Construction, screening and immunogenicity of the recombinant poxvirus vaccine rVTTδTK-RBD against SARS-CoV-2

Objective To construct a recombinant poxvirus vector vaccine, rVTTδTK-RBD, and to evaluate its safety and immunogenicity. Methods The receptor-binding domain (RBD) gene was synthesized with reference to the gene sequence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and was inserted into the polyclonal site of the self-constructed recombinant plasmid pSTKE, to construct the recombinant poxvirus shuttle vector pSTKE-RBD. This was then transfected into BHK-21 cells pre-infected with the vaccinia virus Tiantan strain (VTT). The recombinant poxvirus rVTTδTK-RBD was successfully obtained after several rounds of fluorescence phage screening. The effect of rVTTδTK-RBD on the body mass of BALB/c mice was detected after immunizing mice by intra-nasal vaccination. The levels of specific and neutralizing antibodies produced by rVTTδTK-RBD on BALB/c mice were analyzed after immunizing mice intramuscularly. The effect of rVTTδTK-RBD on T cell subsets in BALB/c mice was detected by flow cytometry. Results Through homologous recombination, enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) screening marker, and multiple rounds of fluorescent phosphorescence phage screening, a recombinant poxvirus rVTTδTK-RBD, expressing RBD with deletions in the thymidine kinase (TK) gene, was successfully obtained, which was validated by PCR. The in vivo experiments on BALB/c mice showed that rVTTδTK-RBD was highly immunogenic against SARS-CoV-2 and significantly reduced toxicity to the body compared to the parental strain VTT. Conclusion The recombinant poxvirus vaccine rVTTδTK-RBD against SARS-CoV-2 is successfully constructed and obtained, with its safety and immunogenicity confirmed through various experiments.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Xi bao yu fen zi mian yi xue za zhi = Chinese journal of cellular and molecular immunology - 40(2024), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 19-25

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Renshuang [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yilong [VerfasserIn]
Shang, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Han, Jicheng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zirui [VerfasserIn]
Xiu, Zhiru [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shanzhi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yaru [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xia [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Ningyi [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yiquan [VerfasserIn]

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English Abstract
Journal Article
Vaccines, Synthetic

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Date Completed 23.01.2024

Date Revised 23.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367366657