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Warner BM, Yates JGE, Vendramelli R, Truong T, Meilleur C, Chan L, Leacy A, Pham PH, Pei Y, Susta L, Wootton SK, Kobasa D. Intranasal vaccination with an NDV-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine protects against Delta and Omicron challenges. NPJ Vaccines 2024; 9:90. [PMID: 38782986 PMCID: PMC11116387 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00870-8] [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: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The rapid development and deployment of vaccines following the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been estimated to have saved millions of lives. Despite their immense success, there remains a need for next-generation vaccination approaches for SARS-CoV-2 and future emerging coronaviruses and other respiratory viruses. Here we utilized a Newcastle Disease virus (NDV) vectored vaccine expressing the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in a pre-fusion stabilized chimeric conformation (NDV-PFS). When delivered intranasally, NDV-PFS protected both Syrian hamsters and K18 mice against Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern. Additionally, intranasal vaccination induced robust, durable protection that was extended to 6 months post-vaccination. Overall, our data provide evidence that NDV-vectored vaccines represent a viable next-generation mucosal vaccination approach.
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- Bryce M Warner
- Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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- Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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Warner BM, Chan M, Tailor N, Vendramelli R, Audet J, Meilleur C, Truong T, Garnett L, Willman M, Soule G, Tierney K, Albietz A, Moffat E, Higgins R, Santry LA, Leacy A, Pham PH, Yates JGE, Pei Y, Safronetz D, Strong JE, Susta L, Embury-Hyatt C, Wootton SK, Kobasa D. Mucosal Vaccination with a Newcastle Disease Virus-Vectored Vaccine Reduces Viral Loads in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Cynomolgus Macaques. Vaccines (Basel) 2024; 12:404. [PMID: 38675786 PMCID: PMC11054841 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12040404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged following an outbreak of unexplained viral illness in China in late 2019. Since then, it has spread globally causing a pandemic that has resulted in millions of deaths and has had enormous economic and social consequences. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 saw the rapid and widespread development of a number of vaccine candidates worldwide, and this never-before-seen pace of vaccine development led to several candidates progressing immediately through clinical trials. Many countries have now approved vaccines for emergency use, with large-scale vaccination programs ongoing. Despite these successes, there remains a need for ongoing pre-clinical and clinical development of vaccine candidates against SARS-CoV-2, as well as vaccines that can elicit strong mucosal immune responses. Here, we report on the efficacy of a Newcastle disease virus-vectored vaccine candidate expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (NDV-FLS) administered to cynomolgus macaques. Macaques given two doses of the vaccine via respiratory immunization developed robust immune responses and had reduced viral RNA levels in nasal swabs and in the lower airway. Our data indicate that NDV-FLS administered mucosally provides significant protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection, resulting in reduced viral burden and disease manifestation, and should be considered as a viable candidate for clinical development.
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- Bryce M. Warner
- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
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- National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (E.M.); (C.E.-H.)
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- Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Center, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1S1, Canada;
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (L.A.S.); (A.L.); (P.H.P.); (J.G.E.Y.); (Y.P.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (L.A.S.); (A.L.); (P.H.P.); (J.G.E.Y.); (Y.P.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (L.A.S.); (A.L.); (P.H.P.); (J.G.E.Y.); (Y.P.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (L.A.S.); (A.L.); (P.H.P.); (J.G.E.Y.); (Y.P.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (L.A.S.); (A.L.); (P.H.P.); (J.G.E.Y.); (Y.P.); (L.S.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (L.A.S.); (A.L.); (P.H.P.); (J.G.E.Y.); (Y.P.); (L.S.)
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- National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (E.M.); (C.E.-H.)
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (L.A.S.); (A.L.); (P.H.P.); (J.G.E.Y.); (Y.P.); (L.S.)
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- Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada; (M.C.); (N.T.); (R.V.); (J.A.); (C.M.); (T.T.); (L.G.); (M.W.); (G.S.); (K.T.); (A.A.); (D.S.); (J.E.S.); (D.K.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9, Canada
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Murr M, Mettenleiter T. Negative-Strand RNA Virus-Vectored Vaccines. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2786:51-87. [PMID: 38814390 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3770-8_3] [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] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Vectored RNA vaccines offer a variety of possibilities to engineer targeted vaccines. They are cost-effective and safe, but replication competent, activating the humoral as well as the cellular immune system.This chapter focuses on RNA vaccines derived from negative-strand RNA viruses from the order Mononegavirales with special attention to Newcastle disease virus-based vaccines and their generation. It shall provide an overview on the advantages and disadvantages of certain vector platforms as well as their scopes of application, including an additional section on experimental COVID-19 vaccines.
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- Magdalena Murr
- Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
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- Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Zhang QY, Zhang HQ, Zhang YN, Zhang ZR, Li XD, Hao MC, Zhang Y, Li JQ, Hu YY, Chen XL, Wang J, Shi YJ, Deng CL, Chen JJ, Ye HQ, Zhang B. Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV)-based vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron by intranasal immunization. Antiviral Res 2023; 220:105757. [PMID: 37984567 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2023.105757] [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: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Despite global vaccination efforts, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to evolve and spread globally. Currently, the development of affordable vaccine against Omicron variant of concern (VOC) is necessary. Here, we assessed the safety and immunogenicity of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine consisting of a live Newcastle disease virus vector expressing the spike (S) protein of Omicron BA.1 administrated intranasally (IN) or intramuscularly (IM) in Golden Syrian hamster model. Immunogenicity studies showed that the prime-boost regimen elicited high antibody titers and the modified S antigen (Sm-F) could induce robust antibody response in low dosage immunization through IN route. Sera of the immunized hamsters provided effective cross-neutralizing activity against different Omicron variants, the prototype and delta strains of SARS-CoV-2. Moreover, the vaccine could provide complete immunoprotection in hamsters against the Omicron BA.1 challenge by either intranasal or intramuscular immunization. Overall, our study provides an alternative nasal vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants.
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- Qiu-Yan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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de Swart RL, Belov GA. Advantages and challenges of Newcastle disease virus as a vector for respiratory mucosal vaccines. Curr Opin Virol 2023; 62:101348. [PMID: 37591130 DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2023.101348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is an avian pathogen with an unsegmented negative-strand RNA genome. Properties such as the ease of genome modification, respiratory tract tropism, and self-limiting replication in mammals make NDV an attractive vector for vaccine development. Experimental NDV-based vaccines against multiple human and animal pathogens elicited both systemic and mucosal immune responses and were protective in preclinical animal studies, but their real-life efficacy remains to be demonstrated. Only recently, the first results of clinical trials of NDV-based vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 became available, highlighting the challenges that need to be overcome to fully realize the potential of NDV as a platform for the rapid development of economically affordable and effective mucosal vaccines.
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- Rik L de Swart
- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
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Ponce-de-León S, Torres M, Soto-Ramírez LE, Calva JJ, Santillán-Doherty P, Carranza-Salazar DE, Carreño JM, Carranza C, Juárez E, Carreto-Binaghi LE, Ramírez-Martínez L, Paz De la Rosa G, Vigueras-Moreno R, Ortiz-Stern A, López-Vidal Y, Macías AE, Torres-Flores J, Rojas-Martínez O, Suárez-Martínez A, Peralta-Sánchez G, Kawabata H, González-Domínguez I, Martínez-Guevara JL, Sun W, Sarfati-Mizrahi D, Soto-Priante E, Chagoya-Cortés HE, López-Macías C, Castro-Peralta F, Palese P, García-Sastre A, Krammer F, Lozano-Dubernard B. Interim safety and immunogenicity results from an NDV-based COVID-19 vaccine phase I trial in Mexico. NPJ Vaccines 2023; 8:67. [PMID: 37164959 PMCID: PMC10170424 DOI: 10.1038/s41541-023-00662-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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There is still a need for safe, efficient, and low-cost coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines that can stop transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here we evaluated a vaccine candidate based on a live recombinant Newcastle disease virus (NDV) that expresses a stable version of the spike protein in infected cells as well as on the surface of the viral particle (AVX/COVID-12-HEXAPRO, also known as NDV-HXP-S). This vaccine candidate can be grown in embryonated eggs at a low cost, similar to influenza virus vaccines, and it can also be administered intranasally, potentially to induce mucosal immunity. We evaluated this vaccine candidate in prime-boost regimens via intramuscular, intranasal, or intranasal followed by intramuscular routes in an open-label non-randomized non-placebo-controlled phase I clinical trial in Mexico in 91 volunteers. The primary objective of the trial was to assess vaccine safety, and the secondary objective was to determine the immunogenicity of the different vaccine regimens. In the interim analysis reported here, the vaccine was found to be safe, and the higher doses tested were found to be immunogenic when given intramuscularly or intranasally followed by intramuscular administration, providing the basis for further clinical development of the vaccine candidate. The study is registered under ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04871737.
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- Samuel Ponce-de-León
- Programa Universitario de Investigación en Salud (PUIS), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Edif. de los Programas Universitarios, Planta Alta. Circuito de la Investigación Científica S/N Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, C.P. 04510, México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunobiología de la tuberculosis, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Ismael Cossio Villegas, Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Dominguez, Sección XVI, 14080, Tlalpan, México
- Departamento de Infectología y Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Hospital Médica Sur, S.A.B. de C. V., Puente de Piedra 150, Toriello Guerra, 14050, Tlalpan, México
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Dominguez, Sección XVI, 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Ismael Cossio Villegas, Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- ProcliniQ Investigación Clínica, S. A. de C. V., Renato Leduc 155 (Xontepec 91), Toriello Guerra, 14050, Tlalpan, México
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Laboratorio de Inmunobiología de la tuberculosis, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Ismael Cossio Villegas, Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Departamento de Investigación en Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Ismael Cossio Villegas, Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunobiología de la tuberculosis, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Ismael Cossio Villegas, Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- iLS Clinical Research, S. C. (iLS), Matias Romero 102 - 205 Del Valle, Benito Juárez, CP 03100, CDMX, México
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- Programa de Inmunología Molecular Microbiana, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. Universidad 3000, Circuito Interior S/N. Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, CP.04510, México
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- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Guanajuato, 20 de Enero 929, C.P 37000, León Guanajuato, México
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- Dirección Adjunta de Desarrollo Tecnológico, Vinculación e Innovación, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Insurgentes Sur 1582, Crédito Constructor, CP 03940, Benito Juárez, CDMX, México
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Consultora Mextrategy, S.A.S. de C. V. (Mextrategy), Insurgentes Sur 1079 P7-127, Nochebuena, CP 03720, CDMX, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunoquímica. Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Doctores, C.P. 06720, Benito Juárez, CDMX, México
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA
- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
- Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico.
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Pilapitiya D, Wheatley AK, Tan HX. Mucosal vaccines for SARS-CoV-2: triumph of hope over experience. EBioMedicine 2023; 92:104585. [PMID: 37146404 PMCID: PMC10154910 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023] Open
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Currently approved COVID-19 vaccines administered parenterally induce robust systemic humoral and cellular responses. While highly effective against severe disease, there is reduced effectiveness of these vaccines in preventing breakthrough infection and/or onward transmission, likely due to poor immunity elicited at the respiratory mucosa. As such, there has been considerable interest in developing novel mucosal vaccines that engenders more localised immune responses to provide better protection and recall responses at the site of virus entry, in contrast to traditional vaccine approaches that focus on systemic immunity. In this review, we explore the adaptive components of mucosal immunity, evaluate epidemiological studies to dissect if mucosal immunity conferred by parenteral vaccination or respiratory infection drives differential efficacy against virus acquisition or transmission, discuss mucosal vaccines undergoing clinical trials and assess key challenges and prospects for mucosal vaccine development.
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- Devaki Pilapitiya
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.
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Carreño JM, Raskin A, Singh G, Tcheou J, Kawabata H, Gleason C, Srivastava K, Vigdorovich V, Dambrauskas N, Gupta SL, González Domínguez I, Martinez JL, Slamanig S, Sather DN, Raghunandan R, Wirachwong P, Muangnoicharoen S, Pitisuttithum P, Wrammert J, Suthar MS, Sun W, Palese P, García-Sastre A, Simon V, Krammer F. An inactivated NDV-HXP-S COVID-19 vaccine elicits a higher proportion of neutralizing antibodies in humans than mRNA vaccination. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eabo2847. [PMID: 36791207 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo2847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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NDV-HXP-S is a recombinant Newcastle disease virus-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, which expresses an optimized (HexaPro) spike protein on its surface. The vaccine can be produced in embryonated chicken eggs using the same process as that used for the production of the vast majority of influenza virus vaccines. Here, we performed a secondary analysis of the antibody responses after vaccination with inactivated NDV-HXP-S in a phase 1 clinical study in Thailand. The SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing and spike protein binding activity of NDV-HXP-S postvaccination serum samples was compared to that of samples from mRNA BNT162b2 (Pfizer) vaccinees. Neutralizing activity of sera from NDV-HXP-S vaccinees was comparable to that of BNT162b2 vaccinees, whereas spike protein binding activity of the NDV-HXP-S vaccinee samples was lower than that of sera obtained from mRNA vaccinees. This led us to calculate ratios between binding and neutralizing antibody titers. Samples from NDV-HXP-S vaccinees had binding to neutralizing activity ratios that were lower than those of BNT162b2 sera, suggesting that NDV-HXP-S vaccination elicits a high proportion of neutralizing antibodies and low non-neutralizing antibody titers. Further analysis showed that, in contrast to mRNA vaccination, which induces strong antibody titers to the receptor binding domain (RBD), the N-terminal domain, and the S2 domain, NDV-HXP-S vaccination induced an RBD-focused antibody response with little reactivity to S2. This finding may explain the high proportion of neutralizing antibodies. In conclusion, vaccination with inactivated NDV-HXP-S induces a high proportion of neutralizing antibodies and absolute neutralizing antibody titers that are comparable to those elicited by mRNA vaccination.
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- Juan Manuel Carreño
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Government Pharmaceutical Organization, 75/1 Rama VI Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Vaccine Trial Centre Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol, 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Vaccine Trial Centre Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol, 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centers for Childhood Infections and Vaccines, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA.,Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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He L, Zhong J, Li G, Lin Z, Zhao P, Yang C, Wang H, Zhang Y, Yang X, Wang Z. Development of SARS-CoV-2 animal vaccines using a stable and efficient NDV expression system. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28237. [PMID: 36258299 PMCID: PMC9874532 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28237] [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: 07/17/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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With the continuation of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the emergence of new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, the control of the spread of the virus remains urgent. Various animals, including cats, ferrets, hamsters, nonhuman primates, minks, tree shrews, fruit bats, and rabbits, are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection naturally or experimentally. Therefore, to avoid animals from becoming mixing vessels of the virus, vaccination of animals should be considered. In the present study, we report the establishment of an efficient and stable system using Newcastle disease virus (NDV) as a vector to express SARS-CoV-2 spike protein/subunit for the rapid generation of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in animals. Our data showed that the S and S1 protein was sufficiently expressed in rNDV-S and rNDV-S1-infected cells, respectively. The S protein was incorporated into and displayed on the surface of rNDV-S viral particles. Intramuscular immunization with rNDV-S was found to induce the highest level of binding and neutralizing antibodies, as well as strong S-specific T-cell response in mice. Intranasal immunization with rNDV-S1 provoked a robust T-cell response but barely any detectable antibodies. Overall, the NDV-vectored vaccine candidates were able to induce profound humoral and cellular immunity, which will provide a good system for developing vaccines targeting both T-cell and antibody responses.
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- Lei He
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Luoyang Key Laboratory of Live Carrier Biomaterial and Animal Disease Prevention and ControlHenan University of Science and TechnologyHenanLuoyangChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Division of MicrobiologyGuangdong Huawei Testing Co., Ltd.GuangzhouChina
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- Division of MicrobiologyGuangdong Huawei Testing Co., Ltd.GuangzhouChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Luoyang Key Laboratory of Live Carrier Biomaterial and Animal Disease Prevention and ControlHenan University of Science and TechnologyHenanLuoyangChina
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Luoyang Key Laboratory of Live Carrier Biomaterial and Animal Disease Prevention and ControlHenan University of Science and TechnologyHenanLuoyangChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina,Guangzhou LaboratoryGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina,Guangzhou LaboratoryGuangzhouChina
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Lu M, Chamblee M, Zhang Y, Ye C, Dravid P, Park JG, Mahesh KC, Trivedi S, Murthy S, Sharma H, Cassady C, Chaiwatpongsakorn S, Liang X, Yount JS, Boyaka PN, Peeples ME, Martinez-Sobrido L, Kapoor A, Li J. SARS-CoV-2 prefusion spike protein stabilized by six rather than two prolines is more potent for inducing antibodies that neutralize viral variants of concern. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2110105119. [PMID: 35994646 PMCID: PMC9436349 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2110105119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The spike (S) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the main target for neutralizing antibodies (NAbs). The S protein trimer is anchored in the virion membrane in its prefusion (preS) but metastable form. The preS protein has been stabilized by introducing two or six proline substitutions, to generate stabilized, soluble 2P or HexaPro (6P) preS proteins. Currently, it is not known which form is the most immunogenic. Here, we generated recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV) expressing preS-2P, preS-HexaPro, and native full-length S, and compared their immunogenicity in mice and hamsters. The rVSV-preS-HexaPro produced and secreted significantly more preS protein compared to rVSV-preS-2P. Importantly, rVSV-preS-HexaPro triggered significantly more preS-specific serum IgG antibody than rVSV-preS-2P in both mice and hamsters. Antibodies induced by preS-HexaPro neutralized the B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1, B.1.427, and B.1.617.2 variants approximately two to four times better than those induced by preS-2P. Furthermore, preS-HexaPro induced a more robust Th1-biased cellular immune response than preS-2P. A single dose (104 pfu) immunization with rVSV-preS-HexaPro and rVSV-preS-2P provided complete protection against challenge with mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 and B.1.617.2 variant, whereas rVSV-S only conferred partial protection. When the immunization dose was lowered to 103 pfu, rVSV-preS-HexaPro induced two- to sixfold higher antibody responses than rVSV-preS-2P in hamsters. In addition, rVSV-preS-HexaPro conferred 70% protection against lung infection whereas only 30% protection was observed in the rVSV-preS-2P. Collectively, our data demonstrate that both preS-2P and preS-HexaPro are highly efficacious but preS-HexaPro is more immunogenic and protective, highlighting the advantages of using preS-HexaPro in the next generation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
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- Mijia Lu
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, 78227
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, 78227
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunity, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, 43205
- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
- Infectious Disease Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210
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Trivalent NDV-HXP-S Vaccine Protects against Phylogenetically Distant SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in Mice. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0153822. [PMID: 35658571 PMCID: PMC9241906 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01538-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Equitable access to vaccines is necessary to limit the global impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the emergence of new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. In previous studies, we described the development of a low-cost vaccine based on a Newcastle Disease virus (NDV) expressing the prefusion-stabilized spike protein from SARS-CoV-2, named NDV-HXP-S. Here, we present the development of next-generation NDV-HXP-S variant vaccines, which express the stabilized spike protein of the Beta, Gamma, and Delta variants of concerns (VOC). Combinations of variant vaccines in bivalent, trivalent, and tetravalent formulations were tested for immunogenicity and protection in mice. We show that the trivalent preparation, composed of the ancestral Wuhan, Beta, and Delta vaccines, substantially increases the levels of protection and of cross-neutralizing antibodies against mismatched, phylogenetically distant variants, including the currently circulating Omicron variant. IMPORTANCE This manuscript describes an extended work on the Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-based vaccine focusing on multivalent formulations of NDV vectors expressing different prefusion-stabilized versions of the spike proteins of different SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC). We demonstrate here that this low-cost NDV platform can be easily adapted to construct vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Importantly, we show that the trivalent preparation, composed of the ancestral Wuhan, Beta, and Delta vaccines, substantially increases the levels of protection and of cross-neutralizing antibodies against mismatched, phylogenetically distant variants, including the currently circulating Omicron variant. We believe that these findings will help to guide efforts for pandemic preparedness against new variants in the future.
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Fulber JPC, Kamen AA. Development and Scalable Production of Newcastle Disease Virus-Vectored Vaccines for Human and Veterinary Use. Viruses 2022; 14:975. [PMID: 35632717 PMCID: PMC9143368 DOI: 10.3390/v14050975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for efficient vaccine platforms that can rapidly be developed and manufactured on a large scale to immunize the population against emerging viruses. Viral-vectored vaccines are prominent vaccine platforms that have been approved for use against the Ebola virus and SARS-CoV-2. The Newcastle Disease Virus is a promising viral vector, as an avian paramyxovirus that infects poultry but is safe for use in humans and other animals. NDV has been extensively studied not only as an oncolytic virus but also a vector for human and veterinary vaccines, with currently ongoing clinical trials for use against SARS-CoV-2. However, there is a gap in NDV research when it comes to process development and scalable manufacturing, which are critical for future approved vaccines. In this review, we summarize the advantages of NDV as a viral vector, describe the steps and limitations to generating recombinant NDV constructs, review the advances in human and veterinary vaccine candidates in pre-clinical and clinical tests, and elaborate on production in embryonated chicken eggs and cell culture. Mainly, we discuss the existing data on NDV propagation from a process development perspective and provide prospects for the next steps necessary to potentially achieve large-scale NDV-vectored vaccine manufacturing.
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- Viral Vectors and Vaccines Bioprocessing Group, Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, Canada;
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González-domínguez I, Martínez JL, Slamanig S, Lemus N, Liu Y, Lai TY, Carreño JM, Singh G, Singh G, Schotsaert M, Mena I, Mccroskery S, Coughlan L, Krammer F, García-sastre A, Palese P, Sun W. Trivalent NDV-HXP-S vaccine protects against phylogenetically distant SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in mice.. [PMID: 35350201 PMCID: PMC8963686 DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.21.485247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AbstractEquitable access to vaccines is necessary to limit the global impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the emergence of new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. In previous studies, we described the development of a low-cost vaccine based on a Newcastle Disease virus (NDV) expressing the prefusion stabilized spike protein from SARS-CoV-2, named NDV-HXP-S. Here, we present the development of next-generation NDV-HXP-S variant vaccines, which express the stabilized spike protein of the Beta, Gamma and Delta variants of concerns (VOC). Combinations of variant vaccines in bivalent, trivalent and tetravalent formulations were tested for immunogenicity and protection in mice. We show that the trivalent preparation, composed of the ancestral Wuhan, Beta and Delta vaccines, substantially increases the levels of protection and of cross-neutralizing antibodies against mismatched, phylogenetically distant variants, including the currently circulating Omicron variant.
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Ponce-de-León S, Torres M, Soto-Ramírez LE, Calva JJ, Santillán-Doherty P, Carranza-Salazar DE, Carreño JM, Carranza C, Juárez E, Carreto-Binaghi LE, Ramírez-Martínez L, Paz-De la Rosa G, Vigueras-Moreno R, Ortiz-Stern A, López-Vidal Y, Macías AE, Torres-Flores J, Rojas-Martínez O, Suárez-Martínez A, Peralta-Sánchez G, Kawabata H, González-Domínguez I, Martínez-Guevara JL, Sun W, Sarfati-Mizrahi D, Soto-Priante E, Chagoya-Cortés HE, López-Macías C, Castro-Peralta F, Palese P, García-Sastre A, Krammer F, Lozano-Dubernard B. Safety and immunogenicity of a live recombinant Newcastle disease virus-based COVID-19 vaccine (Patria) administered via the intramuscular or intranasal route: Interim results of a non-randomized open label phase I trial in Mexico. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2022:2022.02.08.22270676. [PMID: 35169806 PMCID: PMC8845421 DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.08.22270676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
There is still a need for safe, efficient and low-cost coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines that can stop transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here we evaluated a vaccine candidate based on a live recombinant Newcastle disease virus (NDV) that expresses a stable version of the spike protein in infected cells as well as on the surface of the viral particle (AVX/COVID-12-HEXAPRO, also known as NDV-HXP-S). This vaccine candidate can be grown in embryonated eggs at low cost similar to influenza virus vaccines and it can also be administered intranasally, potentially to induce mucosal immunity. We evaluated this vaccine candidate in prime-boost regimens via intramuscular, intranasal, or intranasal followed by intramuscular routes in an open label non-randomized non-placebo-controlled phase I clinical trial in Mexico in 91 volunteers. The primary objective of the trial was to assess vaccine safety and the secondary objective was to determine the immunogenicity of the different vaccine regimens. In the interim analysis reported here, the vaccine was found to be safe and the higher doses tested were found to be immunogenic when given intramuscularly or intranasally followed by intramuscular administration, providing the basis for further clinical development of the vaccine candidate. The study is registered under ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04871737. Funding was provided by Avimex and CONACYT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Samuel Ponce-de-León
- Programa Universitario de Investigación en Salud (PUIS)., Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Edif. de los Programas Universitarios, Planta Alta. Circuito de la Investigación Científica S/N Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, C.P. 04510. México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunobiología de la tuberculosis, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Dominguez, Sección XVI, 14080, Tlalpan, México
- Departamento de Infectología y Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Hospital Médica Sur, S.A.B. de C. V., Puente de Piedra 150, Toriello Guerra, 14050, Tlalpan, México
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Belisario Dominguez, Sección XVI, 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- ProcliniQ Investigación Clínica, S. A. de C. V., Renato Leduc 155 (Xontepec 91), Toriello Guerra, 14050, Tlalpan, México
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Laboratorio de Inmunobiología de la tuberculosis, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Departamento de Investigación en Microbiología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Laboratorio de Inmunobiología de la tuberculosis, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER), Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Sección XVI, CP 14080, Tlalpan, México
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- iLS Clinical Research, S. C. (iLS), Matias Romero 102 - 205 Del Valle, Benito Juárez, CP 03100, CDMX, México
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- Programa de Inmunobiología Molecular Microbiana, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. Universidad 3000, Cirucuito Interior S/N. Ciudad Universitaria. Coyoacán. CP.04510. México
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- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Guanajuato, 20 de Enero 929, C.P 37000, León Guanajuato. México
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- Dirección Adjunta de Desarrollo Tecnológico, Vinculación e Innovación, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Insurgentes Sur 1582, Crédito Constructor, CP 03940, Benito Juárez, CDMX
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Consultora Mextrategy, S.A.S. de C. V. (Mextrategy), Insurgentes Sur 1079 P7-127, Nochebuena, CP 03720, CDMX, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunoquímica. Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Doctores, C.P. 06720,CDMX, México
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
- Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
- The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
- Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
- Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Laboratorio Avi-Mex, S. A. de C. V. (Avimex), Maíz 18, Granjas Esmeralda, CP 09810, Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico
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Adenovirus-based vaccines - a platform for pandemic preparedness against emerging viral pathogens. Mol Ther 2022; 30:1822-1849. [PMID: 35092844 PMCID: PMC8801892 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Zoonotic viruses continually pose a pandemic threat. Infection of humans with viruses for which we typically have little or no prior immunity can result in epidemics with high morbidity and mortality. These epidemics can have public health and economic impact and can exacerbate civil unrest or political instability. Changes in human behavior in the past few decades—increased global travel, farming intensification, the exotic animal trade, and the impact of global warming on animal migratory patterns, habitats, and ecosystems—contribute to the increased frequency of cross-species transmission events. Investing in the pre-clinical advancement of vaccine candidates against diverse emerging viral threats is crucial for pandemic preparedness. Replication-defective adenoviral (Ad) vectors have demonstrated their utility as an outbreak-responsive vaccine platform during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Ad vectors are easy to engineer; are amenable to rapid, inexpensive manufacturing; are relatively safe and immunogenic in humans; and, importantly, do not require specialized cold-chain storage, making them an ideal platform for equitable global distribution or stockpiling. In this review, we discuss the progress in applying Ad-based vaccines against emerging viruses and summarize their global safety profile, as reflected by their widespread geographic use during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
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Ochando J, Camara C, Durham L, Sempere JM, Lopez-Hoyos M. Alicante-Winter Immunology Symposium in Health (A-Wish) and the Boulle-SEI awards: A collaboration between the Spanish Society for immunology, the University of Alicante and the Jean Boulle Group to honor the Balmis Expedition. CURRENT RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 3:136-145. [PMID: 35754933 PMCID: PMC9218135 DOI: 10.1016/j.crimmu.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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