Vinyl sulfone-functionalized acetalated dextran microparticles as a subunit broadly acting influenza vaccine

CJ Batty, LM Lifshits, DA Hendy, M Eckshtain-Levi… - The AAPS journal, 2023 - Springer
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Influenza is a global health concern with millions of infections occurring yearly. Seasonal flu
vaccines are one way to combat this virus; however, they are poorly protective against
influenza as the virus is constantly mutating, particularly at the immunodominant
hemagglutinin (HA) head group. A more broadly acting approach involves Computationally
Optimized Broadly Reactive Antigen (COBRA). COBRA HA generates a broad immune
response that is capable of protecting against mutating strains. Unfortunately, protein-based …
Abstract
Influenza is a global health concern with millions of infections occurring yearly. Seasonal flu vaccines are one way to combat this virus; however, they are poorly protective against influenza as the virus is constantly mutating, particularly at the immunodominant hemagglutinin (HA) head group. A more broadly acting approach involves Computationally Optimized Broadly Reactive Antigen (COBRA). COBRA HA generates a broad immune response that is capable of protecting against mutating strains. Unfortunately, protein-based vaccines are often weekly immunogenic, so to help boost the immune response, we employed the use of acetalated dextran (Ace-DEX) microparticles (MPs) two ways: one to conjugate COBRA HA to the surface and a second to encapsulate cGAMP. To conjugate the COBRA HA to the surface of the Ace-DEX MPs, a poly(L-lactide)-polyethylene glycol co-polymer with a vinyl sulfone terminal group (PLLA-PEG-VS) was used. MPs encapsulating the STING agonist cGAMP were co-delivered with the antigen to form a broadly active influenza vaccine. This vaccine approach was evaluated in vivo with a prime-boost-boost vaccination schedule and illustrated generation of a humoral and cellular response that could protect against a lethal challenge of A/California/07/2009 in BALB/c mice.
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