DNA vaccine encoding Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus S1 protein induces protective immune responses in mice

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The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), is an emerging pathogen that continues to cause outbreaks in the Arabian peninsula and in travelers from this region, raising the concern that a global pandemic could occur. Here, we show that a DNA vaccine encoding the first 725 amino acids (S1) of MERS-CoV spike (S) protein induces antigen-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in mice. With three immunizations, high titers of neutralizing antibodies (up to 1: 104) were generated without adjuvant. DNA vaccination with the MERS-CoV S1 gene markedly increased the frequencies of antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells secreting IFN-γ and other cytokines. Both pcDNA3.1-S1 DNA vaccine immunization and passive transfer of immune serum from pcDNA3.1-S1 vaccinated mice protected Ad5-hDPP4-transduced mice from MERS-CoV challenge. These results demonstrate that a DNA vaccine encoding MERS-CoV S1 protein induces strong protective immune responses against MERS-CoV infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Vaccine - 35(2017), 16 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 2069-2075

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chi, Hang [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Xuexing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiwen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hualei [VerfasserIn]
Gai, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]
Perlman, Stanley [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Songtao [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jincun [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Xianzhu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Cytokines
DNA vaccine
Journal Article
MERS-CoV
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein
Vaccines, DNA
Vaccines, Synthetic
Viral Vaccines

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Date Completed 19.12.2017

Date Revised 07.04.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.02.063

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM270042970