A DNA vaccine against GII.4 human norovirus VP1 induces blocking antibody production and T cell responses

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Human noroviruses (HuNoVs) are highly contagious and a leading cause of epidemics of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Among the various HuNoV genotypes, GII.4 is the most prevalent cause of outbreaks. However, no vaccines have been approved for HuNoVs to date. DNA vaccines are proposed to serve as an ideal platform against HuNoV since they can be easily produced and customized to express target proteins. In this study, we constructed a CMV/R vector expressing a major structural protein, VP1, of GII.4 HuNoV (CMV/R-GII.4 HuNoV VP1). Transfection of CMV/R-GII.4 HuNoV VP1 into human embryonic kidney 293T (HEK293T) cells resulted in successful expression of VP1 proteins in vitro. Intramuscular or intradermal immunization of mice with the CMV/R-GII.4 HuNoV VP1 construct elicited the production of blocking antibodies and activation of T cell responses against GII.4 HuNoV VP1. Our collective data support the utility of CMV/R-GII.4 HuNoV VP1 as a promising DNA vaccine candidate against GII.4 HuNoV.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Vaccine - 42(2024), 6 vom: 27. Feb., Seite 1392-1400

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Na-Eun [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Mun-Jin [VerfasserIn]
Park, Bum Ju [VerfasserIn]
Kwon, Jung Won [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jae Myun [VerfasserIn]
Park, Jung-Hwan [VerfasserIn]
Song, Yoon-Jae [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Blocking
DNA vaccine
Human norovirus
Immunogenicity
Journal Article
VP1
Vaccines, DNA

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Date Completed 26.02.2024

Date Revised 26.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.090

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368101363