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Park SC, Wiest MJ, Yan V, Wong PT, Schotsaert M. Induction of protective immune responses at respiratory mucosal sites. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2024; 20:2368288. [PMID: 38953250 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2368288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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Many pathogens enter the host through mucosal sites. Thus, interfering with pathogen entry through local neutralization at mucosal sites therefore is an effective strategy for preventing disease. Mucosally administered vaccines have the potential to induce protective immune responses at mucosal sites. This manuscript delves into some of the latest developments in mucosal vaccination, particularly focusing on advancements in adjuvant technologies and the role of these adjuvants in enhancing vaccine efficacy against respiratory pathogens. It highlights the anatomical and immunological complexities of the respiratory mucosal immune system, emphasizing the significance of mucosal secretory IgA and tissue-resident memory T cells in local immune responses. We further discuss the differences between immune responses induced through traditional parenteral vaccination approaches vs. mucosal administration strategies, and explore the protective advantages offered by immunization through mucosal routes.
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- Seok-Chan Park
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Medicine and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Icahn Genomics Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Marc and Jennifer Lipschultz Precision Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Bliss CM, Nachbagauer R, Mariottini C, Cuevas F, Feser J, Naficy A, Bernstein DI, Guptill J, Walter EB, Berlanda-Scorza F, Innis BL, García-Sastre A, Palese P, Krammer F, Coughlan L. A chimeric haemagglutinin-based universal influenza virus vaccine boosts human cellular immune responses directed towards the conserved haemagglutinin stalk domain and the viral nucleoprotein. EBioMedicine 2024; 104:105153. [PMID: 38805853 PMCID: PMC11154122 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of a universal influenza virus vaccine, to protect against both seasonal and pandemic influenza A viruses, is a long-standing public health goal. The conserved stalk domain of haemagglutinin (HA) is a promising vaccine target. However, the stalk is immunosubdominant. As such, innovative approaches are required to elicit robust immunity against this domain. In a previously reported observer-blind, randomised placebo-controlled phase I trial (NCT03300050), immunisation regimens using chimeric HA (cHA)-based immunogens formulated as inactivated influenza vaccines (IIV) -/+ AS03 adjuvant, or live attenuated influenza vaccines (LAIV), elicited durable HA stalk-specific antibodies with broad reactivity. In this study, we sought to determine if these vaccines could also boost T cell responses against HA stalk, and nucleoprotein (NP). METHODS We measured interferon-γ (IFN-γ) responses by Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSpot (ELISpot) assay at baseline, seven days post-prime, pre-boost and seven days post-boost following heterologous prime:boost regimens of LAIV and/or adjuvanted/unadjuvanted IIV-cHA vaccines. FINDINGS Our findings demonstrate that immunisation with adjuvanted cHA-based IIVs boost HA stalk-specific and NP-specific T cell responses in humans. To date, it has been unclear if HA stalk-specific T cells can be boosted in humans by HA-stalk focused universal vaccines. Therefore, our study will provide valuable insights for the design of future studies to determine the precise role of HA stalk-specific T cells in broad protection. INTERPRETATION Considering that cHA-based vaccines also elicit stalk-specific antibodies, these data support the further clinical advancement of cHA-based universal influenza vaccine candidates. FUNDING This study was funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
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- Carly M Bliss
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Division of Cancer & Genetics and Systems Immunity University Research Institute, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Duke Early Phase Clinical Research Unit, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; The Icahn Genomics Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Center for Vaccine Research and Pandemic Preparedness (C-VaRPP), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD), Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Cui Y, Ho M, Hu Y, Shi Y. Vaccine adjuvants: current status, research and development, licensing, and future opportunities. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:4118-4137. [PMID: 38591323 PMCID: PMC11180427 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb02861e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Vaccines represent one of the most significant inventions in human history and have revolutionized global health. Generally, a vaccine functions by triggering the innate immune response and stimulating antigen-presenting cells, leading to a defensive adaptive immune response against a specific pathogen's antigen. As a key element, adjuvants are chemical materials often employed as additives to increase a vaccine's efficacy and immunogenicity. For over 90 years, adjuvants have been essential components in many human vaccines, improving their efficacy by enhancing, modulating, and prolonging the immune response. Here, we provide a timely and comprehensive review of the historical development and the current status of adjuvants, covering their classification, mechanisms of action, and roles in different vaccines. Additionally, we perform systematic analysis of the current licensing processes and highlights notable examples from clinical trials involving vaccine adjuvants. Looking ahead, we anticipate future trends in the field, including the development of new adjuvant formulations, the creation of innovative adjuvants, and their integration into the broader scope of systems vaccinology and vaccine delivery. The article posits that a deeper understanding of biochemistry, materials science, and vaccine immunology is crucial for advancing vaccine technology. Such advancements are expected to lead to the future development of more effective vaccines, capable of combating emerging infectious diseases and enhancing public health.
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- Ying Cui
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Pagh-Berendtsen N, Pavlovskyi A, Flores Téllez D, Egebjerg C, Kolmos MG, Justinussen J, Kornum BR. Downregulation of hypocretin/orexin after H1N1 Pandemrix vaccination of adolescent mice. Sleep 2024; 47:zsae014. [PMID: 38227834 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), characterized by the loss of hypocretin/orexin (HCRT) production in the lateral hypothalamus, has been linked to Pandemrix vaccination during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, especially in children and adolescents. It is still unknown why this vaccination increased the risk of developing NT1. This study investigated the effects of Pandemrix vaccination during adolescence on Hcrt mRNA expression in mice. Mice received a primary vaccination (50 µL i.m.) during prepubescence and a booster vaccination during peri-adolescence. Hcrt expression was measured at three-time points after the vaccinations. Control groups included both a saline group and an undisturbed group of mice. Hcrt expression was decreased after both Pandemrix and saline injections, but 21 days after the second injection, the saline group no longer showed decreased Hcrt expression, while the Pandemrix group still exhibited a significant reduction of about 60% compared to the undisturbed control group. This finding suggests that Pandemrix vaccination during adolescence influences Hcrt expression in mice into early adulthood. The Hcrt mRNA level did not reach the low levels known to induce NT1 symptoms, instead, our finding supports the multiple-hit hypothesis of NT1 that states that several insults to the HCRT system may be needed to induce NT1 and that Pandemrix could be one such insult.
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- Nicolai Pagh-Berendtsen
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Wynne C, Balgos A, Li J, Hamilton P, Tirador L, Jaen AM, Mo C, Yue Z, Ma Y, Wang Q, Wen R, Yao Z, Yu J, Yao W, Zhang J, Zheng H, Hong K, Zhu F, Liu Y. Safety and Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Two-Component SARS-CoV-2 Protein Vaccine: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase I and Phase II Studies. Infect Dis Ther 2024; 13:57-78. [PMID: 38103161 PMCID: PMC10828165 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-023-00896-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION ReCOV is a recombinant protein vaccine that aims to induce cross-neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants. The phase I and phase II studies were conducted in New Zealand and the Philippines, respectively, for ReCOV primary series. METHODS Both studies were randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled designed among COVID-19 vaccine-naïve healthy adults who received two doses of study vaccination with a 21-day interval. In phase I, 100 younger (15-55 years) and older (56-80 years) subjects were 4:1 randomized to receive ReCOV (20 µg or 40 µg) or placebo. In the phase II study, 347 subjects (≥ 18 years) were 2:1 randomized to receive 40 µg ReCOV or placebo. Subjects that received ReCOV were followed up for 6 months after the second dosing. The safety outcomes included solicited and unsolicited AEs, SAEs, and AESIs. The immunogenicity outcomes were live-virus neutralizing antibody (NAb) against prototype, while pseudovirus NAbs against several SARS-CoV-2 variants were included in phase II as well. RESULTS No related SAE, AESI, or AE leading to early discontinuation were reported. The AE incidences were higher in ReCOV groups than placebo group in phase I while they were similar between study groups in phase II. The majority of solicited AEs were mild or moderate with median duration of 1.0-4.0 days. The common (≥ 10%) solicited AEs in phase I were injection site reactions, headache, pyrexia, fatigue, and myalgia, and common reported (≥ 5%) ones in phase II included injection site pain, headache, and pyrexia. Robust neutralizing activities against the prototype were observed in ReCOV groups, peaking at 14 days post the second dosing: in phase I, the GMTs for 20 μg and 40 μg ReCOV groups were 1643.2 IU/mL (95% CI 1188.5, 2271.9) and 1289.2 IU/mL (95% CI 868.3, 1914.1) in younger adults, and 1122.3 IU/mL (95% CI 722.6, 1743.1) and 680.3 IU/mL (95% CI 440.2, 1051.4) in older adults, respectively, while in the ReCOV group of phase II, the GMTs for subjects with seronegative and seropositive status at baseline were 3741.0 IU/mL (95% CI 3113.4, 4495.0) and 6138.3 IU/mL (95% CI 5255.1, 7169.9), respectively. In phase II, substantial levels of pseudovirus NAbs against SARS-CoV-2 variants were demonstrated; the peak GMTs for prototype, Omicron BA.2, and BA.4/5 were 8857, 4441, and 2644, and 15,667.3, 7334.3, and 4478.8 among seronegative and seropositive subjects, respectively. The neutralization persisted till 6 months post the second dosing, with only 2.5- to 5.2-fold declines for Omicron variants. CONCLUSIONS Two doses of 20 µg and 40 µg ReCOV are safe and immunogenic against SARS-CoV-2 prototype. The cross-neutralizing activities against Omicron variants support ReCOV advance to late-stage clinical trials. TRIAL REGISTRATION Phase I study, clinicaltrials.gov NCT04818801; phase II study, clinicaltrials.gov NCT05084989.
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- Chris Wynne
- New Zealand Clinical Research, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Philippines Clinical Research, The Health Centrum, Roxas City, Philippines
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology (Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Nanjing, China
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- New Zealand Clinical Research, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Philippines Clinical Research, St. Paul's Hospital, Iloilo City, Philippines
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- Philippines Clinical Research, The Medical City Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Enteric Pathogenic Microbiology (Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Nanjing, China.
- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
- National Vaccine Innovation Platform, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
- Institute of Global Health and Emergency Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd., Taizhou, China.
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Cheng MQ, Li R, Luo X, Chen JY, Bai ZP, Zhao P, Weng ZY, Song G. Immunogenicity and safety of adjuvant-associated COVID-19 vaccines: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22858. [PMID: 38125524 PMCID: PMC10731085 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Background The benefits and risks of adjuvant-associated COVID-19 vaccines (ACVs) are unclear. The study aimed to assess the immunogenicity and safety of ACVs compared with controls (placebo or the same vaccine without adjuvants [NACVs]). Methods Randomized controlled trials sourced from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were systematically reviewed. Evaluators extracted information independently. The evidence quality was assessed using random-effects models. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. Results Of the 33 studies, 27 analyzed immunogenicity (n = 9069, ACVs group; n = 3757, control), and 26 analyzed safety (n = 58669, ACVs groups; n = 30733 control). Compared with controls, full vaccination with ACVs produced significant immune responses (relative risk [RR] of seroneutralization reaction, 12.3; 95 % confidence interval [95 % CI], 6.92-21.89; standardized mean deviation of geometric mean titer 3.96, 95 % CI, 3.35-4.58). Additionally, ACVs produced significant immunoreactivity compared with NACVs only (P < 0.05). Furthermore, full vaccination with ACVs significantly increased the risk of local and systemic adverse reactions (AEs) compared with controls. However, vaccination with ACVs did not significantly increase the risk of systemic and localized AEs compared with vaccination with NACVs only (P > 0.05). It was observed that ACVs had a lower risk of all-cause mortality than controls (RR, 0.51; 95 % CI 0.30-0.87). It was further found that ACVs produced nAb response against all sublines of the Omicron variant, but the antibody titers were lower than those for the SARS-CoV-2 original strain. Conclusions The findings of this meta-analysis demonstrate that ACVs may have a superior effect and an acceptable safety in preventing COVID-19. Although these results suggest the potential of ACVs, further studies are required.
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- Meng-Qun Cheng
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The Puer People's Hospital, Pu'er, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Puer People's Hospital, Pu'er, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Puer People's Hospital, Pu'er, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Puer People's Hospital, Pu'er, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Puer People's Hospital, Pu'er, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Puer People's Hospital, Pu'er, China
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Anindita J, Tanaka H, Oyama R, Hagiwara S, Shirane D, Taneichi S, Nakai Y, Tange K, Hatakeyama H, Sakurai Y, Akita H. Development of a Ready-to-Use-Type RNA Vaccine Carrier Based on an Intracellular Environment-Responsive Lipid-like Material with Immune-Activating Vitamin E Scaffolds. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2702. [PMID: 38140043 PMCID: PMC10747879 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15122702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Because of its efficient and robust gene transfer capability, messenger RNA (mRNA) has become a promising tool in various research fields. The lipid nanoparticle (LNP) is considered to be a fundamental technology for an mRNA delivery system and has been used extensively for the development of RNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. We recently developed ssPalm, an environmentally responsive lipid-like material, as a component of LNP for mRNA delivery. In this study, a self-degradable unit (phenyl ester) that confers high transfection activity and an immune stimulating unit (vitamin E scaffold) for high immune activation were combined to design a material, namely, ssPalmE-Phe-P4C2, for vaccine use. To design a simple and user-friendly form of an RNA vaccine based on this material, a freeze-drying-based preparation method for producing a ready-to-use-type LNP (LNP(RtoU)) was used to prepare the LNPssPalmE-Phe. The optimization of the preparation method and the lipid composition of the LNPssPalmE-Phe(RtoU) revealed that dioleoyl-sn-glycero phosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) was a suitable helper lipid for achieving a high vaccination activity of the LNPssPalmE-Phe(RtoU). Other findings indicated that to maintain particle properties and vaccination activity, a 40% cholesterol content was necessary. A single administration of the LNPssPalmE-Phe(RtoU) that contained mRNA-encoding Ovalbumin (mOVA-LNPssPalmE-Phe(RtoU)) demonstrated a significant suppression of tumor progression in a tumor-bearing mouse OVA-expressing cell line (E.G7-OVA). In summary, the LNPssPalmE-Phe(RtoU) is an easy-to-handle drug delivery system (DDS) for delivering mRNA antigens in immunotherapy.
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- Jessica Anindita
- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
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- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
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- Life Science Research Laboratory, NOF CORPORATION, 3-3 Chidori-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-0865, Japan
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- Life Science Research Laboratory, NOF CORPORATION, 3-3 Chidori-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-0865, Japan
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- Life Science Research Laboratory, NOF CORPORATION, 3-3 Chidori-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-0865, Japan
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- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-0856, Japan
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- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Oyama R, Ishigame H, Tanaka H, Tateshita N, Itazawa M, Imai R, Nishiumi N, Kishikawa JI, Kato T, Anindita J, Nishikawa Y, Maeki M, Tokeshi M, Tange K, Nakai Y, Sakurai Y, Okada T, Akita H. An Ionizable Lipid Material with a Vitamin E Scaffold as an mRNA Vaccine Platform for Efficient Cytotoxic T Cell Responses. ACS NANO 2023; 17:18758-18774. [PMID: 37814788 PMCID: PMC10569098 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
Abstract
RNA vaccines based on lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) with in vitro transcribed mRNA (IVT-mRNA) encapsulated are now a currently successful but still evolving modality of vaccines. One of the advantages of RNA vaccines is their ability to induce CD8+ T-cell-mediated cellular immunity that is indispensable for excluding pathogen-infected cells or cancer cells from the body. In this study, we report on the development of LNPs with an enhanced capability for inducing cellular immunity by using an ionizable lipid with a vitamin E scaffold. An RNA vaccine that contained this ionizable lipid and an IVT-mRNA encoding a model antigen ovalbumin (OVA) induced OVA-specific cytotoxic T cell responses and showed an antitumor effect against an E.G7-OVA tumor model. Vaccination with the LNPs conferred protection against lethal infection by Toxoplasma gondii using its antigen TgPF. The vitamin E scaffold-dependent type I interferon response was important for effector CD8+ T cell differentiation induced by the mRNA-LNPs. Our findings also revealed that conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) were essential for achieving CD8+ T cell responses induced by the mRNA-LNPs, while the XCR1-positive subset of cDCs, cDC1 specialized for antigen cross-presentation, was not required. Consistently, the mRNA-LNPs were found to selectively transfect another subset of cDCs, cDC2 that had migrated from the skin to lymph nodes, where they could make vaccine-antigen-dependent contacts with CD8+ T cells. The findings indicate that the activation of innate immune signaling by the adjuvant activity of the vitamin E scaffold and the expression of antigens in cDC2 are important for subsequent antigen presentation and the establishment of antigen-specific immune responses.
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- Ryotaro Oyama
- Laboratory
of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana,
Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, 260-0856, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Tissue Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Integrative
Medical Sciences, 1-7-22
Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Laboratory
of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory
of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana,
Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, 260-0856, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Tissue Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Integrative
Medical Sciences, 1-7-22
Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Tissue Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Integrative
Medical Sciences, 1-7-22
Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- Division
of Physiological Chemistry and Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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- Laboratory
of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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for Cryo-EM Structural Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Cryo-EM Structural Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory
of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana,
Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba, 260-0856, Japan
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- National
Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Nishi 2-13, Inada-cho, Obihiro City, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Division
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division
of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- DDS
Research Laboratory, NOF CORPORATION, 3-3 Chidori-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 210-0865, Japan
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- DDS
Research Laboratory, NOF CORPORATION, 3-3 Chidori-cho, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa 210-0865, Japan
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- Laboratory
of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory
for Tissue Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Integrative
Medical Sciences, 1-7-22
Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
- Graduate
School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama
City University, 1-7-29
Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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- Laboratory
of DDS Design and Drug Disposition, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
- Center
for Advanced Modalities and DDS, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Jan S, Fratzke AP, Felgner J, Hernandez-Davies JE, Liang L, Nakajima R, Jasinskas A, Supnet M, Jain A, Felgner PL, Davies DH, Gregory AE. Multivalent vaccines demonstrate immunogenicity and protect against Coxiella burnetii aerosol challenge. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1192821. [PMID: 37533862 PMCID: PMC10390735 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1192821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Vaccines are among the most cost-effective public health measures for controlling infectious diseases. Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever, a disease with a wide clinical spectrum that ranges from mild symptoms, such as fever and fatigue, to more severe disease, such as pneumonia and endocarditis. The formalin-inactivated whole-cell vaccine Q-VAX® contains hundreds of antigens and confers lifelong protection in humans, but prior sensitization from infection or vaccination can result in deleterious reactogenic responses to vaccination. Consequently, there is great interest in developing non-reactogenic alternatives based on adjuvanted recombinant proteins. In this study, we aimed to develop a multivalent vaccine that conferred protection with reduced reactogenicity. We hypothesized that a multivalent vaccine consisting of multiple antigens would be more immunogenic and protective than a monovalent vaccine owing to the large number of potential protective antigens in the C. burnetii proteome. To address this, we identified immunogenic T and B cell antigens, and selected proteins were purified to evaluate with a combination adjuvant (IVAX-1), with or without C. burnetii lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in immunogenicity studies in vivo in mice and in a Hartley guinea pig intratracheal aerosol challenge model using C. burnetii strain NMI RSA 493. The data showed that multivalent vaccines are more immunogenic than monovalent vaccines and more closely emulate the protection achieved by Q-VAX. Although six antigens were the most immunogenic, we also discovered that multiplexing beyond four antigens introduces detectable reactogenicity, indicating that there is an upper limit to the number of antigens that can be safely included in a multivalent Q-fever vaccine. C. burnetii LPS also demonstrates efficacy as a vaccine antigen in conferring protection in an otherwise monovalent vaccine formulation, suggesting that its addition in multivalent vaccines, as demonstrated by a quadrivalent formulation, would improve protective responses.
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- Sharon Jan
- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, United States
- Department of Pathology, Charles River Laboratories, Reno, NV, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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- Vaccine Research & Development Center, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States
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Seida I, Alrais M, Seida R, Alwani A, Kiyak Z, Elsalti A, Nil Esirgun S, Abali T, Mahroum N. Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA): past, present, and future implications. Clin Exp Immunol 2023; 213:87-101. [PMID: 36881788 PMCID: PMC10324553 DOI: 10.1093/cei/uxad033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Adjuvants, as the name indicates, are adjoined material aimed to assist in functioning as when added to vaccines they are meant to boost the effect and strongly stimulate the immune system. The response of the immune system can be unpredictable, and the autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) was developed to address possible adverse reactions of an autoimmune and inflammatory type that may be caused by adjuvants. While ASIA, as a syndrome, was coined and defined in 2011; reports describing patients with vague and nonspecific clinical symptoms following vaccinations appeared much earlier. In other words, ASIA came to define, arrange, and unite the variety of symptoms, related to autoimmunity, caused not by the vaccine itself, rather by the adjuvant part of the vaccine such as aluminum, among others. Accordingly, the introduction of ASIA enabled better understanding, proper diagnosis, and early treatment of the disorder. Furthermore, ASIA was shown to be associated with almost all body systems and various rheumatic and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, and systemic sclerosis. In addition, the correlation between COVID-19 and ASIA was noticed during the pandemic. In this review, we summarized the reported effects of adjuvants and medical literature before and after ASIA was defined, the several ways ASIA can manifest and impact different systems of the body, and the incidences of ASIA during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to clarify, that vaccines are among, if not the, most effective means of fighting infectious diseases however, we believe that vaccines manufacturing is not above criticism, particularly when it comes to added substances possessing a risk of side effects.
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- Isa Seida
- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Vasquez-Martínez N, Guillen D, Moreno-Mendieta SA, Sanchez S, Rodríguez-Sanoja R. The Role of Mucoadhesion and Mucopenetration in the Immune Response Induced by Polymer-Based Mucosal Adjuvants. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:1615. [PMID: 37050229 PMCID: PMC10097111 DOI: 10.3390/polym15071615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Mucus is a viscoelastic gel that acts as a protective barrier for epithelial surfaces. The mucosal vehicles and adjuvants need to pass through the mucus layer to make drugs and vaccine delivery by mucosal routes possible. The mucoadhesion of polymer particle adjuvants significantly increases the contact time between vaccine formulations and the mucosa; then, the particles can penetrate the mucus layer and epithelium to reach mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues. This review presents the key findings that have aided in understanding mucoadhesion and mucopenetration while exploring the influence of physicochemical characteristics on mucus-polymer interactions. We describe polymer-based particles designed with mucoadhesive or mucopenetrating properties and discuss the impact of mucoadhesive polymers on local and systemic immune responses after mucosal immunization. In future research, more attention paid to the design and development of mucosal adjuvants could lead to more effective vaccines.
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- Nathaly Vasquez-Martínez
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito, Mario de La Cueva s/n, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (N.V.-M.)
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencia Bioquímicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de Posgrado, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito, Mario de La Cueva s/n, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (N.V.-M.)
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito, Mario de La Cueva s/n, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (N.V.-M.)
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencia Bioquímicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de Posgrado, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Benito Juárez, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito, Mario de La Cueva s/n, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (N.V.-M.)
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito, Mario de La Cueva s/n, C.U., Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico; (N.V.-M.)
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Loos C, Coccia M, Didierlaurent AM, Essaghir A, Fallon JK, Lauffenburger D, Luedemann C, Michell A, van der Most R, Zhu AL, Alter G, Burny W. Systems serology-based comparison of antibody effector functions induced by adjuvanted vaccines to guide vaccine design. NPJ Vaccines 2023; 8:34. [PMID: 36890168 PMCID: PMC9992919 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-023-00613-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The mechanisms by which antibodies confer protection vary across vaccines, ranging from simple neutralization to functions requiring innate immune recruitment via Fc-dependent mechanisms. The role of adjuvants in shaping the maturation of antibody-effector functions remains under investigated. Using systems serology, we compared adjuvants in licensed vaccines (AS01B/AS01E/AS03/AS04/Alum) combined with a model antigen. Antigen-naive adults received two adjuvanted immunizations followed by late revaccination with fractional-dosed non-adjuvanted antigen ( NCT00805389 ). A dichotomy in response quantities/qualities emerged post-dose 2 between AS01B/AS01E/AS03 and AS04/Alum, based on four features related to immunoglobulin titers or Fc-effector functions. AS01B/E and AS03 induced similar robust responses that were boosted upon revaccination, suggesting that memory B-cell programming by the adjuvanted vaccinations dictated responses post non-adjuvanted boost. AS04 and Alum induced weaker responses, that were dissimilar with enhanced functionalities for AS04. Distinct adjuvant classes can be leveraged to tune antibody-effector functions, where selective vaccine formulation using adjuvants with different immunological properties may direct antigen-specific antibody functions.
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- Carolin Loos
- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- GSK, Rixensart, Belgium.,Center of Vaccinology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Virology and Immunology Program, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Peletta A, Lemoine C, Courant T, Collin N, Borchard G. Meeting vaccine formulation challenges in an emergency setting: Towards the development of accessible vaccines. Pharmacol Res 2023; 189:106699. [PMID: 36796463 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
Vaccination is considered one of the most successful strategies to prevent infectious diseases. In the event of a pandemic or epidemic, the rapid development and distribution of the vaccine to the population is essential to reduce mortality, morbidity and transmission. As seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, the production and distribution of vaccines has been challenging, in particular for resource-constrained settings, essentially slowing down the process of achieving global coverage. Pricing, storage, transportation and delivery requirements of several vaccines developed in high-income countries resulted in limited access for low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). The capacity to manufacture vaccines locally would greatly improve global vaccine access. In particular, for the development of classical subunit vaccines, the access to vaccine adjuvants is a pre-requisite for more equitable access to vaccines. Vaccine adjuvants are agents required to augment or potentiate, and possibly target the specific immune response to such type of vaccine antigens. Openly accessible or locally produced vaccine adjuvants may allow for faster immunization of the global population. For local research and development of adjuvanted vaccines to expand, knowledge on vaccine formulation is of paramount importance. In this review, we aim to discuss the optimal characteristics of a vaccine developed in an emergency setting by focusing on the importance of vaccine formulation, appropriate use of adjuvants and how this may help overcome barriers for vaccine development and production in LMICs, achieve improved vaccine regimens, delivery and storage requirements.
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- Allegra Peletta
- Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1221 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Vaccine Formulation Institute, Rue du Champ-Blanchod 4, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
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- Vaccine Formulation Institute, Rue du Champ-Blanchod 4, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
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- Vaccine Formulation Institute, Rue du Champ-Blanchod 4, 1228 Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
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- Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland (ISPSO), University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1221 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Kaplonek P, Cizmeci D, Lee JSL, Shin SA, Fischinger S, Gobeil P, Pillet S, Charland N, Ward BJ, Alter G. Robust induction of functional humoral response by a plant-derived Coronavirus-like particle vaccine candidate for COVID-19. NPJ Vaccines 2023; 8:13. [PMID: 36781879 PMCID: PMC9924894 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-023-00612-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the success of existing COVID-19 vaccine platforms, the persistent limitations in global deployment of vaccines and waning immunity exhibited by many of the currently deployed vaccine platforms have led to perpetual outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop new durable vaccine candidates, to expand the global vaccine pipeline, and provide safe and effective solutions for every country worldwide. Here we deeply profiled the functional humoral response induced by two doses of AS03-adjuvanted and non-adjuvanted plant-derived Coronavirus-like particle (CoVLP) vaccine candidate from the phase 1 clinical trial, at peak immunogenicity and six months post-vaccination. AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP induced robust and durable SARS-CoV-2 specific humoral immunity, marked by strong IgG1antibody responses, potent FcγR binding, and antibody effector function. Contrary to a decline in neutralizing antibody titers, the FcγR2A-receptor binding capacity and antibody-mediated effector functions, such as opsonophagocytosis, remained readily detectable for at least six months.
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Medicago Inc., Quebec City, QC, Canada.
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada.
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Yoshioka Y, Kobiyama K, Hayashi T, Onishi M, Yanagida Y, Nakagawa T, Hashimoto M, Nishinaka A, Hirose J, Asaoka Y, Tajiri M, Hayata A, Ishida S, Omoto S, Nagira M, Ishii KJ. A-910823, a squalene-based emulsion adjuvant, induces T follicular helper cells and humoral immune responses via α-tocopherol component. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1116238. [PMID: 36891311 PMCID: PMC9986537 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1116238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Adjuvants are chemical or biological materials that enhance the efficacy of vaccines. A-910823 is a squalene-based emulsion adjuvant used for S-268019-b, a novel vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is currently in clinical development. Published evidence has demonstrated that A-910823 can enhance the induction of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in humans and animal models. However, the characteristics and mechanisms of the immune responses induced by A-910823 are not yet known. Methods and Results To characterize A-910823, we compared the adaptive immune response profile enhanced by A-910823 with that of other adjuvants (AddaVax, QS21, aluminum salt-based adjuvants, and empty lipid nanoparticle [eLNP]) in a murine model. Compared with other adjuvants, A-910823 enhanced humoral immune responses to an equal or greater extent following potent T follicular helper (Tfh) and germinal center B (GCB) cell induction, without inducing a strong systemic inflammatory cytokine response. Furthermore, S-268019-b containing A-910823 adjuvant produced similar results even when given as a booster dose following primary administration of a lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated messenger RNA (mRNA-LNP) vaccine. Preparation of modified A-910823 adjuvants to identify which components of A-910823 play a role in driving the adjuvant effect and detailed evaluation of the immunological characteristics induced by each adjuvant showed that the induction of humoral immunity and Tfh and GCB cell induction in A-910823 were dependent on α-tocopherol. Finally, we revealed that the recruitment of inflammatory cells to the draining lymph nodes and induction of serum cytokines and chemokines by A-910823 were also dependent on the α-tocopherol component. Conclusions This study demonstrates that the novel adjuvant A-910823 is capable of robust Tfh cell induction and humoral immune responses, even when given as a booster dose. The findings also emphasize that α-tocopherol drives the potent Tfh-inducing adjuvant function of A-910823. Overall, our data provide key information that may inform the future production of improved adjuvants.
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- Yuya Yoshioka
- Laboratory for Bio-Drug Discovery, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Vaccine Science, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,International Vaccine Design Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Vaccine Science, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,International Vaccine Design Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory for Bio-Drug Discovery, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Formulation R&D Laboratory, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Bio-Drug Discovery, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Bio-Drug Discovery, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Formulation R&D Laboratory, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Drug Discovery and Development, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Drug Discovery and Development, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Bio-Modality Research, Shionogi & Co., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Bio-Drug Discovery, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Bio-Drug Discovery, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Bio-Drug Discovery, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Vaccine Science, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,International Vaccine Design Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Vaccine and Adjuvant Research Center (CVAR), National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN), Osaka, Japan.,Laboratory of Vaccine Science, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Renner TM, Akache B, Stuible M, Rohani N, Cepero-Donates Y, Deschatelets L, Dudani R, Harrison BA, Baardsnes J, Koyuturk I, Hill JJ, Hemraz UD, Régnier S, Lenferink AEG, Durocher Y, McCluskie MJ. Tuning the immune response: sulfated archaeal glycolipid archaeosomes as an effective vaccine adjuvant for induction of humoral and cell-mediated immunity towards the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1182556. [PMID: 37122746 PMCID: PMC10140330 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1182556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Liposomes composed of sulfated lactosyl archaeol (SLA) have been shown to be a safe and effective vaccine adjuvant with a multitude of antigens in preclinical studies. In particular, SLA-adjuvanted SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccines based on trimeric spike protein antigens were shown to be immunogenic and efficacious in mice and hamsters. With the continued emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, we sought to evaluate next-generation vaccine formulations with an updated antigenic identity. This was of particular interest for the widespread Omicron variant, given the abundance of mutations and structural changes observed within its spike protein compared to other variants. An updated version of our resistin-trimerized SmT1 corresponding to the B.1.1.529 variant was successfully generated in our Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell-based antigen production platform and characterized, revealing some differences in protein profile and ACE2 binding affinity as compared to reference strain-based SmT1. We next evaluated this Omicron-based spike antigen for its immunogenicity and ability to generate robust antigen-specific immune responses when paired with SLA liposomes or AddaS03 (a mimetic of the AS03 oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant system found in commercialized SARS-CoV-2 protein vaccines). Immunization of mice with vaccine formulations containing this updated antigen with either adjuvant stimulated neutralizing antibody responses favouring Omicron over the reference strain. Cell-mediated responses, which play an important role in the neutralization of intracellular infections, were induced to a much higher degree with the SLA adjuvant relative to the AddaS03-adjuvanted formulations. As such, updated vaccines that are better capable of targeting towards SARS-CoV-2 variants can be generated through an optimized combination of antigen and adjuvant components.
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- Tyler M. Renner
- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Research Council Canada, Human Health Therapeutics, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Michael J. McCluskie,
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Safety and immunogenicity of an AS03-adjuvanted plant-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Adults with and without Comorbidities. NPJ Vaccines 2022; 7:142. [DOI: 10.1038/s41541-022-00561-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractThe rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 continues to impact humanity on a global scale with rising total morbidity and mortality. Despite the development of several effective vaccines, new products are needed to supply ongoing demand and to fight variants. We report herein a pre-specified interim analysis of the phase 2 portion of a Phase 2/3, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of a coronavirus virus-like particle (CoVLP) vaccine candidate, produced in plants that displays the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, adjuvanted with AS03 (NCT04636697). A total of 753 participants were recruited between 25th November 2020 and 24th March 2021 into three groups: Healthy Adults (18–64 years: N = 306), Older Adults (≥65 years: N = 282) and Adults with Comorbidities (≥18 years: N = 165) and randomized 5:1 to receive two intramuscular doses of either vaccine (3.75 µg CoVLP/dose+AS03) or placebo, 21 days apart. This report presents safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data up to 6 months post-vaccination. The immune outcomes presented include neutralizing antibody (NAb) titres as measured by pseudovirion assay at days 21 and 42 as well as neutralizing antibody cross-reactivity to several variants of concern (VOCs): Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron (BA.1), up to 201 days post-immunization. Cellular (IFN-γ and IL-4 ELISpot) response data in day 21 and 42 peripheral blood are also presented. In this study, CoVLP+AS03 was well-tolerated and adverse events (AE) after each dose were generally mild to moderate and transient. Solicited AEs in Older Adults and Adults with Comorbidities were generally less frequent than in Healthy Adults and the reactogenicity was higher after the second dose. CoVLP+AS03 induced seroconversion in >35% of participants in each group after the first dose and in ~98% of participants, 21 days after the second dose. In all cohorts, 21-days after the second dose, NAb levels in sera against the vaccine strain were ~10-times those in a panel of convalescent sera. Cross-reactivity to Alpha, Beta and Delta variants was generally retained to day 201 (>80%) while cross-reactivity to the Gamma variant was reduced but still substantial at day 201 (73%). Cross-reactivity to the Omicron variant fell from 72% at day 42 to 20% at day 201. Almost all participants in all groups (>88%) had detectable cellular responses (IFN-γ, IL-4 or both) at 21 days after the second dose. A Th1-biased response was most evident after the first dose and was still present after the second dose. These data demonstrated that CoVLP+AS03 is well-tolerated and highly immunogenic, generating a durable (at least 6 months) immune response against different VOCs, in adults ≥18 years of age, with and without comorbidities.
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Buonocore SM, van der Most RG. Narcolepsy and H1N1 influenza immunology a decade later: What have we learned? Front Immunol 2022; 13:902840. [PMID: 36311717 PMCID: PMC9601309 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.902840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In the wake of the A/California/7/2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic vaccination campaigns in 2009-2010, an increased incidence of the chronic sleep-wake disorder narcolepsy was detected in children and adolescents in several European countries. Over the last decade, in-depth epidemiological and immunological studies have been conducted to investigate this association, which have advanced our understanding of the events underpinning the observed risk. Narcolepsy with cataplexy (defined as type-1 narcolepsy, NT1) is characterized by an irreversible and chronic deficiency of hypocretin peptides in the hypothalamus. The multifactorial etiology is thought to include genetic predisposition, head trauma, environmental triggers, and/or infections (including influenza virus infections), and an increased risk was observed following administration of the A/California/7/2009 H1N1 vaccine Pandemrix (GSK). An autoimmune origin of NT1 is broadly assumed. This is based on its strong association with a predisposing allele (the human leucocyte antigen DQB1*0602) carried by the large majority of NT1 patients, and on links with other immune-related genetic markers affecting the risk of NT1. Presently, hypotheses on the underlying potential immunological mechanisms center on molecular mimicry between hypocretin and peptides within the A/California/7/2009 H1N1 virus antigen. This molecular mimicry may instigate a cross-reactive autoimmune response targeting hypocretin-producing neurons. Local CD4+ T-cell responses recognizing peptides from hypocretin are thought to play a central role in the response. In this model, cross-reactive DQB1*0602-restricted T cells from the periphery would be activated to cross the blood-brain barrier by rare, and possibly pathogen-instigated, inflammatory processes in the brain. Current hypotheses suggest that activation and expansion of cross-reactive T-cells by H1N1/09 influenza infection could have been amplified following the administration of the adjuvanted vaccine, giving rise to a “two-hit” hypothesis. The collective in silico, in vitro, and preclinical in vivo data from recent and ongoing research have progressively refined the hypothetical model of sequential immunological events, and filled multiple knowledge gaps. Though no definitive conclusions can be drawn, the mechanistical model plausibly explains the increased risk of NT1 observed following the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic and subsequent vaccination campaign, as outlined in this review.
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Song JY, Choi WS, Heo JY, Lee JS, Jung DS, Kim SW, Park KH, Eom JS, Jeong SJ, Lee J, Kwon KT, Choi HJ, Sohn JW, Kim YK, Noh JY, Kim WJ, Roman F, Ceregido MA, Solmi F, Philippot A, Walls AC, Carter L, Veesler D, King NP, Kim H, Ryu JH, Lee SJ, Park YW, Park HK, Cheong HJ. Safety and immunogenicity of a SARS-CoV-2 recombinant protein nanoparticle vaccine (GBP510) adjuvanted with AS03: A randomised, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded phase 1/2 trial. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 51:101569. [PMID: 35879941 PMCID: PMC9304916 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vaccination has helped to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten traditional and novel vaccines have been listed by the World Health Organization for emergency use. Additional alternative approaches may better address ongoing vaccination globally, where there remains an inequity in vaccine distribution. GBP510 is a recombinant protein vaccine, which consists of self-assembling, two-component nanoparticles, displaying the receptor-binding domain (RBD) in a highly immunogenic array. METHODS This randomised, placebo-controlled, observer-blinded phase 1/2 study was conducted to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of GBP510 (2-doses at a 28-day interval) adjuvanted with or without AS03 in adults aged 19-85 years at 14 hospital sites in Korea. This study was consisted of two stages (stage I, healthy adults aged 19-55 years; stage II, 240 healthy adults aged 19-85 years). Healthy participants who did not previously receive any vaccine within 4 weeks (2 weeks for flu vaccine) prior to the study, no history of COVID-19 vaccination/medication, and were naïve to SARS-CoV-2 infection at screening were eligible for the study enrollment. Participants were block-randomized in a 2:2:1 ratio to receive 2 doses of 10 µg GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 (group 1), 10 µg unadjuvanted GBP510 (group 2) or placebo intramuscularly in stage I, while they were block-randomized in a 2:2:1:1 ratio to receive 10 µg GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 (group 1), 25 µg GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 (group 3), 25 µg unadjuvanted GBP510 (group 4) or placebo in stage II. The primary safety outcomes were solicited and unsolicited adverse events, while primary immunogenicity outcomes included anti-SARS-CoV-2 RBD IgG antibodies; neutralizing antibody responses; and T-cell immune responses. Safety assessment included all participants who received at least 1 dose of study intervention (safety set). Immunogenicity assessment included all participants who completed the vaccination schedule and had valid immunogenicity assessment results without any major protocol deviations (per-protocol set). This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04750343). FINDINGS Of 328 participants who were enrolled between February 1 and May 28, 2021, 327 participants received at least 1 dose of vaccine. Each received either 10 µg GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 (Group 1, n = 101), 10 µg unadjuvanted GBP510 (Group 2, n = 10), 25 µg GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 (Group 3, n = 104), 25 µg unadjuvanted GBP510 (Group 4, n = 51), or placebo (n = 61). Higher reactogenicity was observed in the GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 groups compared to the non-adjuvanted and placebo groups. The most frequently reported solicited local adverse event (AE) was injection site pain after any vaccination: (88·1% in group 1; 50·0% in group 2; 92·3% in group 3; 66·7% in group 4). Fatigue and myalgia were two most frequently reported systemic AEs and more frequently reported in GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 recipients (79·2% and 78·2% in group 1; 75·0% and 79·8% in group 3, respectively) than in the unadjuvanted vaccine recipients (40·0% and of 40·0% in group 2; 60·8% and 47·1% in group 4) after any vaccination. Reactogenicity was higher post-dose 2 compared to post-dose 1, particularly for systemic AEs. The geometric mean concentrations of anti-SARS-CoV-2-RBD IgG antibody reached 2163·6/2599·2 BAU/mL in GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 recipients (10 µg/25 µg) by 14 days after the second dose. Two-dose vaccination of 10 µg or 25 µg GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 induced high titres of neutralizing antibody via pseudovirus (1369·0/1431·5 IU/mL) and wild-type virus (949·8/861·0 IU/mL) assay. INTERPRETATION GBP510 adjuvanted with AS03 was well tolerated and highly immunogenic. These results support further development of the vaccine candidate, which is currently being evaluated in Phase 3. FUNDING This work was supported, in whole or in part, by funding from CEPI and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Investment ID OPP1148601. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supported this project for the generation of IND-enabling data and CEPI supported this clinical study.
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- Joon Young Song
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Centre, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, WA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, WA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, WA, USA
- Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, WA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, WA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, WA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, WA, USA
- Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington, WA, USA
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- Department of R&D, SK Bioscience, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of R&D, SK Bioscience, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of R&D, SK Bioscience, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of R&D, SK Bioscience, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of R&D, SK Bioscience, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding author at: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Gurodong-ro 148, Guro-gu, Seoul 08308, Republic of Korea.
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Hager KJ, Pérez Marc G, Gobeil P, Diaz RS, Heizer G, Llapur C, Makarkov AI, Vasconcellos E, Pillet S, Riera F, Saxena P, Geller Wolff P, Bhutada K, Wallace G, Aazami H, Jones CE, Polack FP, Ferrara L, Atkins J, Boulay I, Dhaliwall J, Charland N, Couture MMJ, Jiang-Wright J, Landry N, Lapointe S, Lorin A, Mahmood A, Moulton LH, Pahmer E, Parent J, Séguin A, Tran L, Breuer T, Ceregido MA, Koutsoukos M, Roman F, Namba J, D'Aoust MA, Trepanier S, Kimura Y, Ward BJ. Efficacy and Safety of a Recombinant Plant-Based Adjuvanted Covid-19 Vaccine. N Engl J Med 2022; 386:2084-2096. [PMID: 35507508 PMCID: PMC9127773 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2201300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus-like particles (CoVLP) that are produced in plants and display the prefusion spike glycoprotein of the original strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are combined with an adjuvant (Adjuvant System 03 [AS03]) to form the candidate vaccine. METHODS In this phase 3, multinational, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted at 85 centers, we assigned adults (≥18 years of age) in a 1:1 ratio to receive two intramuscular injections of the CoVLP+AS03 vaccine or placebo 21 days apart. The primary objective of the trial was to determine the efficacy of the CoVLP+AS03 vaccine in preventing symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) beginning at least 7 days after the second injection, with the analysis performed after the detection of at least 160 cases. RESULTS A total of 24,141 volunteers participated in the trial; the median age of the participants was 29 years. Covid-19 was confirmed by polymerase-chain-reaction assay in 165 participants in the intention-to-treat population; all viral samples that could be sequenced contained variants of the original strain. Vaccine efficacy was 69.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 56.7 to 78.8) against any symptomatic Covid-19 caused by five variants that were identified by sequencing. In a post hoc analysis, vaccine efficacy was 78.8% (95% CI, 55.8 to 90.8) against moderate-to-severe disease and 74.0% (95% CI, 62.1 to 82.5) among the participants who were seronegative at baseline. No severe cases of Covid-19 occurred in the vaccine group, in which the median viral load for breakthrough cases was lower than that in the placebo group by a factor of more than 100. Solicited adverse events were mostly mild or moderate and transient and were more frequent in the vaccine group than in the placebo group; local adverse events occurred in 92.3% and 45.5% of participants, respectively, and systemic adverse events in 87.3% and 65.0%. The incidence of unsolicited adverse events was similar in the two groups up to 21 days after each dose (22.7% and 20.4%) and from day 43 through day 201 (4.2% and 4.0%). CONCLUSIONS The CoVLP+AS03 vaccine was effective in preventing Covid-19 caused by a spectrum of variants, with efficacy ranging from 69.5% against symptomatic infection to 78.8% against moderate-to-severe disease. (Funded by Medicago; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04636697.).
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- Karen J Hager
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
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- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
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- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
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- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
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- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
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- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Alexander I Makarkov
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Eduardo Vasconcellos
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Stéphane Pillet
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Fernando Riera
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Pooja Saxena
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Priscila Geller Wolff
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Kapil Bhutada
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Garry Wallace
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Hessam Aazami
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Christine E Jones
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Fernando P Polack
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Luciana Ferrara
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Judith Atkins
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Iohann Boulay
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Jiwanjeet Dhaliwall
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Nathalie Charland
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Manon M J Couture
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Julia Jiang-Wright
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Nathalie Landry
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Sophie Lapointe
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Aurélien Lorin
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Asif Mahmood
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Lawrence H Moulton
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Emmy Pahmer
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Julie Parent
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Annie Séguin
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Luan Tran
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Thomas Breuer
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Maria-Angeles Ceregido
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Marguerite Koutsoukos
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - François Roman
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Junya Namba
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Marc-André D'Aoust
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Sonia Trepanier
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
| | - Yosuke Kimura
- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
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- From Medicago, Quebec, QC (K.J.H., P.G., G.H., A.I.M., S.P., P.S., K.B., J.A., I.B., J.D., N.C., M.M.J.C., J.J.-W., N.L., S.L., A.L., A.M., E.P., J.P., A.S., L.T., J.N., M.-A.D., S.T., Y.K., B.J.W.), Dawson Clinical Research, Guelph, ON (G.W.), and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal (B.J.W.) - all in Canada; Hospital Militar (G.P.M.) and Fundación INFANT (F.P.P.), Buenos Aires, Clinica Mayo de Urgencias Medicas Cruz Blanca, Tucuman (C.L.), and Sanatorio Allende, Cordoba (F. Riera) - all in Argentina; the Infectious Diseases Division, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, and Azidus Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, São Paulo (R.S.D., L.F.), Instituto de Pesquisas Clinicas L2IP, Brasilia (E.V.), and Instituto Brasil de Pequisa Clinica, Rio de Janeiro (P.G.W.) - all in Brazil; Hope Clinical, Canoga Park, CA (H.A.); Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Southampton and NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom (C.E.J.); the Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (L.H.M.); and GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium (T.B., M.-A.C., M.K., F. Roman)
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Sridhar S, Joaquin A, Bonaparte MI, Bueso A, Chabanon AL, Chen A, Chicz RM, Diemert D, Essink BJ, Fu B, Grunenberg NA, Janosczyk H, Keefer MC, Rivera M DM, Meng Y, Michael NL, Munsiff SS, Ogbuagu O, Raabe VN, Severance R, Rivas E, Romanyak N, Rouphael NG, Schuerman L, Sher LD, Walsh SR, White J, von Barbier D, de Bruyn G, Canter R, Grillet MH, Keshtkar-Jahromi M, Koutsoukos M, Lopez D, Masotti R, Mendoza S, Moreau C, Ceregido MA, Ramirez S, Said A, Tavares-Da-Silva F, Shi J, Tong T, Treanor J, Diazgranados CA, Savarino S. Safety and immunogenicity of an AS03-adjuvanted SARS-CoV-2 recombinant protein vaccine (CoV2 preS dTM) in healthy adults: interim findings from a phase 2, randomised, dose-finding, multicentre study. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2022; 22:636-648. [PMID: 35090638 PMCID: PMC8789245 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00764-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND We evaluated our SARS-CoV-2 prefusion spike recombinant protein vaccine (CoV2 preS dTM) with different adjuvants, unadjuvanted, and in a one-injection and two-injection dosing schedule in a previous phase 1-2 study. Based on interim results from that study, we selected a two-injection schedule and the AS03 adjuvant for further clinical development. However, lower than expected antibody responses, particularly in older adults, and higher than expected reactogenicity after the second vaccination were observed. In the current study, we evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of an optimised formulation of CoV2 preS dTM adjuvanted with AS03 to inform progression to phase 3 clinical trial. METHODS This phase 2, randomised, parallel-group, dose-ranging study was done in adults (≥18 years old), including those with pre-existing medical conditions, those who were immunocompromised (except those with recent organ transplant or chemotherapy) and those with a potentially increased risk for severe COVID-19, at 20 clinical research centres in the USA and Honduras. Women who were pregnant or lactating or, for those of childbearing potential, not using an effective method of contraception or abstinence, and those who had received a COVID-19 vaccine, were excluded. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1:1) using an interactive response technology system, with stratification by age (18-59 years and ≥60 years), rapid serodiagnostic test result (positive or negative), and high-risk medical conditions (yes or no), to receive two injections (day 1 and day 22) of 5 7mu;g (low dose), 10 7mu;g (medium dose), or 15 7mu;g (high dose) CoV2 preS dTM antigen with fixed AS03 content. All participants and outcome assessors were masked to group assignment; unmasked study staff involved in vaccine preparation were not involved in safety outcome assessments. All laboratory staff performing the assays were masked to treatment. The primary safety objective was to describe the safety profile in all participants, for each candidate vaccine formulation. Safety endpoints were evaluated for all randomised participants who received at least one dose of the study vaccine (safety analysis set), and are presented here for the interim study period (up to day 43). The primary immunogenicity objective was to describe the neutralising antibody titres to the D614G variant 14 days after the second vaccination (day 36) in participants who were SARS-CoV-2 naive who received both injections, provided samples at day 1 and day 36, did not have protocol deviations, and did not receive an authorised COVID-19 vaccine before day 36. Neutralising antibodies were measured using a pseudovirus neutralisation assay and are presented here up to 14 days after the second dose. As a secondary immunogenicity objective, we assessed neutralising antibodies in non-naive participants. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04762680) and is closed to new participants for the cohort reported here. FINDINGS Of 722 participants enrolled and randomly assigned between Feb 24, 2021, and March 8, 2021, 721 received at least one injection (low dose=240, medium dose=239, and high dose=242). The proportion of participants reporting at least one solicited adverse reaction (injection site or systemic) in the first 7 days after any vaccination was similar between treatment groups (217 [91%] of 238 in the low-dose group, 213 [90%] of 237 in the medium-dose group, and 218 [91%] of 239 in the high-dose group); these adverse reactions were transient, were mostly mild to moderate in intensity, and occurred at a higher frequency and intensity after the second vaccination. Four participants reported immediate unsolicited adverse events; two (one each in the low-dose group and medium-dose group) were considered by the investigators to be vaccine related and two (one each in the low-dose and high-dose groups) were considered unrelated. Five participants reported seven vaccine-related medically attended adverse events (two in the low-dose group, one in the medium-dose group, and four in the high-dose group). No vaccine-related serious adverse events and no adverse events of special interest were reported. Among participants naive to SARS-CoV-2 at day 36, 158 (98%) of 162 in the low-dose group, 166 (99%) of 168 in the medium-dose group, and 163 (98%) of 166 in the high-dose group had at least a two-fold increase in neutralising antibody titres to the D614G variant from baseline. Neutralising antibody geometric mean titres (GMTs) at day 36 for participants who were naive were 2189 (95% CI 1744-2746) for the low-dose group, 2269 (1792-2873) for the medium-dose group, and 2895 (2294-3654) for the high-dose group. GMT ratios (day 36: day 1) were 107 (95% CI 85-135) in the low-dose group, 110 (87-140) in the medium-dose group, and 141 (111-179) in the high-dose group. Neutralising antibody titres in non-naive adults 21 days after one injection tended to be higher than titres after two injections in adults who were naive, with GMTs 21 days after one injection for participants who were non-naive being 3143 (95% CI 836-11 815) in the low-dose group, 2338 (593-9226) in the medium-dose group, and 7069 (1361-36 725) in the high-dose group. INTERPRETATION Two injections of CoV2 preS dTM-AS03 showed acceptable safety and reactogenicity, and robust immunogenicity in adults who were SARS-CoV-2 naive and non-naive. These results supported progression to phase 3 evaluation of the 10 7mu;g antigen dose for primary vaccination and a 5 7mu;g antigen dose for booster vaccination. FUNDING Sanofi Pasteur and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
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- Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- The George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, USA
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- University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, USA
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- University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Peninsula Research Associates, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- TechData Service Company, King of Prussia, PA, USA
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- Vaccine Translational Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Washington, DC, USA
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Two Case Reports of Subacute Thyroiditis after Receiving Vaccine for COVID-19. Case Rep Endocrinol 2022; 2022:3180004. [PMID: 35433060 PMCID: PMC9008488 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3180004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by a coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, has struck the planet with great force. As of December 2019, the virus has made its devasting route across all continents . In January 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) registered over 5.5 million COVID-19 related deaths. Most of these people had suffered from pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome , and in some cases, extensive damage to all organ systems. To get hold of this pandemic, it was vital to find effective vaccines against it. The two vaccine candidates BNT162b2 (BioNTech/Pfizer) and ChAdOx1 (University of Oxford and AstraZeneca) offer a high level of protection against COVID-19 by providing immunity due to antibody production against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. In addition to general side effects, immunological side effects such as subacute thyroiditis can follow the vaccination. This transient inflammatory condition of the thyroid gland is characterized with hyperthyroxinemia, inflammation, pain, and tenderness in the thyroid region, as well as an elevation of serum thyroglobulin concentration. There are only a few reports on the occurrence of this disease after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. We present two cases of subacute thyroiditis after vaccination with the vaccines BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 and try to enlighten the problem of immunological phenomena after vaccination. It must be discussed whether cross-reactivity of the spike protein and tissue proteins such as thyroid peroxidase (TPO), an “autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome by adjuvants” (ASIA), or the circulating spike protein itself after vaccination are responsible for the SAT.
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Qiao Y, Li S, Jin S, Pan Y, Shi Y, Kong W, Shan Y. A self-assembling nanoparticle vaccine targeting the conserved epitope of influenza virus hemagglutinin stem elicits a cross-protective immune response. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:3250-3260. [PMID: 35157751 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr08460g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Various vaccine strategies have been developed to provide broad protection against diverse influenza viruses. The hemagglutinin (HA) stem is the major potential target of these vaccines. Enhancing immunogenicity and eliciting cross-protective immune responses are critical for HA stem-based vaccine designs. In this study, the A helix (Ah) and CD helix (CDh) from the HA stem were fused with ferritin, individually, or in tandem, yielding Ah-f, CDh-f and (A + CD)h-f nanoparticles (NPs), respectively. These NPs were produced through a prokaryotic expression system. After three immunizations with AS03-adjuvanted NPs in BALB/c mice via the subcutaneous route, CDh-f and (A + CD)h-f induced robust humoral and cellular immune responses. Furthermore, CDh-f and (A + CD)h-f conferred complete protection against a lethal challenge of H3N2 virus, while no remarkable immune responses and protective effects were detected in the Ah-f group. These results indicate that the CDh-based nanovaccine represents a promising vaccine platform against influenza, and the epitope-conjugated ferritin NPs may be a potential vaccine platform against other infectious viruses, such as SARS-COV-2.
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- Yongbo Qiao
- National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China.
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering, The Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130012, China
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Pillet S, Arunachalam PS, Andreani G, Golden N, Fontenot J, Aye PP, Röltgen K, Lehmicke G, Gobeil P, Dubé C, Trépanier S, Charland N, D'Aoust MA, Russell-Lodrigue K, Monjure C, Blair RV, Boyd SD, Bohm RP, Rappaport J, Villinger F, Landry N, Pulendran B, Ward BJ. Safety, immunogenicity, and protection provided by unadjuvanted and adjuvanted formulations of a recombinant plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine candidate for COVID-19 in nonhuman primates. Cell Mol Immunol 2022; 19:222-233. [PMID: 34983950 PMCID: PMC8727235 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-021-00809-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Although antivirals are important tools to control severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, effective vaccines are essential to control the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Plant-derived virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidates have previously demonstrated immunogenicity and efficacy against influenza. Here, we report the immunogenicity and protection induced in rhesus macaques by intramuscular injections of a VLP bearing a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (CoVLP) vaccine candidate formulated with or without Adjuvant System 03 (AS03) or cytidine-phospho-guanosine (CpG) 1018. Although a single dose of the unadjuvanted CoVLP vaccine candidate stimulated humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, booster immunization (at 28 days after priming) and adjuvant administration significantly improved both responses, with higher immunogenicity and protection provided by the AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP. Fifteen micrograms of CoVLP adjuvanted with AS03 induced a polyfunctional interleukin-2 (IL-2)-driven response and IL-4 expression in CD4 T cells. Animals were challenged by multiple routes (i.e., intratracheal, intranasal, and ocular) with a total viral dose of 106 plaque-forming units of SARS-CoV-2. Lower viral replication in nasal swabs and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) as well as fewer SARS-CoV-2-infected cells and immune cell infiltrates in the lungs concomitant with reduced levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemotactic factors in the BALF were observed in animals immunized with the CoVLP adjuvanted with AS03. No clinical, pathologic, or virologic evidence of vaccine-associated enhanced disease was observed in vaccinated animals. The CoVLP adjuvanted with AS03 was therefore selected for vaccine development and clinical trials.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/adverse effects
- Animals
- Antibodies, Neutralizing/blood
- Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology
- Antibodies, Viral/blood
- Antibodies, Viral/immunology
- COVID-19/epidemiology
- COVID-19/immunology
- COVID-19/prevention & control
- COVID-19/virology
- COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage
- COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects
- Disease Models, Animal
- Drug Combinations
- Drug Compounding/methods
- Immunity, Humoral
- Immunogenicity, Vaccine/immunology
- Macaca mulatta
- Male
- Pandemics/prevention & control
- Polysorbates/administration & dosage
- Polysorbates/adverse effects
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- SARS-CoV-2/immunology
- Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/immunology
- Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/metabolism
- Squalene/administration & dosage
- Squalene/adverse effects
- Nicotiana/metabolism
- Treatment Outcome
- Vaccination/methods
- Vaccines, Virus-Like Particle/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Virus-Like Particle/adverse effects
- alpha-Tocopherol/administration & dosage
- alpha-Tocopherol/adverse effects
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- New Iberia Research Center, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, New Iberia, LA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- New Iberia Research Center, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, New Iberia, LA, USA
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- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Institute for Immunity, Transplantation & Infection, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Medicago Inc., Québec, QC, Canada.
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Dubé C, Paris-Robidas S, Primakova I, Destexhe E, Ward BJ, Landry N, Trépanier S. Lack of effects on female fertility or pre- and postnatal development of offspring in rats after exposure to AS03-adjuvanted recombinant plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine candidate for COVID-19. Reprod Toxicol 2022; 107:69-80. [PMID: 34838689 PMCID: PMC8611889 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection resulting in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has afflicted tens of millions of people in a worldwide pandemic. A recently developed recombinant Plant-Derived Virus-Like Particle Vaccine candidate for COVID-19 (CoVLP) formulated with AS03 has been shown to be well-tolerated and highly immunogenic in healthy adults. Since the target population for the vaccine includes women of childbearing potential, the objective of the study was to evaluate any untoward prenatal and postnatal effects of AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP administered intramuscularly to Sprague-Dawley female rats before cohabitation for mating (22 and 8 days prior) and during gestation (Gestation Days [GD] 6 and 19). The embryo-fetal development (EFD) cohort was subjected to cesarean on GD 21 and the pre/post-natal (PPN) cohort was allowed to naturally deliver. Effects of AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP was evaluated on pregnant rats, embryo-fetal development (EFD), during parturition, lactation and the development of the F1 offspring up to weaning Vaccination with AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP induced an antibody response in F0 females and anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific maternal antibodies were detected in the offspring at the end of the gestation and lactation periods. Overall, there was no evidence of untoward effects of AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP on the fertility or reproductive performance of the vaccinated F0 females. There was no evidence of untoward effects on embryo-fetal development (including teratogenicity), or early (pre-weaning) development of the F1 offspring. These results support the acceptable safety profile of the AS03-adjuvanted CoVLP vaccine for administration to women of childbearing potential.
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- Charlotte Dubé
- Medicago Inc., 1020 route de l'Église office 600, Québec, QC, G1V 3V9, Canada
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- Medicago Inc., 1020 route de l'Église office 600, Québec, QC, G1V 3V9, Canada
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- Charles River Laboratories Montreal ULC, 22022 Transcanadienne, Senneville, QC, H9X 3R3, Canada
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- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rue de l'Institut 89, 1330, Rixensart, Belgium
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- Medicago Inc., 1020 route de l'Église office 600, Québec, QC, G1V 3V9, Canada; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1001 Decarie St, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Medicago Inc., 1020 route de l'Église office 600, Québec, QC, G1V 3V9, Canada
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- Medicago Inc., 1020 route de l'Église office 600, Québec, QC, G1V 3V9, Canada.
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Amdam H, Madsen A, Zhou F, Bansal A, Trieu MC, Cox RJ. Functional and Binding H1N1pdm09-Specific Antibody Responses in Occasionally and Repeatedly Vaccinated Healthcare Workers: A Five-Year Study (2009-2014). Front Immunol 2021; 12:748281. [PMID: 34938285 PMCID: PMC8685392 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.748281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background In 2009, a novel influenza A/H1N1pdm09 emerged and caused a pandemic. This strain continued to circulate and was therefore included in the seasonal vaccines up to the 2016/2017-season. This provided a unique opportunity to study the long-term antibody responses to H1N1pdm09 in healthcare workers (HCW) with a different vaccination history. Methods HCW at Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway were immunized with the AS03-adjuvanted H1N1pdm09 vaccine in 2009 (N=55) and divided into groups according to their vaccination history; one vaccination (N=10), two vaccinations (N=15), three vaccinations (N=5), four vaccinations (N=15) and five vaccinations (N=10). HCW are recommended for influenza vaccination to protect both themselves and their patients, but it is voluntary in Norway. Blood samples were collected pre- and at 21 days, 3, 6, and 12 months after each vaccination, or annually from 2010 HCW without vaccination. ELISA, haemagglutination inhibition (HI) and microneutralization (MN) assays were used to determine the antibody response. Results Pandemic vaccination induced a significant increase in the H1N1-specific antibodies measured by ELISA, HI and MN. Seasonal vaccination boosted the antibody response, both in HCW with only the current vaccination and those with prior and current vaccination during 2010/11-2013/14. We observed a trend of increased antibody responses in HCW with only the current vaccination in 2013/14. A two- and three-year gap before vaccination in 2013/14 provided a more potent antibody response compared to annually vaccinated HCW. Conclusions Our long term follow up study elucidates the antibody response in HCW with different vaccination histories. Our findings contribute to our understanding of the impact of repeated vaccination upon antibody responses.
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- Håkon Amdam
- Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Microbiology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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O'Hagan DT, van der Most R, Lodaya RN, Coccia M, Lofano G. "World in motion" - emulsion adjuvants rising to meet the pandemic challenges. NPJ Vaccines 2021; 6:158. [PMID: 34934069 PMCID: PMC8692316 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-021-00418-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Emulsion adjuvants such as MF59 and AS03 have been used for more than two decades as key components of licensed vaccines, with over 100 million doses administered to diverse populations in more than 30 countries. Substantial clinical experience of effectiveness and a well-established safety profile, along with the ease of manufacturing have established emulsion adjuvants as one of the leading platforms for the development of pandemic vaccines. Emulsion adjuvants allow for antigen dose sparing, more rapid immune responses, and enhanced quality and quantity of adaptive immune responses. The mechanisms of enhancement of immune responses are well defined and typically characterized by the creation of an "immunocompetent environment" at the site of injection, followed by the induction of strong and long-lasting germinal center responses in the draining lymph nodes. As a result, emulsion adjuvants induce distinct immunological responses, with a mixed Th1/Th2 T cell response, long-lived plasma cells, an expanded repertoire of memory B cells, and high titers of cross-neutralizing polyfunctional antibodies against viral variants. Because of these various properties, emulsion adjuvants were included in pandemic influenza vaccines deployed during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, are still included in seasonal influenza vaccines, and are currently at the forefront of the development of vaccines against emerging SARS-CoV-2 pandemic variants. Here, we comprehensively review emulsion adjuvants, discuss their mechanism of action, and highlight their profile as a benchmark for the development of additional vaccine adjuvants and as a valuable tool to allow further investigations of the general principles of human immunity.
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Buchy P, Buisson Y, Cintra O, Dwyer DE, Nissen M, Ortiz de Lejarazu R, Petersen E. COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned from more than a century of pandemics and current vaccine development for pandemic control. Int J Infect Dis 2021; 112:300-317. [PMID: 34563707 PMCID: PMC8459551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Pandemic dynamics and health care responses are markedly different during the COVID-19 pandemic than in earlier outbreaks. Compared with established infectious disease such as influenza, we currently know relatively little about the origin, reservoir, cross-species transmission and evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Health care services, drug availability, laboratory testing, research capacity and global governance are more advanced than during 20th century pandemics, although COVID-19 has highlighted significant gaps. The risk of zoonotic transmission and an associated new pandemic is rising substantially. COVID-19 vaccine development has been done at unprecedented speed, with the usual sequential steps done in parallel. The pandemic has illustrated the feasibility of this approach and the benefits of a globally coordinated response and infrastructure. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines recently developed or currently in development might offer flexibility or sufficiently broad protection to swiftly respond to antigenic drift or emergence of new coronaviruses. Yet many challenges remain, including the large-scale production of sufficient quantity of vaccines, delivery of vaccines to all countries and ensuring vaccination of relevant age groups. This wide vaccine technology approach will be best employed in tandem with active surveillance for emerging variants or new pathogens using antigen mapping, metagenomics and next generation sequencing.
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- Philippe Buchy
- GSK, Singapore, Singapore,Corresponding author. Philippe Buchy
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- New South Wales Health Pathology – Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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- Consultant in Infectious Diseases, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Scientific Advisor & Emeritus director at Valladolid NIC (National Influenza Centre) Spain, School of Medicine, Avd Ramón y Cajal s/n 47005 Valladolid, Spain
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- European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Basel, Switzerland,Department of Molecular Medicine, The University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy,Department of Clinical, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Law JLM, Logan M, Joyce MA, Landi A, Hockman D, Crawford K, Johnson J, LaChance G, Saffran HA, Shields J, Hobart E, Brassard R, Arutyunova E, Pabbaraju K, Croxen M, Tipples G, Lemieux MJ, Tyrrell DL, Houghton M. SARS-COV-2 recombinant Receptor-Binding-Domain (RBD) induces neutralizing antibodies against variant strains of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1. Vaccine 2021; 39:5769-5779. [PMID: 34481699 PMCID: PMC8387217 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of COVID19. There are currently several licensed vaccines approved for human use and most of them target the spike protein in the virion envelope to induce protective immunity. Recently, variants that spread more quickly have emerged. There is evidence that some of these variants are less sensitive to neutralization in vitro, but it is not clear whether they can evade vaccine induced protection. In this study, we tested SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD as a vaccine antigen and explored the effect of formulation with Alum/MPLA or AddaS03 adjuvants. Our results show that RBD induces high titers of neutralizing antibodies and activates strong cellular immune responses. There is also significant cross-neutralization of variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 and to a lesser extent, SARS-CoV-1. These results indicate that recombinant RBD can be a viable candidate as a stand-alone vaccine or as a booster shot to diversify our strategy for COVID19 protection.
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- John Lok Man Law
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Alberta Precision Laboratories, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Maharjan PM, Choe S. Plant-Based COVID-19 Vaccines: Current Status, Design, and Development Strategies of Candidate Vaccines. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:992. [PMID: 34579229 PMCID: PMC8473425 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9090992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The prevalence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in its second year has led to massive global human and economic losses. The high transmission rate and the emergence of diverse SARS-CoV-2 variants demand rapid and effective approaches to preventing the spread, diagnosing on time, and treating affected people. Several COVID-19 vaccines are being developed using different production systems, including plants, which promises the production of cheap, safe, stable, and effective vaccines. The potential of a plant-based system for rapid production at a commercial scale and for a quick response to an infectious disease outbreak has been demonstrated by the marketing of carrot-cell-produced taliglucerase alfa (Elelyso) for Gaucher disease and tobacco-produced monoclonal antibodies (ZMapp) for the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Currently, two plant-based COVID-19 vaccine candidates, coronavirus virus-like particle (CoVLP) and Kentucky Bioprocessing (KBP)-201, are in clinical trials, and many more are in the preclinical stage. Interim phase 2 clinical trial results have revealed the high safety and efficacy of the CoVLP vaccine, with 10 times more neutralizing antibody responses compared to those present in a convalescent patient's plasma. The clinical trial of the CoVLP vaccine could be concluded by the end of 2021, and the vaccine could be available for public immunization thereafter. This review encapsulates the efforts made in plant-based COVID-19 vaccine development, the strategies and technologies implemented, and the progress accomplished in clinical trials and preclinical studies so far.
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- Puna Maya Maharjan
- G+FLAS Life Sciences, 123 Uiryodanji-gil, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si 28161, Korea;
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- G+FLAS Life Sciences, 38 Nakseongdae-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08790, Korea
- School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Yin D, Chen S, Liu J. Sleep Disturbances in Autoimmune Neurologic Diseases: Manifestation and Pathophysiology. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:687536. [PMID: 34421519 PMCID: PMC8377735 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.687536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Autoimmune neurologic diseases are a new category of immune-mediated disease demonstrating a widely varied spectrum of clinical manifestations. Recently, sleep disturbances in patients with autoimmune neurologic diseases have been reported to have an immense negative impact on the quality of life. Excessive daytime sleep, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (RBD), and narcolepsy are the most frequent sleep disorders associated with autoimmune neurologic diseases. Sleep disturbances might be the initial symptoms of disease or persist throughout the course of the disease. In this review, we have discussed sleep disturbances in different autoimmune neurologic diseases and their potential pathophysiological mechanisms.
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- Dou Yin
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wen S, Wu Z, Zhong S, Li M, Shu Y. Factors influencing the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2021; 17:2706-2718. [PMID: 33705263 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1875761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Annual vaccination is the best prevention of influenza. However, the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines varies among different populations. It is important to fully identify the factors that may affect the immunogenicity of the vaccines to provide best protection for vaccine recipients. This paper reviews the factors that may influence the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines from the aspects of vaccine factors, adjuvants, individual factors, repeated vaccination, and genetic factors. The confirmed or hypothesized molecular mechanisms of these factors have also been briefly summarized.
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- Simin Wen
- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.,National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China
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Schön K, Lepenies B, Goyette-Desjardins G. Impact of Protein Glycosylation on the Design of Viral Vaccines. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 175:319-354. [PMID: 32935143 DOI: 10.1007/10_2020_132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Glycans play crucial roles in various biological processes such as cell proliferation, cell-cell interactions, and immune responses. Since viruses co-opt cellular biosynthetic pathways, viral glycosylation mainly depends on the host cell glycosylation machinery. Consequently, several viruses exploit the cellular glycosylation pathway to their advantage. It was shown that viral glycosylation is strongly dependent on the host system selected for virus propagation and/or protein expression. Therefore, the use of different expression systems results in various glycoforms of viral glycoproteins that may differ in functional properties. These differences clearly illustrate that the choice of the expression system can be important, as the resulting glycosylation may influence immunological properties. In this review, we will first detail protein N- and O-glycosylation pathways and the resulting glycosylation patterns; we will then discuss different aspects of viral glycosylation in pathogenesis and in vaccine development; and finally, we will elaborate on how to harness viral glycosylation in order to optimize the design of viral vaccines. To this end, we will highlight specific examples to demonstrate how glycoengineering approaches and exploitation of different expression systems could pave the way towards better self-adjuvanted glycan-based viral vaccines.
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- Kathleen Schön
- Immunology Unit and Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
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- Immunology Unit and Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
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- Immunology Unit and Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
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Francica JR, Flynn BJ, Foulds KE, Noe AT, Werner AP, Moore IN, Gagne M, Johnston TS, Tucker C, Davis RL, Flach B, O'Connell S, Andrew SF, Lamb E, Flebbe DR, Nurmukhambetova ST, Donaldson MM, Todd JPM, Zhu AL, Atyeo C, Fischinger S, Gorman MJ, Shin S, Edara VV, Floyd K, Lai L, Boyoglu-Barnum S, Van De Wetering R, Tylor A, McCarthy E, Lecouturier V, Ruiz S, Berry C, Tibbitts T, Andersen H, Cook A, Dodson A, Pessaint L, Van Ry A, Koutsoukos M, Gutzeit C, Teng IT, Zhou T, Li D, Haynes BF, Kwong PD, McDermott A, Lewis MG, Fu TM, Chicz R, van der Most R, Corbett KS, Suthar MS, Alter G, Roederer M, Sullivan NJ, Douek DC, Graham BS, Casimiro D, Seder RA. Protective antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccination are boosted in the lung after challenge in nonhuman primates. Sci Transl Med 2021; 13:scitranslmed.abi4547. [PMID: 34315825 PMCID: PMC9266840 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi4547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Protein subunit–based vaccines have been used extensively for protection against viral infections. Here, Francica et al. tested a protein subunit vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The authors vaccinated nonhuman primates with soluble prefusion-stabilized spike trimers (preS dTM) plus the adjuvant AS03, an oil-in-water emulsion. The authors found that preS dTM plus AS03 induced robust antibody and cellular immune responses that protected nonhuman primates from disease when challenged with SARS-CoV-2. This rapid protection, with increases in antibodies specific to spike protein observable as soon as 2 days after infection, provides evidence of a critical anamnestic antibody response. Antibodies elicited by preS dTM vaccination are protective against SARS-CoV-2 in nonhuman primates. Adjuvanted soluble protein vaccines have been used extensively in humans for protection against various viral infections based on their robust induction of antibody responses. Here, soluble prefusion-stabilized spike protein trimers (preS dTM) from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were formulated with the adjuvant AS03 and administered twice to nonhuman primates (NHPs). Binding and functional neutralization assays and systems serology revealed that the vaccinated NHP developed AS03-dependent multifunctional humoral responses that targeted distinct domains of the spike protein and bound to a variety of Fc receptors mediating immune cell effector functions in vitro. The neutralizing 50% inhibitory concentration titers for pseudovirus and live SARS-CoV-2 were higher than titers for a panel of human convalescent serum samples. NHPs were challenged intranasally and intratracheally with a high dose (3 × 106 plaque forming units) of SARS-CoV-2 (USA-WA1/2020 isolate). Two days after challenge, vaccinated NHPs showed rapid control of viral replication in both the upper and lower airways. Vaccinated NHPs also had increased spike protein–specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody responses in the lung as early as 2 days after challenge. Moreover, passive transfer of vaccine-induced IgG to hamsters mediated protection from subsequent SARS-CoV-2 challenge. These data show that antibodies induced by the AS03-adjuvanted preS dTM vaccine were sufficient to mediate protection against SARS-CoV-2 in NHPs and that rapid anamnestic antibody responses in the lung may be a key mechanism for protection.
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- Joseph R Francica
- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.,Ph.D. program in Immunology and Virology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.,Ph.D. program in Virology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02138, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.,Ph.D. program in Immunology and Virology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.,Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.,Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.,Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Sanofi Pasteur, 38 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Sanofi Pasteur, 38 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.,Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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Zuber PLF, Gruber M, Kaslow DC, Chen RT, Giersing BK, Friede MH. Evolving pharmacovigilance requirements with novel vaccines and vaccine components. BMJ Glob Health 2021; 6:bmjgh-2020-003403. [PMID: 34011500 PMCID: PMC8137242 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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This paper explores the pipeline of new and upcoming vaccines as it relates to monitoring their safety. Compared with most currently available vaccines, that are constituted of live attenuated organisms or inactive products, future vaccines will also be based on new technologies. Several products that include such technologies are either already licensed or at an advanced stage of clinical development. Those include viral vectors, genetically attenuated live organisms, nucleic acid vaccines, novel adjuvants, increased number of antigens present in a single vaccine, novel mode of vaccine administration and thermostabilisation. The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) monitors novel vaccines, from the time they become available for large scale use. GACVS maintains their safety profile as evidence emerges from post-licensure surveillance and observational studies. Vaccines and vaccine formulations produced with novel technologies will have different safety profiles that will require adapting pharmacovigilance approaches. For example, GACVS now considers viral vector templates developed on the model proposed by Brighton Collaboration. The characteristics of those novel products will also have implications for the risk management plans (RMPs). Questions related to the duration of active monitoring for genetic material, presence of adventitious agents more easily detected with enhanced biological screening, or physiological mechanisms of novel adjuvants are all considerations that will belong to the preparation of RMPs. In addition to assessing those novel products and advising experts, GACVS will also consider how to more broadly communicate about risk assessment, so vaccine users can also benefit from the committee’s advice.
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- Patrick L F Zuber
- Access to Medicines and Health Products Division, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drugs Administration, Silver Spring, Massachusetts, USA
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- Brighton Collaboration, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Kumar M, Kumari N, Thakur N, Bhatia SK, Saratale GD, Ghodake G, Mistry BM, Alavilli H, Kishor DS, Du X, Chung SM. A Comprehensive Overview on the Production of Vaccines in Plant-Based Expression Systems and the Scope of Plant Biotechnology to Combat against SARS-CoV-2 Virus Pandemics. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 10:1213. [PMID: 34203729 PMCID: PMC8232254 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Many pathogenic viral pandemics have caused threats to global health; the COVID-19 pandemic is the latest. Its transmission is growing exponentially all around the globe, putting constraints on the health system worldwide. A novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), causes this pandemic. Many candidate vaccines are available at this time for COVID-19, and there is a massive international race underway to procure as many vaccines as possible for each country. However, due to heavy global demand, there are strains in global vaccine production. The use of a plant biotechnology-based expression system for vaccine production also represents one part of this international effort, which is to develop plant-based heterologous expression systems, virus-like particles (VLPs)-vaccines, antiviral drugs, and a rapid supply of antigen-antibodies for detecting kits and plant origin bioactive compounds that boost the immunity and provide tolerance to fight against the virus infection. This review will look at the plant biotechnology platform that can provide the best fight against this global pandemic.
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- Manu Kumar
- Department of Life Science, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul 10326, Korea; (M.K.); (D.S.K.); (X.D.)
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea;
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- Department of Hospital Pathology, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 10, 63-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07345, Korea;
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- Department of Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea;
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul 10326, Korea; (G.D.S.); (B.M.M.)
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University, Seoul 10326, Korea;
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul 10326, Korea; (G.D.S.); (B.M.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea;
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- Department of Life Science, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul 10326, Korea; (M.K.); (D.S.K.); (X.D.)
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- Department of Life Science, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul 10326, Korea; (M.K.); (D.S.K.); (X.D.)
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- Department of Life Science, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul 10326, Korea; (M.K.); (D.S.K.); (X.D.)
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Targeting Antigens for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development. Viruses 2021; 13:v13060973. [PMID: 34073996 PMCID: PMC8225176 DOI: 10.3390/v13060973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Traditional influenza vaccines generate strain-specific antibodies which cannot provide protection against divergent influenza virus strains. Further, due to frequent antigenic shifts and drift of influenza viruses, annual reformulation and revaccination are required in order to match circulating strains. Thus, the development of a universal influenza vaccine (UIV) is critical for long-term protection against all seasonal influenza virus strains, as well as to provide protection against a potential pandemic virus. One of the most important strategies in the development of UIVs is the selection of optimal targeting antigens to generate broadly cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies or cross-reactive T cell responses against divergent influenza virus strains. However, each type of target antigen for UIVs has advantages and limitations for the generation of sufficient immune responses against divergent influenza viruses. Herein, we review current strategies and perspectives regarding the use of antigens, including hemagglutinin, neuraminidase, matrix proteins, and internal proteins, for universal influenza vaccine development.
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Ward BJ, Gobeil P, Séguin A, Atkins J, Boulay I, Charbonneau PY, Couture M, D'Aoust MA, Dhaliwall J, Finkle C, Hager K, Mahmood A, Makarkov A, Cheng MP, Pillet S, Schimke P, St-Martin S, Trépanier S, Landry N. Phase 1 randomized trial of a plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine for COVID-19. Nat Med 2021; 27:1071-1078. [PMID: 34007070 PMCID: PMC8205852 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01370-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Several severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines are being deployed, but the global need greatly exceeds the supply, and different formulations might be required for specific populations. Here we report Day 42 interim safety and immunogenicity data from an observer-blinded, dose escalation, randomized controlled study of a virus-like particle vaccine candidate produced in plants that displays the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (CoVLP: NCT04450004). The co-primary outcomes were the short-term tolerability/safety and immunogenicity of CoVLP formulations assessed by neutralizing antibody (NAb) and cellular responses. Secondary outcomes in this ongoing study include safety and immunogenicity assessments up to 12 months after vaccination. Adults (18–55 years, n = 180) were randomized at two sites in Quebec, Canada, to receive two intramuscular doses of CoVLP (3.75 μg, 7.5 μg, and 15 μg) 21 d apart, alone or adjuvanted with AS03 or CpG1018. All formulations were well tolerated, and adverse events after vaccination were generally mild to moderate, transient and highest in the adjuvanted groups. There was no CoVLP dose effect on serum NAbs, but titers increased significantly with both adjuvants. After the second dose, NAbs in the CoVLP + AS03 groups were more than tenfold higher than titers in Coronavirus 2019 convalescent sera. Both spike protein-specific interferon-γ and interleukin-4 cellular responses were also induced. This pre-specified interim analysis supports further evaluation of the CoVLP vaccine candidate. Safety and immunogenicity results in humans of a two-dose SARS-CoV-2 vaccine made from plants support further assessment of potential efficacy.
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- Brian J Ward
- Medicago Inc., Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. .,Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Riley EM. COVID
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Although SARS‐CoV‐2 was relatively easy to design a vaccine against, the speed at which COVID‐19 vaccines have been developed and deployed was surprising. Nevertheless some canny planning along with decades of investment in biomedical research and health informatics, as well as eventually learning from previous disease outbreaks, all helped in the endeavour.
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Nel AE, Miller JF. Nano-Enabled COVID-19 Vaccines: Meeting the Challenges of Durable Antibody Plus Cellular Immunity and Immune Escape. ACS NANO 2021; 15:5793-5818. [PMID: 33793189 PMCID: PMC8029448 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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At the time of preparing this Perspective, large-scale vaccination for COVID-19 is in progress, aiming to bring the pandemic under control through vaccine-induced herd immunity. Not only does this vaccination effort represent an unprecedented scientific and technological breakthrough, moving us from the rapid analysis of viral genomes to design, manufacture, clinical trial testing, and use authorization within the time frame of less than a year, but it also highlights rapid progress in the implementation of nanotechnology to assist vaccine development. These advances enable us to deliver nucleic acid and conformation-stabilized subunit vaccines to regional lymph nodes, with the ability to trigger effective humoral and cellular immunity that prevents viral infection or controls disease severity. In addition to a brief description of the design features of unique cationic lipid and virus-mimicking nanoparticles for accomplishing spike protein delivery and presentation by the cognate immune system, we also discuss the importance of adjuvancy and design features to promote cooperative B- and T-cell interactions in lymph node germinal centers, including the use of epitope-based vaccines. Although current vaccine efforts have demonstrated short-term efficacy and vaccine safety, key issues are now vaccine durability and adaptability against viral variants. We present a forward-looking perspective of how vaccine design can be adapted to improve durability of the immune response and vaccine adaptation to overcome immune escape by viral variants. Finally, we consider the impact of nano-enabled approaches in the development of COVID-19 vaccines for improved vaccine design against other infectious agents, including pathogens that may lead to future pandemics.
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- André E. Nel
- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Adjuvanting a subunit COVID-19 vaccine to induce protective immunity. Nature 2021; 594:253-258. [PMID: 33873199 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03530-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The development of a portfolio of COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate the global population remains an urgent public health imperative1. Here we demonstrate the capacity of a subunit vaccine, comprising the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain displayed on an I53-50 protein nanoparticle scaffold (hereafter designated RBD-NP), to stimulate robust and durable neutralizing-antibody responses and protection against SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques. We evaluated five adjuvants including Essai O/W 1849101, a squalene-in-water emulsion; AS03, an α-tocopherol-containing oil-in-water emulsion; AS37, a Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist adsorbed to alum; CpG1018-alum, a TLR9 agonist formulated in alum; and alum. RBD-NP immunization with AS03, CpG1018-alum, AS37 or alum induced substantial neutralizing-antibody and CD4 T cell responses, and conferred protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pharynges, nares and bronchoalveolar lavage. The neutralizing-antibody response to live virus was maintained up to 180 days after vaccination with RBD-NP in AS03 (RBD-NP-AS03), and correlated with protection from infection. RBD-NP immunization cross-neutralized the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant efficiently but showed a reduced response against the B.1.351 variant. RBD-NP-AS03 produced a 4.5-fold reduction in neutralization of B.1.351 whereas the group immunized with RBD-NP-AS37 produced a 16-fold reduction in neutralization of B.1.351, suggesting differences in the breadth of the neutralizing-antibody response induced by these adjuvants. Furthermore, RBD-NP-AS03 was as immunogenic as a prefusion-stabilized spike immunogen (HexaPro) with AS03 adjuvant. These data highlight the efficacy of the adjuvanted RBD-NP vaccine in promoting protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and have led to phase I/II clinical trials of this vaccine (NCT04742738 and NCT04750343).
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Goepfert PA, Fu B, Chabanon AL, Bonaparte MI, Davis MG, Essink BJ, Frank I, Haney O, Janosczyk H, Keefer MC, Koutsoukos M, Kimmel MA, Masotti R, Savarino SJ, Schuerman L, Schwartz H, Sher LD, Smith J, Tavares-Da-Silva F, Gurunathan S, DiazGranados CA, de Bruyn G. Safety and immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 recombinant protein vaccine formulations in healthy adults: interim results of a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 1-2, dose-ranging study. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2021; 21:1257-1270. [PMID: 33887209 PMCID: PMC8055206 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00147-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Background CoV2 preS dTM is a stabilised pre-fusion spike protein vaccine produced in a baculovirus expression system being developed against SARS-CoV-2. We present interim safety and immunogenicity results of the first-in-human study of the CoV2 preS dTM vaccine with two different adjuvant formulations. Methods This phase 1–2, randomised, double-blind study is being done in healthy, SARS-CoV-2-seronegative adults in ten clinical research centres in the USA. Participants were stratified by age (18–49 years and ≥50 years) and randomly assigned using an interactive response technology system with block randomisation (blocks of varying size) to receive one dose (on day 1) or two doses (on days 1 and 22) of placebo or candidate vaccine, containing low-dose (effective dose 1·3 μg) or high-dose (2·6 μg) antigen with adjuvant AF03 (Sanofi Pasteur) or AS03 (GlaxoSmithKline) or unadjuvanted high-dose antigen (18–49 years only). Primary endpoints were safety, assessed up to day 43, and immunogenicity, measured as SARS-C0V-2 neutralising antibodies (geometric mean titres), assessed on days 1, 22, and 36 serum samples. Safety was assessed according to treatment received in the safety analysis set, which included all randomly assigned participants who received at least one dose. Neutralising antibody titres were assessed in the per-protocol analysis set for immunogenicity, which included participants who received at least one dose, met all inclusion and exclusion criteria, had no protocol deviation, had negative results in the neutralisation test at baseline, and had at least one valid post-dose serology sample. This planned interim analysis reports data up to 43 days after the first vaccination; participants in the trial will be followed up for 12 months after the last study injection. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04537208, and is ongoing. Findings Between Sept 3 and Sept 29, 2020, 441 individuals (299 aged 18–49 years and 142 aged ≥50 years) were randomly assigned to one of the 11 treatment groups. The interim safety analyses included 439 (>99%) of 441 randomly assigned participants (299 aged 18–49 years and 140 aged ≥50 years). Neutralising antibody titres were analysed in 326 (74%) of 441 participants (235 [79%] of 299 aged 18–49 years and 91 [64%] of 142 aged ≥50 years). There were no vaccine-related unsolicited immediate adverse events, serious adverse events, medically attended adverse events classified as severe, or adverse events of special interest. Among all study participants, solicited local and systemic reactions of any grade after two vaccine doses were reported in 81% (95% CI 61–93; 21 of 26) of participants in the low-dose plus AF03 group, 93% (84–97; 74 of 80) in the low-dose plus AS03 group, 89% (70–98; 23 of 26) in the high-dose plus AF03 group, 95% (88–99; 81 of 85) in the high-dose plus AS03 group, 29% (10–56; five of 17) in the unadjuvanted high-dose group, and 21% (8–40; six of 29) in the placebo group. A single vaccine dose did not generate neutralising antibody titres above placebo levels in any group at days 22 or 36. Among participants aged 18–49 years, neutralising antibody titres after two vaccine doses were 13·1 (95% CI 6·40–26·9) in the low-dose plus AF03 group, 20·5 (13·1–32·1) in the low-dose plus AS03 group, 43·2 (20·6–90·4) in the high-dose plus AF03 group, 75·1 (50·5–112·0) in the high-dose plus AS03 group, 5·00 (not calculated) in the unadjuvanted high-dose group, and 5·00 (not calculated) in the placebo group. Among participants aged 50 years or older, neutralising antibody titres after two vaccine doses were 8·62 (1·90–39·0) in the low-dose plus AF03 group, 12·9 (7·09–23·4) in the low-dose plus AS03 group, 12·3 (4·35–35·0) in the high-dose plus AF03 group, 52·3 (25·3–108·0) in the high-dose plus AS03 group, and 5·00 (not calculated) in the placebo group. Interpretation The lower than expected immune responses, especially in the older age groups, and the high reactogenicity after dose two were probably due to higher than anticipated host-cell protein content and lower than planned antigen doses in the formulations tested, which was discovered during characterisation studies on the final bulk drug substance. Further development of the AS03-adjuvanted candidate vaccine will focus on identifying the optimal antigen formulation and dose. Funding Sanofi Pasteur and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.
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- Paul A Goepfert
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Peninsula Research Associates, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, USA
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Natural and Synthetic Saponins as Vaccine Adjuvants. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9030222. [PMID: 33807582 PMCID: PMC8001307 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9030222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Saponin adjuvants have been extensively studied for their use in veterinary and human vaccines. Among them, QS-21 stands out owing to its unique profile of immunostimulating activity, inducing a balanced Th1/Th2 immunity, which is valuable to a broad scope of applications in combating various microbial pathogens, cancers, and other diseases. It has recently been approved for use in human vaccines as a key component of combination adjuvants, e.g., AS01b in Shingrix® for herpes zoster. Despite its usefulness in research and clinic, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of QS-21 and other saponin adjuvants are poorly understood. Extensive efforts have been devoted to studies for understanding the mechanisms of QS-21 in different formulations and in different combinations with other adjuvants, and to medicinal chemistry studies for gaining mechanistic insights and development of practical alternatives to QS-21 that can circumvent its inherent drawbacks. In this review, we briefly summarize the current understandings of the mechanism underlying QS-21’s adjuvanticity and the encouraging results from recent structure-activity-relationship (SAR) studies.
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Francica JR, Flynn BJ, Foulds KE, Noe AT, Werner AP, Moore IN, Gagne M, Johnston TS, Tucker C, Davis RL, Flach B, O’Connell S, Andrew SF, Lamb E, Flebbe DR, Nurmukhambetova ST, Donaldson MM, Todd JPM, Zhu AL, Atyeo C, Fischinger S, Gorman MJ, Shin S, Edara VV, Floyd K, Lai L, Tylor A, McCarthy E, Lecouturier V, Ruiz S, Berry C, Tibbitts T, Andersen H, Cook A, Dodson A, Pessaint L, Ry AV, Koutsoukos M, Gutzeit C, Teng IT, Zhou T, Li D, Haynes BF, Kwong PD, McDermott A, Lewis MG, Fu TM, Chicz R, van der Most R, Corbett KS, Suthar MS, Alter G, Roederer M, Sullivan NJ, Douek DC, Graham BS, Casimiro D, Seder RA. Vaccination with SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and AS03 Adjuvant Induces Rapid Anamnestic Antibodies in the Lung and Protects Against Virus Challenge in Nonhuman Primates. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2021:2021.03.02.433390. [PMID: 33688652 PMCID: PMC7941623 DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.02.433390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Adjuvanted soluble protein vaccines have been used extensively in humans for protection against various viral infections based on their robust induction of antibody responses. Here, soluble prefusion-stabilized spike trimers (preS dTM) from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) were formulated with the adjuvant AS03 and administered twice to nonhuman primates (NHP). Binding and functional neutralization assays and systems serology revealed that NHP developed AS03-dependent multi-functional humoral responses that targeted multiple spike domains and bound to a variety of antibody FC receptors mediating effector functions in vitro. Pseudovirus and live virus neutralizing IC50 titers were on average greater than 1000 and significantly higher than a panel of human convalescent sera. NHP were challenged intranasally and intratracheally with a high dose (3×106 PFU) of SARS-CoV-2 (USA-WA1/2020 isolate). Two days post-challenge, vaccinated NHP showed rapid control of viral replication in both the upper and lower airways. Notably, vaccinated NHP also had increased spike-specific IgG antibody responses in the lung as early as 2 days post challenge. Moreover, vaccine-induced IgG mediated protection from SARS-CoV-2 challenge following passive transfer to hamsters. These data show that antibodies induced by the AS03-adjuvanted preS dTM vaccine are sufficient to mediate protection against SARS-CoV-2 and support the evaluation of this vaccine in human clinical trials.
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- Joseph R. Francica
- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- PhD program in Immunology and Virology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- PhD program in Virology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- PhD program in Immunology and Virology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Sanofi Pasteur, 38 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Sanofi Pasteur, 38 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines; Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
- Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Pollet J, Chen WH, Strych U. Recombinant protein vaccines, a proven approach against coronavirus pandemics. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 170:71-82. [PMID: 33421475 PMCID: PMC7788321 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
With the COVID-19 pandemic now ongoing for close to a year, people all over the world are still waiting for a vaccine to become available. The initial focus of accelerated global research and development efforts to bring a vaccine to market as soon as possible was on novel platform technologies that promised speed but had limited history in the clinic. In contrast, recombinant protein vaccines, with numerous examples in the clinic for many years, missed out on the early wave of investments from government and industry. Emerging data are now surfacing suggesting that recombinant protein vaccines indeed might offer an advantage or complement to the nucleic acid or viral vector vaccines that will likely reach the clinic faster. Here, we summarize the current public information on the nature and on the development status of recombinant subunit antigens and adjuvants targeting SARS-CoV-2 infections.
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- Jeroen Pollet
- Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America; Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 Bates Street, Houston, TX, United States of America.
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- Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America; Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 Bates Street, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America; Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 Bates Street, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Richmond P, Hatchuel L, Dong M, Ma B, Hu B, Smolenov I, Li P, Liang P, Han HH, Liang J, Clemens R. Safety and immunogenicity of S-Trimer (SCB-2019), a protein subunit vaccine candidate for COVID-19 in healthy adults: a phase 1, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2021; 397:682-694. [PMID: 33524311 PMCID: PMC7906655 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00241-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND As part of the accelerated development of vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), we report a dose-finding and adjuvant justification study of SCB-2019, a protein subunit vaccine candidate containing a stabilised trimeric form of the spike (S)-protein (S-Trimer) combined with two different adjuvants. METHODS Our study is a phase 1, randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial at a specialised clinical trials centre in Australia. We enrolled healthy adult volunteers in two age groups: younger adults (aged 18-54 years) and older adults (aged 55-75 years). Participants were randomly allocated either vaccine or placebo using a list prepared by the study funder. Participants were to receive two doses of SCB-2019 (either 3 μg, 9 μg, or 30 μg) or a placebo (0·9% NaCl) 21 days apart. SCB-2019 either had no adjuvant (S-Trimer protein alone) or was adjuvanted with AS03 or CpG/Alum. The assigned treatment was administered in opaque syringes to maintain masking of assignments. Reactogenicity was assessed for 7 days after each vaccination. Humoral responses were measured as SCB-2019 binding IgG antibodies and ACE2-competitive blocking IgG antibodies by ELISA and as neutralising antibodies by wild-type SARS-CoV-2 microneutralisation assay. Cellular responses to pooled S-protein peptides were measured by flow-cytometric intracellular cytokine staining. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04405908; this is an interim analysis and the study is continuing. FINDINGS Between June 19 and Sept 23, 2020, 151 volunteers were enrolled; three people withdrew, two for personal reasons and one with an unrelated serious adverse event (pituitary adenoma). 148 participants had at least 4 weeks of follow-up after dose two and were included in this analysis (database lock, Oct 23, 2020). Vaccination was well tolerated, with two grade 3 solicited adverse events (pain in 9 μg AS03-adjuvanted and 9 μg CpG/Alum-adjuvanted groups). Most local adverse events were mild injection-site pain, and local events were more frequent with SCB-2019 formulations containing AS03 adjuvant (44-69%) than with those containing CpG/Alum adjuvant (6-44%) or no adjuvant (3-13%). Systemic adverse events were more frequent in younger adults (38%) than in older adults (17%) after the first dose but increased to similar levels in both age groups after the second dose (30% in older and 34% in younger adults). SCB-2019 with no adjuvant elicited minimal immune responses (three seroconversions by day 50), but SCB-2019 with fixed doses of either AS03 or CpG/Alum adjuvants induced high titres and seroconversion rates of binding and neutralising antibodies in both younger and older adults (anti-SCB-2019 IgG antibody geometric mean titres at day 36 were 1567-4452 with AS03 and 174-2440 with CpG/Alum). Titres in all AS03 dose groups and the CpG/Alum 30 μg group were higher than were those recorded in a panel of convalescent serum samples from patients with COVID-19. Both adjuvanted SCB-2019 formulations elicited T-helper-1-biased CD4+ T-cell responses. INTERPRETATION The SCB-2019 vaccine, comprising S-Trimer protein formulated with either AS03 or CpG/Alum adjuvants, elicited robust humoral and cellular immune responses against SARS-CoV-2, with high viral neutralising activity. Both adjuvanted vaccine formulations were well tolerated and are suitable for further clinical development. FUNDING Clover Biopharmaceuticals and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.
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- Peter Richmond
- Division of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute and Perth Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Chengdu, China
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- Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Chengdu, China
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- Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Chengdu, China
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- Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Chengdu, China
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- Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Chengdu, China
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- Global Research in Infectious Diseases, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Adjuvanting a subunit SARS-CoV-2 nanoparticle vaccine to induce protective immunity in non-human primates. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2021. [PMID: 33594366 DOI: 10.1101/2021.02.10.430696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The development of a portfolio of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines to vaccinate the global population remains an urgent public health imperative. Here, we demonstrate the capacity of a subunit vaccine under clinical development, comprising the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein receptor-binding domain displayed on a two-component protein nanoparticle (RBD-NP), to stimulate robust and durable neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses and protection against SARS-CoV-2 in non-human primates. We evaluated five different adjuvants combined with RBD-NP including Essai O/W 1849101, a squalene-in-water emulsion; AS03, an alpha-tocopherol-containing squalene-based oil-in-water emulsion used in pandemic influenza vaccines; AS37, a TLR-7 agonist adsorbed to Alum; CpG 1018-Alum (CpG-Alum), a TLR-9 agonist formulated in Alum; or Alum, the most widely used adjuvant. All five adjuvants induced substantial nAb and CD4 T cell responses after two consecutive immunizations. Durable nAb responses were evaluated for RBD-NP/AS03 immunization and the live-virus nAb response was durably maintained up to 154 days post-vaccination. AS03, CpG-Alum, AS37 and Alum groups conferred significant protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pharynges, nares and in the bronchoalveolar lavage. The nAb titers were highly correlated with protection against infection. Furthermore, RBD-NP when used in conjunction with AS03 was as potent as the prefusion stabilized Spike immunogen, HexaPro. Taken together, these data highlight the efficacy of the RBD-NP formulated with clinically relevant adjuvants in promoting robust immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in non-human primates.
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Nachbagauer R, Feser J, Naficy A, Bernstein DI, Guptill J, Walter EB, Berlanda-Scorza F, Stadlbauer D, Wilson PC, Aydillo T, Behzadi MA, Bhavsar D, Bliss C, Capuano C, Carreño JM, Chromikova V, Claeys C, Coughlan L, Freyn AW, Gast C, Javier A, Jiang K, Mariottini C, McMahon M, McNeal M, Solórzano A, Strohmeier S, Sun W, Van der Wielen M, Innis BL, García-Sastre A, Palese P, Krammer F. A chimeric hemagglutinin-based universal influenza virus vaccine approach induces broad and long-lasting immunity in a randomized, placebo-controlled phase I trial. Nat Med 2020; 27:106-114. [PMID: 33288923 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Seasonal influenza viruses constantly change through antigenic drift and the emergence of pandemic influenza viruses through antigenic shift is unpredictable. Conventional influenza virus vaccines induce strain-specific neutralizing antibodies against the variable immunodominant globular head domain of the viral hemagglutinin protein. This necessitates frequent re-formulation of vaccines and handicaps pandemic preparedness. In this completed, observer-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase I trial (NCT03300050), safety and immunogenicity of chimeric hemagglutinin-based vaccines were tested in healthy, 18-39-year-old US adults. The study aimed to test the safety and ability of the vaccines to elicit broadly cross-reactive antibodies against the hemagglutinin stalk domain. Participants were enrolled into five groups to receive vaccinations with live-attenuated followed by AS03-adjuvanted inactivated vaccine (n = 20), live-attenuated followed by inactivated vaccine (n = 15), twice AS03-adjuvanted inactivated vaccine (n = 16) or placebo (n = 5, intranasal followed by intramuscular; n = 10, twice intramuscular) 3 months apart. Vaccination was found to be safe and induced a broad, strong, durable and functional immune response targeting the conserved, immunosubdominant stalk of the hemagglutinin. The results suggest that chimeric hemagglutinins have the potential to be developed as universal vaccines that protect broadly against influenza viruses.
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- Raffael Nachbagauer
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Moderna, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Duke Early Phase Clinical Research Unit, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Early Phase Clinical Research Unit, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA.,Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,The Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- GSK, Wavre, Belgium.,Spmt-Arista Asbl, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Pfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,The Tisch Cancer Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,The Tisch Cancer Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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O'Hagan DT, Lodaya RN, Lofano G. The continued advance of vaccine adjuvants - 'we can work it out'. Semin Immunol 2020; 50:101426. [PMID: 33257234 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2020.101426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
In the last decade there have been some significant advances in vaccine adjuvants, particularly in relation to their inclusion in licensed products. This was proceeded by several decades in which such advances were very scarce, or entirely absent, but several novel adjuvants have now been included in licensed products, including in the US. These advances have relied upon several key technological insights that have emerged in this time period, which have finally allowed an in depth understanding of how adjuvants work. These advances include developments in systems biology approaches which allow the hypotheses first advanced in pre-clinical studies to be critically evaluated in human studies. This review highlights these recent advances, both in relation to the adjuvants themselves, but also the technologies that have enabled their successes. Moreover, we critically appraise what will come next, both in terms of new adjuvant molecules, and the technologies needed to allow them to succeed. We confidently predict that additional adjuvants will emerge in the coming years that will reach approval in licensed products, but that the components might differ significantly from those which are currently used. Gradually, the natural products that were originally used to build adjuvants, since they were readily available at the time of initial development, will come to be replaced by synthetic or biosynthetic materials, with more appealing attributes, including more reliable and robust supply, along with reduced heterogeneity. The recent advance in vaccine adjuvants is timely, given the need to create novel vaccines to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Although, we must ensure that the rigorous safety evaluations that allowed the current adjuvants to advance are not 'short-changed' in the push for new vaccines to meet the global challenge as quickly as possible, we must not jeopardize what we have achieved, by pushing less established technologies too quickly, if the data does not fully support it.
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- Derek T O'Hagan
- GSK, Slaoui Center for Vaccines Research, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- GSK, Slaoui Center for Vaccines Research, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- GSK, Slaoui Center for Vaccines Research, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
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McMasters M, Blair BM, Lazarus HM, Alonso CD. Casting a wider protective net: Anti-infective vaccine strategies for patients with hematologic malignancy and blood and marrow transplantation. Blood Rev 2020; 47:100779. [PMID: 33223246 DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Patients who have hematologic malignancies are at high risk for infections but vaccinations may be effective prophylaxis. The increased infection risk derives from immune defects secondary to malignancy, the classic example being CLL, and chemotherapies and immunotherapy used to treat the malignancies. Therapy of hematologic malignancies is being revolutionized by introduction of novel targeted agents and immunomodulatory medications, improving the survival of patients. At the same time those agents uniquely change the infection risk and response to immunizations. This review will summarize current vaccine recommendations for patients with hematologic malignancies including patients who undergo hematopoietic cell transplant.
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- Malgorzata McMasters
- Division of Hematologic Malignancy and Bone Marrow Transplant, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis Street, Suite GB, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 110 Francis Street, Suite GB, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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