Evaluation of the protective effects of a nanogel-based vaccine against rabbit hepatitis E virus

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Infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) has raised serious public health concerns worldwide. In this study, a nanogel-based vaccine encapsulating the capsid protein of rabbit HEV was developed and its protective efficacy was compared with a subunit vaccine. A total of 23 rabbits were divided into 5 groups: (1) negative control (n = 4), (2) positive control (n = 4), (3) nanogel control (n = 5), (4) nanogel vaccine (n = 5), and (5) subunit vaccine (n = 5). Rabbits were vaccinated two times, at weeks 0 and 1, with nanogel and subunit vaccines, respectively, and challenged with rabbit HEV at week 4. By week 11, rabbits vaccinated with the nanogel vaccine produced higher antibodies than those vaccinated with the subunit vaccine. Fecal viral shedding and viremia were identified in rabbits of the positive and nanogel control groups at weeks 6-10. However, there was no viral shedding and viremia in rabbits immunized with both the nanogel and subunit vaccines. Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels were not elevated in any rabbit. However, histopathological examination revealed much less hepatic inflammation in rabbits of the nanogel vaccine group compared to the positive and nanogel control groups. Significant increases in IL-12 and IFN-γlevels were identified from rabbits immunized with the nanogel vaccine. Collectively, these results indicate that the newly developed nanogel vaccine induced sufficient immunity leading to complete protection from HEV infection in rabbits. Application of this vaccine should be considered as a preventive measure against HEV infection in other animal species and humans.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Vaccine - 37(2019), 40 vom: 20. Sept., Seite 5972-5978

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Byung-Joo [VerfasserIn]
Ahn, Hee-Seop [VerfasserIn]
Han, Sang-Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Go, Hyeon-Jeong [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Joong-Bok [VerfasserIn]
Park, Seung-Yong [VerfasserIn]
Song, Chang-Seon [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sang-Won [VerfasserIn]
Paik, Hyun-Jong [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Yang-Kyu [VerfasserIn]
Choi, In-Soo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Capsid Proteins
HEV
Journal Article
Nanogel
Nanogels
Rabbit
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Subunit
Vaccine
Viral Hepatitis Vaccines

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Date Completed 28.09.2020

Date Revised 28.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.029

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM300651430