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Immunity ; 53(4): 840-851.e6, 2020 10 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33053332

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Activating precursor B cell receptors of HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies requires specifically designed immunogens. Here, we compared the abilities of three such germline-targeting immunogens against the VRC01-class receptors to activate the targeted B cells in transgenic mice expressing the germline VH of the VRC01 antibody but diverse mouse light chains. Immunogen-specific VRC01-like B cells were isolated at different time points after immunization, their VH and VL genes were sequenced, and the corresponding antibodies characterized. VRC01 B cell sub-populations with distinct cross-reactivity properties were activated by each immunogen, and these differences correlated with distinct biophysical and biochemical features of the germline-targeting immunogens. Our study indicates that the design of effective immunogens to activate B cell receptors leading to protective HIV-1 antibodies will require a better understanding of how the biophysical properties of the epitope and its surrounding surface on the germline-targeting immunogen influence its interaction with the available receptor variants in vivo.


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Anticorpos Monoclonais/imunologia , Antígenos/imunologia , Linfócitos B/imunologia , Anticorpos Amplamente Neutralizantes/imunologia , Epitopos de Linfócito B/imunologia , Anticorpos Anti-HIV/imunologia , HIV-1/imunologia , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos B/imunologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Anticorpos Neutralizantes/imunologia , Linhagem Celular , Feminino , Células Germinativas/imunologia , Células HEK293 , Infecções por HIV/imunologia , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos Transgênicos
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Educ Prim Care ; 33(6): 364-368, 2022 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36307973

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CONTEXT: Asylum seekers face significant and unique healthcare challenges, requiring healthcare practitioners, specifically in primary care, to be trained to care for this patient population. However, there is limited understanding of medical students' interest in and future ability to care for the population of asylum seekers in the United States. PROJECT AIMS: We aim to understand U.S. medical students' interest, experience, and knowledge in providing care for asylum seekers to assess the need for change in the ways in which medical schools introduce asylum seeker care to learners. DESCRIPTION: A 23-question survey was administered to U.S. medical students at four institutions with asylum programmes affiliated with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) from June 2020 to March 2021, querying various aspects of providing care to asylum seekers. OUTCOMES: Of the approximately 2846 students who received the survey, 436 students (15%) completed it in its entirety. Most respondents desired training about caring for asylum seekers (91%). Over half (52%) rated their knowledge of asylum issues overall as 'poor' or 'none', and 73% thought their medical school's curriculum on asylum seeker health needed improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Medical students at schools with affiliated asylum clinics desire to care for asylum seeker patients but feel unprepared to do so, highlighting an unmet need for formal asylum education in U.S. medical schools.


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Refugiados , Estudantes de Medicina , Humanos , Estados Unidos , Atenção à Saúde , Assistência ao Paciente , Currículo
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