Impact of hemagglutination activity and M2e immunity on conferring protection against influenza viruses

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To improve cross-protection of influenza vaccination, we tested conjugation of conserved M2e epitopes to the surface of inactivated influenza virus (iPR8-M2e*). Treatment of virus with chemical cross-linker led to diminished hemagglutination activity and failure to induce hemagglutination inhibiting antibodies. Conjugated iPR8-M2e* vaccine was less protective against homologous and heterosubtypic viruses, despite the induction of virus-specific binding IgG antibodies. In alternative approaches to enhance cross-protection, we developed a genetically linked chimeric protein (M2e-B stalk) vaccine with M2e of influenza A and hemagglutinin (HA) stalk of influenza B virus. Vaccination of mice with inactivated influenza A virus supplemented with M2e-B stalk effectively induced hemagglutination inhibiting antibodies, humoral and cellular M2e immune responses, and enhanced heterosubtypic protection. This study demonstrates the importance of HA functional integrity in influenza vaccine efficacy and that supplementation of influenza vaccines with M2e-B stalk protein could be a feasible strategy of improving cross-protection against influenza viruses.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:574

Enthalten in:

Virology - 574(2022) vom: 20. Sept., Seite 37-46

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oh, Judy [VerfasserIn]
Subbiah, Jeeva [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Ki-Hye [VerfasserIn]
Park, Bo Ryoung [VerfasserIn]
Bhatnagar, Noopur [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, Karla Ruiz [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Rong [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Yu-Jin [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Chong-Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Seong, Baik-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Sang-Moo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Hemagglutinin integrity
Influenza Vaccines
Journal Article
M2e immunity
Protection
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 29.08.2022

Date Revised 28.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.virol.2022.07.010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344339998