Potent immune responses in rhesus macaques induced by nonviral delivery of a self-amplifying RNA vaccine expressing HIV type 1 envelope with a cationic nanoemulsion.
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Journal Article
Self-amplifying messenger RNA (mRNA) of positive-strand RNA viruses are effective vectors for in situ expression of vaccine antigens and have potential as a new vaccine technology platform well suited for global health applications. The SAM vaccine platform is based on a synthetic, self-amplifying mRNA delivered by a nonviral delivery system. The safety and immunogenicity of an HIV SAM vaccine encoding a clade C envelope glycoprotein formulated with a cationic nanoemulsion (CNE) delivery system was evaluated in rhesus macaques. The HIV SAM vaccine induced potent cellular immune responses that were greater in magnitude than those induced by self-amplifying mRNA packaged in a viral replicon particle (VRP) or by a recombinant HIV envelope protein formulated with MF59 adjuvant, anti-envelope binding (including anti-V1V2), and neutralizing antibody responses that exceeded those induced by the VRP vaccine. These studies provide the first evidence in nonhuman primates that HIV vaccination with a relatively low dose (50 µg) of formulated self-amplifying mRNA is safe and immunogenic.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Bogers, WM; Oostermeijer, H; Mooij, P; Koopman, G; Verschoor, EJ; Davis, D; Ulmer, JB; Brito, LA; Cu, Y; Banerjee, K; Otten, GR; Burke, B; Dey, A; Heeney, JL; Shen, X; Tomaras, GD; Labranche, C; Montefiori, DC; Liao, H-X; Haynes, B; Geall, AJ; Barnett, SW
Published Date
- March 15, 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 211 / 6
Start / End Page
- 947 - 955
PubMed ID
- 25234719
Pubmed Central ID
- 25234719
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1537-6613
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1093/infdis/jiu522
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States