Evaluation of different types of adjuvants in a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine

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Adjuvants are critical components for vaccines, which enhance the strength and longevity of the antibody response and influence the types of immune response. Limited research has been conducted on the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of various adjuvants in malaria transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs). In this study, we formulated a promising TBV candidate antigen, the P. berghei ookinete surface antigen PSOP25, with different types of adjuvants, including the TLR4 agonist monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA), the TLR9 agonist cytosine phosphoguanosine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG ODN 1826) (CpG), a saponin adjuvant QS-21, aluminum hydroxide (Alum), and two combination adjuvants MPLA + QS-21 and QS-21 + CpG. We demonstrated that adjuvanted vaccines results in elevated elicited antibody levels, increased proliferation of plasma cells, and efficient formation of germinal centers (GCs), leading to enhanced long-term protective immune responses. Furthermore, CpG group exhibited the most potent inhibition of ookinete formation and transmission-blocking activity. We found that the rPSOP25 with CpG adjuvant was more effective than MPLA, QS-21, MPLA + QS-21, QS-21 + CpG adjuvants in dendritic cells (DCs) activation and differentiation. Additionally, the CpG adjuvant elicited more rubust immune memory response than Alum adjuvant. CpG and QS-21 adjuvants could activate the Th1 response and promote the secretion of IFN-γ and TNF-α. PSOP25 induced a higher number of Tfh cells in splenocytes when combined with MPLA, CpG, and QS-21 + CpG; and there was no increase in these cell populations when PSOP25 was administered with Alum. In conclusion, CpG may confer enhanced efficacy for the rPSOP25 vaccine, as evidenced by the ability of the elicited antisera to induce protective immune responses and improved transmission-blocking activity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:131

Enthalten in:

International immunopharmacology - 131(2024) vom: 20. Apr., Seite 111817

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yu, Xinxin [VerfasserIn]
Min, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Shijie [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Guixiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Di [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Biying [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Muyan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Liwang [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Li [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Yaming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

34S289N54E
5QB0T2IUN0
Adjuvant
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Alum Compounds
Aluminum Hydroxide
Aluminum sulfate
CpG ODN
Journal Article
MPLA
Malaria
Malaria Vaccines
Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
QS-21
Transmission blocking vaccine

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Date Completed 10.04.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111817

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369500253