepatitis C virus achieved using a biopolyester-bead-based vaccine delivery system

G Martínez-Donato, B Piniella, D Aguilar… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major worldwide problem. Chronic hepatitis C is
recognized as one of the major causes of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver …

Protective cellular immune response against hepatitis C virus elicited by chimeric protein formulations in BALB/c mice

S Olivera, A Perez, V Falcon, D Urquiza, D Pichardo… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
The eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a public health priority. Despite the
efficiency of treatment with direct-acting antivirals, the high cost of the therapy and the lack of …

Characterization of the HCV core virus-like particles produced in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris

N Acosta-Rivero, JC Aguilar, A Musacchio… - Biochemical and …, 2001 - Elsevier
Little is known about the mechanism of hepatitis C virion assembly. So the capacity of the
entire Hepatitis C virus core protein (HCcAg) produced in Pichia pastoris to form particles …

Expression and processing of hepatitis C virus structural proteins in Pichia pastoris yeast

G Martinez-Donato, N Acosta-Rivero… - Biochemical and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Development of heterologous systems to produce useful HCV vaccine candidates is an
important part of HCV research. In this study different HCV structural region variants were …

Enhancement of the immune response generated against hepatitis C virus envelope proteins after DNA vaccination with polyprotein‐encoding plasmids

S Dueñas‐Carrera… - Biotechnology and …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmids expressing variants of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) core, E1 and E2 proteins
individually or as polyproteins were administered to BALB/c mice. All plasmids induced a …

In vitro self-assembled HCV core virus-like particles induce a strong antibody immune response in sheep

N Acosta-Rivero, JC Alvarez-Obregón… - Biochemical and …, 2002 - Elsevier
The in vitro self-assembly properties of the entire hepatitis C virus core protein (HCcAg)
obtained from Pichia pastoris cells and the induction of specific antibody immune response …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein enhances the immunogenicity of a co‐delivered DNA vaccine encoding HCV structural antigens in mice

L Alvarez‐Lajonchere, M González… - Biotechnology and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, recombinant HCV (hepatitis C virus) core proteins enhanced the
immune response elicited by a co‐delivered DNA vaccine encoding HCV core and …

Ratio of HCV structural antigens in protein‐based vaccine formulations is critical for functional immune response induction

G Martínez‐Donato, A Musacchio… - Biotechnology and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
HCV (hepatitis C virus) infection is among the leading causes of chronic liver disease, but
currently there is no vaccine available. Data have accumulated about the importance of …

Neutralizing antibodies and broad, functional T cell immune response following immunization with hepatitis C virus proteins-based vaccine formulation

G Martinez-Donato, Y Amador-Cañizares… - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
HCV is a worldwide health problem despite the recent advances in the development of more
effective therapies. No preventive vaccine is available against this pathogen. However, non …