Intranasal murine pneumonia virus-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine induces mucosal and serum antibodies in macaques

Autor: Jaclyn A. Kaiser, Xueqiao Liu, Cindy Luongo, Yumiko Matsuoka, Celia Santos, Lijuan Yang, Richard Herbert, Ashley Castens, David W. Dorward, Reed F. Johnson, Hong-Su Park, Sharmin Afroz, Shirin Munir, Cyril Le Nouën, Ursula J. Buchholz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 108490- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108490
Popis: Summary: Next-generation SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are needed that induce systemic and mucosal immunity. Murine pneumonia virus (MPV), a murine homolog of respiratory syncytial virus, is attenuated by host-range restriction in nonhuman primates and has a tropism for the respiratory tract. We generated MPV vectors expressing the wild-type SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (MPV/S) or its prefusion-stabilized form (MPV/S-2P). Both vectors replicated similarly in cell culture and stably expressed S. However, only S-2P was associated with MPV particles. After intranasal/intratracheal immunization of rhesus macaques, MPV/S and MPV/S-2P replicated to low levels in the airways. Despite its low-level replication, MPV/S-2P induced high levels of mucosal and serum IgG and IgA to SARS-CoV-2 S or its receptor-binding domain. Serum antibodies from MPV/S-2P-immunized animals efficiently inhibited ACE2 receptor binding to S proteins of variants of concern. Based on its attenuation and immunogenicity in macaques, MPV/S-2P will be further evaluated as a live-attenuated vaccine for intranasal immunization against SARS-CoV-2.
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