Zhang Mengling, Sun Jin, Li Min, Jin Xia
Viral Disease and Vaccine Translational Research Unit, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. 2020 Jul 21;18:702-712. doi: 10.1016/j.omtm.2020.07.013. eCollection 2020 Sep 11.
Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a major global public health concern, and there is no effective vaccine for it. In this study, we describe the design and characterization of three nucleotide-modified mRNA vaccines (prME-mRNA, E80-mRNA, and NS1-mRNA) for DENV-2. Our results showed that vaccination with E80-mRNA alone or a combination of E80-mRNA and NS1-mRNA can induce high levels of neutralizing antibodies and antigen-specific T cell responses; furthermore, these vaccines confer complete protection against DENV-2 challenge in immunocompetent mice. These data provide foundations for further development of a tetravalent DENV vaccine based on nucleotide-modified mRNA.
登革病毒(DENV)感染是一个重大的全球公共卫生问题,且尚无针对该病毒的有效疫苗。在本研究中,我们描述了三种针对DENV - 2的经核苷酸修饰的mRNA疫苗(prME - mRNA、E80 - mRNA和NS1 - mRNA)的设计与特性。我们的结果表明,单独接种E80 - mRNA或E80 - mRNA与NS1 - mRNA联合接种均可诱导高水平的中和抗体和抗原特异性T细胞反应;此外,这些疫苗能使免疫功能正常的小鼠完全抵御DENV - 2攻击。这些数据为基于核苷酸修饰的mRNA的四价DENV疫苗的进一步研发奠定了基础。