PeptiVAX : A new adaptable peptides-delivery platform for development of CTL-based, SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V..

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) posed a threat to public health and the global economy, necessitating the development of various vaccination strategies. Mutations in the SPIKE protein gene, a crucial component of mRNA and adenovirus-based vaccines, raised concerns about vaccine efficacy, prompting the need for rapid vaccine updates. To address this, we leveraged PeptiCRAd, an oncolytic vaccine based on tumor antigen decorated oncolytic adenoviruses, creating a vaccine platform called PeptiVAX. First, we identified multiple CD8 T-cell epitopes from highly conserved regions across coronaviruses, expanding the range of T-cell responses to non-SPIKE proteins. We designed short segments containing the predicted epitopes presented by common HLA-Is in the global population. Testing the immunogenicity, we characterized T-cell responses to candidate peptides in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from pre-pandemic healthy donors and ICU patients. As a proof of concept in mice, we selected a peptide with epitopes predicted to bind to murine MHC-I haplotypes. Our technology successfully elicited peptide-specific T-cell responses, unaffected by the use of unarmed adenoviral vectors or adeno-based vaccines encoding SPIKE. In conclusion, PeptiVAX represents a fast and adaptable SARS-CoV-2 vaccine delivery system that broadens T-cell responses beyond the SPIKE protein, offering potential benefits for vaccine effectiveness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:262

Enthalten in:

International journal of biological macromolecules - 262(2024), Pt 1 vom: 19. März, Seite 129926

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Feola, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Chiaro, Jacopo [VerfasserIn]
Fusciello, Manlio [VerfasserIn]
Russo, Salvatore [VerfasserIn]
Kleino, Iivari [VerfasserIn]
Ylösmäki, Leena [VerfasserIn]
Kekäläinen, Eliisa [VerfasserIn]
Hästbacka, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Pekkarinen, Pirkka T [VerfasserIn]
Ylösmäki, Erkko [VerfasserIn]
Capone, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Folgori, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Raggioli, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Boni, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Tiezzi, Camilla [VerfasserIn]
Vecchi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Gelzo, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Kared, Hassen [VerfasserIn]
Nardin, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Fehlings, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Barban, Veronique [VerfasserIn]
Ahokas, Petra [VerfasserIn]
Viitala, Tapani [VerfasserIn]
Castaldo, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Pastore, Lucio [VerfasserIn]
Porter, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Pesonen, Sari [VerfasserIn]
Cerullo, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 Vaccines
Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
Journal Article
PeptiVAX
Peptides
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
Viral Vaccines
Viral platform

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129926

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368205487