Pratelli Annamaria, Capozza Paolo, Minesso Sergio, Lucente Maria Stella, Pellegrini Francesco, Tempesta Maria, Franceschi Valentina, Buonavoglia Canio, Donofrio Gaetano
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, Italy.
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Pathogens. 2024 Jun 21;13(7):523. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13070523.
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is distributed globally and mainly causes different clinical manifestations: enteric diarrhea in calves, winter dysentery in adults, and respiratory symptoms in cattle of all ages. Low mortality and high morbidity are the hallmarks of BCoV infection, usually associated with substantial economic losses for the livestock industry. Vaccination, combined with the implementation of biosecurity measures, is the key strategy for the prevention of infections. This pilot study evaluates the immunogenicity of a recombinant vaccine containing two BCoV antigens (S and M) in sheep, compared to vaccines containing only the M or S protein. Three groups of sheep were inoculated intramuscularly at day 0 and day 21 with recombinant adenoviruses expressing BCoV S protein (AdV-BCoV-S), BCoV M protein (AdV-BCoV-M), or both proteins (AdV-BCoV-S + M). Serum antibodies were evaluated using immunofluorescence (IF) and serum neutralization (SN) tests. Moderate seroconversion was observed by day 21, but serum antibodies detected via SN increased from 1:27.5 (day 21) to 1:90 (day 28) in sheep inoculated with the recombinant AdV expressing both the S- and M-BCoV proteins. Based on the SN results, a repeated-measures ANOVA test indicated a more significant difference in immune response between the three groups (F = 20.47; < 0.001). The experimental investigation produced satisfactory results, highlighting that the S + M recombinant vaccine was immunogenic, stimulating a valid immune response. Despite some inherent limitations, including a small sample size and the absence of challenge tests, the study demonstrated the efficacy of the immune response induced via the recombinant vaccine containing both S and M proteins compared to that induced via the individual proteins S or M.
牛冠状病毒(BCoV)在全球范围内均有分布,主要引发不同的临床表现:犊牛的肠道腹泻、成年牛的冬季痢疾以及各年龄段牛的呼吸道症状。低死亡率和高发病率是BCoV感染的特征,通常会给畜牧业带来巨大经济损失。疫苗接种与生物安全措施的实施相结合,是预防感染的关键策略。本初步研究评估了一种含有两种BCoV抗原(S和M)的重组疫苗在绵羊中的免疫原性,并与仅含M或S蛋白的疫苗进行了比较。三组绵羊在第0天和第21天通过肌肉注射接种了表达BCoV S蛋白的重组腺病毒(AdV-BCoV-S)、BCoV M蛋白(AdV-BCoV-M)或两种蛋白(AdV-BCoV-S + M)。使用免疫荧光(IF)和血清中和(SN)试验评估血清抗体。到第21天观察到中度血清转化,但通过SN检测到的血清抗体在接种表达S和M-BCoV两种蛋白的重组AdV的绵羊中从1:27.5(第21天)增加到1:90(第28天)。基于SN结果,重复测量方差分析表明三组之间的免疫反应存在更显著差异(F = 20.47;<0.001)。该实验研究取得了令人满意的结果,突出表明S + M重组疫苗具有免疫原性,能刺激有效的免疫反应。尽管存在一些固有局限性,包括样本量小和缺乏攻毒试验,但该研究证明了与通过单独的S或M蛋白诱导的免疫反应相比,含有S和M两种蛋白的重组疫苗诱导的免疫反应的有效性。