Oral Polio Vaccine

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Identification

Name

Oral Polio Vaccine

Accession Number

DB15864

Description

The oral polio vaccine (OPV) is a live attenuated virus containing a mixture of the three strains of poliovirus serotypes. Strains of the virus are selected based on their reduced incidence of spreading to the central nervous system but still having the ability to mimic the immune response that occurs after infection with the wild poliovirus³. The vaccine is created by weakening the wildtype before being placed into the oral vaccine. After administration, OPV strains extensively multiply in the intestinal tract, becoming widely spread in the community to immunize a sizable proportion of those unvaccinated in the population¹. With administration, this vaccine prevents cases of paralytic poliomyelitis.

The polio vaccine can be either administered in the inactivated form or the oral form, although both series comprises 4 doses and is also interchangeable in administration form so long all 4 doses are completed².

Type

Biotech

Groups

Investigational

Synonyms

External IDs

Oral Polio Vaccine

Pharmacology

Indication: Not Available
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Pharmacodynamics: Not Available
Mechanism of action: The polio vaccine allows for the encounter of the polio virus by the immune system to be less threatening while still allowing for the body to mount a humoral response for protection against any future exposure of the virus². For the OPV specifically, upon administration, the vaccine elicits a local immune response in the intestinal mucous membranes, a location at which the poliovirus multiplies³. Antibodies produced locally then will inhibit multiplication of following infections of the wildtype poliovirus³.
Absorption: Not Available
Volume of distribution: Not Available
Protein binding: Not Available
Metabolism: Not Available
Route of elimination: Not Available
Half-life: Not Available
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Toxicity: Not Available
Affected organisms: Not Available
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Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs: Not Available

Interactions

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Chemical Identifiers

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References

General References

Sabin AB: Oral poliovirus vaccine: history of its development and use and current challenge to eliminate poliomyelitis from the world. J Infect Dis. 1985 Mar;151(3):420-36. doi: 10.1093/infdis/151.3.420. [PubMed:2982959]
O'Grady M, Bruner PJ: Polio Vaccine . [PubMed:30252295]
WHO Oral Polio Vaccine [Link]

External Links

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Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials

Phase	Status	Purpose	Conditions	Count
4	Active Not Recruiting	Prevention	Immunization Coverage / Polio Sero Conversion / Polio Sero Prevalence / Poliomyelitis	1
4	Completed	Basic Science	Immunity to Oral Polio Vaccine / Immunity to Oral Rotavirus Vaccine / Shedding of Oral Rotavirus Vaccine	1
4	Completed	Prevention	Healthy Volunteers	1
4	Completed	Prevention	Immunity to Polio Vaccines in Malnourished Infants / Immunity to Polio Vaccines in Non-malnourished Infants	1
4	Completed	Prevention	Pertussis	1
4	Completed	Prevention	Poliomyelitis	2
4	Enrolling by Invitation	Prevention	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‑19) / COVID / COVID - 19 / Death / Morbidity / Non-specific Effects of Vaccines / Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral	1
4	Unknown Status	Prevention	Children / Death / Measles Vaccination / Morbidity / Non-specific/Heterologous Effects of Vaccines / Oral Polio Vaccine	1
3	Completed	Prevention	Acellular Pertussis / Diphtheria / Haemophilus Influenzae Type B / Poliomyelitis / Tetanus / Viral Hepatitis B	1
3	Completed	Prevention	Diphtheria / Flu caused by Influenza / Pertussis / Tetanus / Viral Hepatitis B	1