Gender effects on humoral immune responses to smallpox vaccine

Richard B. Kennedy; Inna G. Ovsyannikova; V. Shane Pankratz; Robert A. Vierkant; Robert M. Jacobson; Margaret A.K. Ryan; Gregory A. Poland

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.01.086

Gender effects on humoral immune responses to smallpox vaccine

Richard B. Kennedy, Inna G. Ovsyannikova, V. Shane Pankratz, Robert A. Vierkant, Robert M. Jacobson, Margaret A.K. Ryan, Gregory A. Poland

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Abstract

There are no data currently available on gender and racial variation in smallpox vaccine immune responses. We recruited 1076 healthy adults 18-40 years old who received one dose of the US-licensed smallpox vaccine (Dryvax^®). Vaccinia neutralizing antibody titers in each subject's serum were determined using a high throughput neutralization assay based on a recombinant, β-gal expressing vaccinia virus. Results are reported as the serum dilution inhibiting 50% of virus activity (ID₅₀). The median ID₅₀ for all subjects was 132.2 (inter-quartile range (IQR) = 78.8, 205.6). While no significant differences were observed with race and ethnicity, females had significantly higher neutralizing antibody titers than males (158.5 [93.2, 255.8] vs. 124.1 [75.2, 185.9]; p < 0.0001). As expected, time since vaccination was also associated with variations in neutralizing antibody titers in our subjects. These data indicate that neutralizing antibody titers following primary smallpox vaccination vary by gender.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3319-3323
Number of pages	5
Journal	Vaccine
Volume	27
Issue number	25-26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.01.086
State	Published - May 26 2009

Keywords

Neutralizing antibody
Smallpox vaccine
Vaccine response
Vaccinia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Molecular Medicine
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
veterinary(all)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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