Application of replication-defective West Nile virus vector to non-flavivirus vaccine targets

Autor: Maryann Giel-Moloney, Michael Vaine, Linong Zhang, Mark Parrington, Beata Gajewska, Thorsten U. Vogel, Svetlana O. Pougatcheva, Xiaochu Duan, Timothy Farrell, Irina Ustyugova, Sanjay Phogat, Harry Kleanthous, Konstantin V. Pugachev
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 13, Iss 12, Pp 2982-2986 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2164-5515
2164-554X
21645515
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1373920
Popis: The RepliVax vaccine platform(RV) is based on flavivirus genomes that are rationally attenuated by deletion. The self-limiting infection provided by RV has been demonstrated to be safe, highly immunogenic and efficacious for several vaccine candidates against flaviviruses. Here respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F, influenza virus HA, and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Env proteins were expressed in place of either prM-E or C-prM-E gene deletions of the West Nile (WN) virus genome. The resulting RV-RSV, -influenza and -SIV vaccine prototypes replicated efficiently in complementing helper cells expressing the WN structural proteins in trans. Expressed antigens exhibited correct post-translational processing and the RV recombinants were shown to be highly attenuated and immunogenic in mice, eliciting strong antigen-specific antibodies as well as detectable T-cell responses. These data support the utility of RV vectors for development of vaccines against non-flavivirus targets including rabies and HIV.
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