A combination recombinant protein and outer membrane vesicle vaccine against serogroup B meningococcal disease

Expert Rev Vaccines. 2011 May;10(5):575-88. doi: 10.1586/erv.11.32.

Abstract

Although meningococcal disease caused by serogroup B remains an important public health concern, a licensed vaccine providing broad protection against this pathogen is not yet available. Advances in genomics have paved the way for the discovery of new vaccine candidates for inclusion into a multicomponent serogroup B vaccine. In this article, we will review recent advances in the development of these vaccines, focussing particularly on one of the 'next generation' MenB vaccines, 4CMenB.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Antigens, Bacterial / genetics
  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
  • Blood Bactericidal Activity
  • Cell-Derived Microparticles / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Meningococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Meningococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Meningococcal Vaccines / immunology*
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / genetics
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / immunology*
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Serum Bactericidal Antibody Assay

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Meningococcal Vaccines
  • Recombinant Proteins