Search Results - "Buttigieg, Karen R."
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A COVID-19 vaccine candidate using SpyCatcher multimerization of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain induces potent neutralising antibody responses
Published in Nature communications (22-01-2021)“…There is need for effective and affordable vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 to tackle the ongoing pandemic. In this study, we describe a protein nanoparticle…”
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Structural basis for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by an antibody from a convalescent patient
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-10-2020)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented health and economic impact and there are currently no approved therapies. We have isolated an antibody, EY6A,…”
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A novel vaccine against Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever protects 100% of animals against lethal challenge in a mouse model
Published in PloS one (12-03-2014)“…Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne disease, endemic in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. Between…”
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Unfractionated heparin inhibits live wild type SARS‐CoV‐2 cell infectivity at therapeutically relevant concentrations
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-02-2021)“…Background and Purpose Currently, there are no licensed vaccines and limited antivirals for the treatment of COVID‐19. Heparin (delivered systemically) is…”
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A cross-reactive human IgA monoclonal antibody blocks SARS-CoV-2 spike-ACE2 interaction
Published in Nature communications (21-08-2020)“…COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become a global pandemic requiring the development of interventions for the prevention or treatment to curtail mortality and…”
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COVID-19 vaccinations for children
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-09-2022)“…The efficacy data on BBV152 in children are not yet reported, but neutralising antibody responses were comparable to those previously measured in adult…”
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Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody by wild-type plaque reduction neutralization, microneutralization and pseudotyped virus neutralization assays
Published in Nature protocols (01-06-2021)“…Virus neutralization assays measure neutralizing antibodies in serum and plasma, and the plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) is considered the gold…”
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Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-09-2020)“…The SARS-CoV-2 virus is more transmissible than previous coronaviruses and causes a more serious illness than influenza. The SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain…”
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Comparison of rhesus and cynomolgus macaques as an infection model for COVID-19
Published in Nature communications (24-02-2021)“…A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has been identified as the causative agent of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Animal models, and in particular non-human…”
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Dose-dependent response to infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the ferret model and evidence of protective immunity
Published in Nature communications (04-01-2021)“…There is a vital need for authentic COVID-19 animal models to enable the pre-clinical evaluation of candidate vaccines and therapeutics. Here we report a dose…”
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A potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralising nanobody shows therapeutic efficacy in the Syrian golden hamster model of COVID-19
Published in Nature communications (22-09-2021)“…SARS-CoV-2 remains a global threat to human health particularly as escape mutants emerge. There is an unmet need for effective treatments against COVID-19 for…”
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Synthetic Heparan Sulfate Mimetic Pixatimod (PG545) Potently Inhibits SARS-CoV‑2 by Disrupting the Spike–ACE2 Interaction
Published in ACS central science (25-05-2022)“…Heparan sulfate (HS) is a cell surface polysaccharide recently identified as a coreceptor with the ACE2 protein for the S1 spike protein on SARS-CoV-2 virus,…”
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Author Correction: Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-03-2021)“…A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-021-00566-w…”
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Author Correction: Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-11-2020)“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Construction of FWPV Chimaeric MVA
Published in Bio-protocol (05-01-2015)“…Construction of chimaeric MVA is a useful tool with which to study gene function of related viruses. The protocol given here describes MVA chimaeras containing…”
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Correlates of protection against symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection
Published in Nature medicine (01-11-2021)“…The global supply of COVID-19 vaccines remains limited. An understanding of the immune response that is predictive of protection could facilitate rapid…”
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571. Safety and Immunogenicity of INO-4800, a COVID-19 DNA Vaccine as a Primary Series and Booster
Published in Open forum infectious diseases (04-12-2021)“…Abstract Background DNA vaccines are safe, tolerable, elicit humoral and cellular responses, allow for repeated dosing over time, are thermostable at room…”
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A Novel Vaccine against Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Protects 100% of Animals against Lethal Challenge in a Mouse Model: e91516
Published in PloS one (01-03-2014)“…Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne disease, endemic in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. Between…”
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