A phase 1 randomized controlled trial of a peptide-based group A streptococcal vaccine in healthy volunteers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Group A streptococci (Strep A) orStreptococcus pyogenes is a major human pathogen causing an estimated 500,000 deaths worldwide each year. Disease can range from mild pharyngitis to more severe infections, such as necrotizing fasciitis, septicemia, and toxic shock syndrome. Untreated, Strep A infection can lead to the serious post streptococcal pathologies of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. An effective vaccine against Strep A would have great benefits worldwide. Here, we test two products, J8 and p*17-both peptide derivatives of a highly conserved region in the M protein, in combination with the protein subunit K4S2 of SpyCEP, an IL-8 protease associated with neutrophil chemoattraction. Each peptide is individually conj

SUBMITTER: Meier-Stephenson V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11577953 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature