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Classification Of Dengue Illness Based On Readily Available Laboratory Data, James Potts, Stephen Thomas, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Pra-On Supradish, Wenjun Li, Ananda Nisalak, Suchitra Nimmannitya, Timothy Endy, Daniel Libraty, Robert Gibbons, Sharone Green, Alan Rothman, Siripen Kalayanarooj Jul 2015

Classification Of Dengue Illness Based On Readily Available Laboratory Data, James Potts, Stephen Thomas, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Pra-On Supradish, Wenjun Li, Ananda Nisalak, Suchitra Nimmannitya, Timothy Endy, Daniel Libraty, Robert Gibbons, Sharone Green, Alan Rothman, Siripen Kalayanarooj

Sharone Green

The aim of this study was to examine retrospective dengue-illness classification using only clinical laboratory data, without relying on X-ray, ultrasound, or percent hemoconcentration. We analyzed data from a study of children who presented with acute febrile illness to two hospitals in Thailand. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to distinguish: (1) dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) versus dengue fever (DF), (2) DHF versus DF + other febrile illness (OFI), (3) dengue versus OFI, and (4) severe dengue versus non-severe dengue + OFI. Data from the second hospital served as a validation set. There were 1,227 patients in the analysis. The …


Dengue Virus-Specific Human Cd4+ T-Lymphocyte Responses In A Recipient Of An Experimental Live-Attenuated Dengue Virus Type 1 Vaccine: Bulk Culture Proliferation, Clonal Analysis, And Precursor Frequency Determination, Sharone Green, Ichiro Kurane, Robert Edelman, Carol 0. Tacket, Kenneth H. Eckels, David W. Vaughn, Charles H. Hoke, Francis A. Ennis Jan 2014

Dengue Virus-Specific Human Cd4+ T-Lymphocyte Responses In A Recipient Of An Experimental Live-Attenuated Dengue Virus Type 1 Vaccine: Bulk Culture Proliferation, Clonal Analysis, And Precursor Frequency Determination, Sharone Green, Ichiro Kurane, Robert Edelman, Carol 0. Tacket, Kenneth H. Eckels, David W. Vaughn, Charles H. Hoke, Francis A. Ennis

Sharone Green

We analyzed the CD4+ T-lymphocyte responses to dengue, West Nile, and yellow fever viruses 4 months after immunization of a volunteer with an experimental live-attenuated dengue virus type 1 vaccine (DEN-1 45AZ5). We examined bulk culture proliferation to noninfectious antigens, determined the precursor frequency of specific CD4+ T cells by limiting dilution, and established and analyzed CD4+ T-cell clones. Bulk culture proliferation was predominantly dengue virus type 1 specific with a lesser degree of cross-reactive responses to other dengue virus serotypes, West Nile virus, and yellow fever virus. Precursor frequency determination by limiting dilution in the presence of noninfectious dengue …


Determinants Of Inapparent And Symptomatic Dengue Infection In A Prospective Study Of Primary School Children In Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand, Timothy P. Endy, Kathryn B. Anderson, Ananda Nisalak, In-Kyu Yoon, Sharone Green, Alan L. Rothman, Stephen J. Thomas, Richard G. Jarman, Daniel H. Libraty, Robert V. Gibbons Jan 2014

Determinants Of Inapparent And Symptomatic Dengue Infection In A Prospective Study Of Primary School Children In Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand, Timothy P. Endy, Kathryn B. Anderson, Ananda Nisalak, In-Kyu Yoon, Sharone Green, Alan L. Rothman, Stephen J. Thomas, Richard G. Jarman, Daniel H. Libraty, Robert V. Gibbons

Sharone Green

BACKGROUND: Dengue viruses are a major cause of morbidity in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Inapparent dengue is an important component of the overall burden of dengue infection. It provides a source of infection for mosquito transmission during the course of an epidemic, yet by definition is undetected by health care providers. Previous studies of inapparent or subclinical infection have reported varying ratios of symptomatic to inapparent dengue infection. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In a prospective study of school children in Northern Thailand, we describe the spatial and temporal variation of the symptomatic to inapparent (S:I) dengue illness ratio. Our …


T Cell Receptor Vbeta Gene Usage In Thai Children With Dengue Virus Infection, Susan J. Gagnon, Anita M. Leporati, Sharone Green, Siripen Kalayanarooj, David W. Vaughn, Henry A. F. Stephens, Saroj Suntayakorn, Ichiro Kurane, Francis A. Ennis, Alan L. Rothman Jan 2014

T Cell Receptor Vbeta Gene Usage In Thai Children With Dengue Virus Infection, Susan J. Gagnon, Anita M. Leporati, Sharone Green, Siripen Kalayanarooj, David W. Vaughn, Henry A. F. Stephens, Saroj Suntayakorn, Ichiro Kurane, Francis A. Ennis, Alan L. Rothman

Sharone Green

T lymphocyte activation during dengue is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). We examined the T cell receptor Vbeta gene usage by a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay during infection and after recovery in 13 children with DHF and 13 children with dengue fever (DF). There was no deletion of specific Vbeta gene families. We detected significant expansions in usage of single Vbeta families in six subjects with DHF and three subjects with DF over the course of infection, but these did not show an association with clinical diagnosis, viral serotype, or HLA alleles. Differences …


Prediction Of Dengue Disease Severity Among Pediatric Thai Patients Using Early Clinical Laboratory Indicators, James A. Potts, Robert V. Gibbons, Alan L. Rothman, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Stephen J. Thomas, Pra-On Supradish, Stephenie C. Lemon, Daniel H. Libraty, Sharone Green, Siripen Kalayanarooj Jan 2014

Prediction Of Dengue Disease Severity Among Pediatric Thai Patients Using Early Clinical Laboratory Indicators, James A. Potts, Robert V. Gibbons, Alan L. Rothman, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Stephen J. Thomas, Pra-On Supradish, Stephenie C. Lemon, Daniel H. Libraty, Sharone Green, Siripen Kalayanarooj

Sharone Green

BACKGROUND: Dengue virus is endemic in tropical and sub-tropical resource-poor countries. Dengue illness can range from a nonspecific febrile illness to a severe disease, Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS), in which patients develop circulatory failure. Earlier diagnosis of severe dengue illnesses would have a substantial impact on the allocation of health resources in endemic countries. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We compared clinical laboratory findings collected within 72 hours of fever onset from a prospective cohort children presenting to one of two hospitals (one urban and one rural) in Thailand. Classification and regression tree analysis was used to develop diagnostic algorithms using different …


Cytokine Gene Expression And Protein Production In Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Of Children With Acute Dengue Virus Infections, Susan Gagnon, Masuko Mori, Ichiro Kurane, Sharone Green, David Vaughn, Siripen Kalayanarooj, Saroj Suntayakorn, Francis Ennis, Alan Rothman Jan 2014

Cytokine Gene Expression And Protein Production In Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Of Children With Acute Dengue Virus Infections, Susan Gagnon, Masuko Mori, Ichiro Kurane, Sharone Green, David Vaughn, Siripen Kalayanarooj, Saroj Suntayakorn, Francis Ennis, Alan Rothman

Sharone Green

Plasma leakage in dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is associated with elevated plasma levels of cytokines. To define further the contribution of immune activation to DHF and the source of cytokines, we analyzed the production of cytokines in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) obtained from children with dengue, using RT-PCR and immunostaining. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and TNF-beta expression was detected in all samples by PCR and in < 50% of samples by immunostaining. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) expression was detected in < 50% of samples by either method. Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-4 expression was detected in a few samples by immunostaining but was not …


Identification Of Murine Poxvirus-Specific Cd8+ Ctl Epitopes With Distinct Functional Profiles, Anuja Mathew, Masanori Terajima, Kim West, Sharone Green, Alan Rothman, Francis Ennis, Jeffrey Kennedy Jan 2014

Identification Of Murine Poxvirus-Specific Cd8+ Ctl Epitopes With Distinct Functional Profiles, Anuja Mathew, Masanori Terajima, Kim West, Sharone Green, Alan Rothman, Francis Ennis, Jeffrey Kennedy

Sharone Green

Murine T cell epitopes against vaccinia virus (VV) have not been characterized to date in part due to the large and complex genome of VV. We have identified and characterized two CD8+ T cell epitopes on the A47L (modified VV Ankara strain (MVA)-029) and J6R (MVA-043) proteins of VV that are Db and Kb restricted, respectively. Following i.p. immunization with VV New York City Board of Health (NYCBH) strain, MVA-029 peptide-stimulated splenocytes secreted IFN-gamma from 7 days to 7 mo postimmunization, and virus-stimulated effectors were also able to lyse MVA-029-pulsed target cells at the same time points. In contrast, MVA-043 …


The Safety And Tolerability Of An Hiv-1 Dna Prime-Protein Boost Vaccine (Dp6-001) In Healthy Adult Volunteers, Jeffrey Kennedy, Mary Co, Sharone Green, Karen Longtine, Jaclyn Longtine, Melissa O'Neill, Janice Adams, Alan Rothman, Qiao Yu, Renita Johnson-Leva, Ranajit Pal, Shixia Wang, Shan Lu, Phillip Markham Jan 2014

The Safety And Tolerability Of An Hiv-1 Dna Prime-Protein Boost Vaccine (Dp6-001) In Healthy Adult Volunteers, Jeffrey Kennedy, Mary Co, Sharone Green, Karen Longtine, Jaclyn Longtine, Melissa O'Neill, Janice Adams, Alan Rothman, Qiao Yu, Renita Johnson-Leva, Ranajit Pal, Shixia Wang, Shan Lu, Phillip Markham

Sharone Green

This report describes the safety observations following administration of a polyvalent DNA prime-protein boost HIV-1 vaccine formulated with adjuvant QS21. Local injection site reactions were the most common (65% of subjects), and included type IV delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions at prior DNA inoculation sites in 12 of 28 (43%) subjects following protein vaccination. Systemic reactions revealed two cases of vasculitis temporally related to inoculation with recombinant Env protein+QS21 adjuvant. Questions remain regarding the cause of the vasculitis, but the unique DTH observation may have contributed to the high level of immune responses previously reported for this vaccine.