Targeted delivery of a vaccine protein to Langerhans cells in the human skin via the C-type lectin receptor Langerin

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Human skin is a preferred vaccination site as it harbors multiple dendritic cell (DC) subsets, which display distinct C-type lectin receptors (CLR) that recognize pathogens. Antigens can be delivered to CLR by antibodies or ligands to boost antigen-specific immune responses. This concept has been established in mouse models but detailed insights into the functional consequences of antigen delivery to human skin DC in situ are sparse. In this study, we cloned and produced an anti-human Langerin antibody conjugated to the EBV nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1). We confirmed specific binding of anti-Langerin-EBNA1 to Langerhans cells (LC). This novel LC-based vaccine was then compared to an existing anti-DEC-205-EBNA1 fusion protein by loading LC in epidermal cell suspensions before coculturing them with autologous T cells. After restimulation with EBNA1-peptides, we detected elevated levels of IFN-γ- and TNF-α-positive CD4+ T cells with both vaccines. When we injected the fusion proteins intradermally into human skin explants, emigrated skin DC targeted via DEC-205-induced cytokine production by T cells, whereas the Langerin-based vaccine failed to do so. In summary, we demonstrate that antibody-targeting approaches via the skin are promising vaccination strategies, however, further optimizations of vaccines are required to induce potent immune responses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

European journal of immunology - 52(2022), 11 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 1829-1841

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bellmann, Lydia [VerfasserIn]
Strandt, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Zelle-Rieser, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Ortner, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Tripp, Christoph H [VerfasserIn]
Schmid, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Rühl, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Cappellano, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Schaffenrath, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Prokopi, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Spoeck, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Seretis, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Del Frari, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Sigl, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Krapf, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Heufler, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Keler, Tibor [VerfasserIn]
Münz, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Romani, Nikolaus [VerfasserIn]
Stoitzner, Patrizia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens
CD207 protein, human
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Langerhans cells
Langerin
Lectins, C-Type
Mannose-Binding Lectins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Skin dendritic cells
Vaccination approaches
Vaccines

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Date Completed 08.11.2022

Date Revised 29.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/eji.202149670

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334688167