Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
EBioMedicine. 2024 Jul;105:105185. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105185. Epub 2024 Jun 7.
BACKGROUND: In order to prevent the emergence and spread of future variants of concern of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), developing vaccines capable of stopping transmission is crucial. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine NDV-HXP-S can be administered live intranasally (IN) and thus induce protective immunity in the upper respiratory tract. The vaccine is based on Newcastle disease virus (NDV) expressing a stabilised SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. NDV-HXP-S can be produced as influenza virus vaccine at low cost in embryonated chicken eggs. METHODS: The NDV-HXP-S vaccine was genetically engineered to match the Omicron variants of concern (VOC) BA.1 and BA.5 and tested as an IN two or three dose vaccination regimen in female mice. Furthermore, female mice intramuscularly (IM) vaccinated with mRNA-lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) were IN boosted with NDV-HXP-S. Systemic humoral immunity, memory T cell responses in the lungs and spleens as well as immunoglobulin A (IgA) responses in distinct mucosal tissues were characterised. FINDINGS: NDV-HXP-S Omicron variant vaccines elicited high mucosal IgA and serum IgG titers against respective SARS-CoV-2 VOC in female mice following IN administration and protected against challenge from matched variants. Additionally, antigen-specific memory B cells and local T cell responses in the lungs were induced. Host immunity against the NDV vector did not interfere with boosting. Intramuscular vaccination with mRNA-LNPs was enhanced by IN NDV-HXP-S boosting resulting in improvement of serum neutralization titers and induction of mucosal immunity. INTERPRETATION: We demonstrate that NDV-HXP-S Omicron variant vaccines utilised for primary immunizations or boosting efficiently elicit humoral and cellular immunity. The described induction of systemic and mucosal immunity has the potential to reduce infection and transmission. FUNDING: This work was partially funded by the NIAIDCenters of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) and by the NIAID Collaborative Vaccine Innovation Centers and by institutional funding from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. See under Acknowledgements for details.
背景:为了防止严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)未来关切变体的出现和传播,开发能够阻止传播的疫苗至关重要。SARS-CoV-2 疫苗 NDV-HXP-S 可以通过鼻腔内(IN)给药,从而在上呼吸道诱导保护性免疫。该疫苗基于表达稳定 SARS-CoV-2 刺突蛋白的新城疫病毒(NDV)。NDV-HXP-S 可以在鸡胚中以低成本生产流感病毒疫苗。
方法:NDV-HXP-S 疫苗经过基因工程改造,与奥密克戎关切变异株(VOC)BA.1 和 BA.5 相匹配,并在雌性小鼠中作为 IN 两剂或三剂接种方案进行测试。此外,肌肉内(IM)接种 mRNA-脂质纳米颗粒(LNPs)的雌性小鼠用 NDV-HXP-S 进行 IN 加强。描述了系统体液免疫、肺部和脾脏中的记忆 T 细胞反应以及不同粘膜组织中的免疫球蛋白 A(IgA)反应。
结果:NDV-HXP-S 奥密克戎变异疫苗在雌性小鼠 IN 给药后可针对各自的 SARS-CoV-2 VOC 产生高粘膜 IgA 和血清 IgG 滴度,并可预防匹配变异株的挑战。此外,还诱导了抗原特异性记忆 B 细胞和肺部的局部 T 细胞反应。宿主对 NDV 载体的免疫不会干扰加强。IN NDV-HXP-S 加强可增强肌肉内接种 mRNA-LNPs 的效果,从而提高血清中和滴度并诱导粘膜免疫。
解释:我们证明,用于初次免疫或加强的 NDV-HXP-S 奥密克戎变异疫苗可有效诱导体液和细胞免疫。所描述的全身和粘膜免疫的诱导有可能减少感染和传播。
资金:这项工作部分由 NIAID 传染病卓越研究与反应中心(CEIRR)以及 NIAID 合作疫苗创新中心以及 Icahn 医学院 Mount Sinai 的机构资金资助。详情请见致谢。