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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
The highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses are one of candidates for the next pandemic. Information on protective immunity for pregnant animals by vaccination against the H5N1 influenza virus is limited. Here, we show that the immunization of pregnant mice with inactivated H5N1 influenza vaccine protects them, their fetuses, and their infant mice from H5N1 influenza viruses. Pregnant mice immunized with two doses of H5N1 influenza vaccine were protected from homologous infections of H5N1 influenza viruses with no viruses detected in fetuses, and that they were protected upto 30% from heterologous infections of H5N1 influenza viruses with viruses detected in fetuses. The infant mice born to mothers immunized with H5N1 influenza vaccine were fully protected from infections of H5N1 influenza viruses for upto 4 weeks of age. The protection of infant mice was closely related to the presence of IgG2a antibody in lung, heart, and rectum tissues. Our results suggest that maternal vaccination may be critical for protecting pregnant animals, their fetuses, and their infant mice from lethal infections of H5N1 influenza viruses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1873-2518
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2957-64
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Blood, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Cross Protection, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Fetus, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Immunization, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Influenza Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Orthomyxoviridae Infections, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Rectum, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Vaccination, pubmed-meshheading:20188684-Vaccines, Inactivated
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Protection of pregnant mice, fetuses and neonates from lethality of H5N1 influenza viruses by maternal vaccination.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Influenza Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't