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Tokai J Exp Clin Med ; 49(2): 73-81, 2024 Jul 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38904238

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PURPOSE: To assese of potential benefint of photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) over conventional single-energy CT (CSE-CT) on accurate diagnosis of incidental findings with high clinical significance (IFHCS). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study included 365 patients who initially underwent abdominopelvic contrast-enhanced CT (AP-CECT) without non-enhancement (PCD-CT: 187 and CSE-CT: 178). We selected IFHCS and evaluated their diagnosability using CE-CT alone. IFHCSs that could not be diagnosed with only CE-CT were evaluated using additional PCD-CT postprocessing techniques, including virtual non-contrast image, low keV image, and iodine map. A PCD-CT scanner (NAEOTOM Alpha, Siemens Healthineer, Erlangen, Germany) was used. RESULTS: Thirty-nine IFHCSs (PCD-CT: 22 and CSE-CT: 17) were determined in this study. Seven IFHCSs in each group were able to diagnose with only CE-CT. Fifteen IFHCSs were able to diagnose using the additional PCD-CT postprocessing technique, which was useful for detecting and accurately diagnosing 68.2% (15/22) of lesions and 65% (13/20) of patients. All IFHCSs were accurately diagonosed with PCD-CT. CONCLUSION: PCD-CT was useful for characterizing IFHCSs that are indeterminate at CSE-CT. PCD-CT offered potential benefit of PCD-CT over conventional single-energy CT on evaluation of IFHCS on only abdominopelvic CT.


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Achados Incidentais , Fótons , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Humanos , Feminino , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adulto , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Radiografia Abdominal/métodos , Meios de Contraste , Pelve/diagnóstico por imagem , Abdome/diagnóstico por imagem
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Front Immunol ; 15: 1372584, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38745665

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Among Plasmodium spp. responsible for human malaria, Plasmodium vivax ranks as the second most prevalent and has the widest geographical range; however, vaccine development has lagged behind that of Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest Plasmodium species. Recently, we developed a multistage vaccine for P. falciparum based on a heterologous prime-boost immunization regimen utilizing the attenuated vaccinia virus strain LC16m8Δ (m8Δ)-prime and adeno-associated virus type 1 (AAV1)-boost, and demonstrated 100% protection and more than 95% transmission-blocking (TB) activity in the mouse model. In this study, we report the feasibility and versatility of this vaccine platform as a P. vivax multistage vaccine, which can provide 100% sterile protection against sporozoite challenge and >95% TB efficacy in the mouse model. Our vaccine comprises m8Δ and AAV1 viral vectors, both harboring the gene encoding two P. vivax circumsporozoite (PvCSP) protein alleles (VK210; PvCSP-Sal and VK247; -PNG) and P25 (Pvs25) expressed as a Pvs25-PvCSP fusion protein. For protective efficacy, the heterologous m8Δ-prime/AAV1-boost immunization regimen showed 100% (short-term; Day 28) and 60% (long-term; Day 242) protection against PvCSP VK210 transgenic Plasmodium berghei sporozoites. For TB efficacy, mouse sera immunized with the vaccine formulation showed >75% TB activity and >95% transmission reduction activity by a direct membrane feeding assay using P. vivax isolates in blood from an infected patient from the Brazilian Amazon region. These findings provide proof-of-concept that the m8Δ/AAV1 vaccine platform is sufficiently versatile for P. vivax vaccine development. Future studies are needed to evaluate the safety, immunogenicity, vaccine efficacy, and synergistic effects on protection and transmission blockade in a non-human primate model for Phase I trials.


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Dependovirus , Vetores Genéticos , Vacinas Antimaláricas , Malária Vivax , Plasmodium vivax , Animais , Vacinas Antimaláricas/imunologia , Vacinas Antimaláricas/administração & dosagem , Plasmodium vivax/imunologia , Plasmodium vivax/genética , Malária Vivax/prevenção & controle , Malária Vivax/transmissão , Malária Vivax/imunologia , Camundongos , Dependovirus/genética , Dependovirus/imunologia , Feminino , Proteínas de Protozoários/imunologia , Proteínas de Protozoários/genética , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/imunologia , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários/sangue , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Vaccinia virus/genética , Vaccinia virus/imunologia , Humanos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Imunização Secundária , Eficácia de Vacinas
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