Trained Immunity in Fungal Infection and Its Mechanism
Status:
COMPLETED
Trial end date:
2023-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Investigator vaccinated 76 healthy BCG-naive participant with BCG, while 3 participants received. Half of BCG-vaccinated participants (n = 38) received an incremental dose of metformin for 6 days (up to 1,000 mg twice daily on day 6). On the day 0 (total 20; n = 10 for BCG vaccination, n = 10 for BCG vaccination plus taking metformin), day 14 (total 30; n=15 for BCG vaccination, n = 15 for BCG vaccination plus taking metformin), day 90 (total 26; n = 13 for BCG vaccination, n=13 for BCG vaccination plus taking metformin) of BCG vaccination, PBMCs were isolated, restimulated with C. albicans or Mycobacterium tuberculosis.