Characterization of HIV-1 Nucleoside-Modified mRNA Vaccines in Rabbits and Rhesus Macaques.
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Journal Article
Despite the enormous effort in the development of effective vaccines against HIV-1, no vaccine candidate has elicited broadly neutralizing antibodies in humans. Thus, generation of more effective anti-HIV vaccines is critically needed. Here we characterize the immune responses induced by nucleoside-modified and purified mRNA-lipid nanoparticle (mRNA-LNP) vaccines encoding the clade C transmitted/founder HIV-1 envelope (Env) 1086C. Intradermal vaccination with nucleoside-modified 1086C Env mRNA-LNPs elicited high levels of gp120-specific antibodies in rabbits and rhesus macaques. Antibodies generated in rabbits neutralized a tier 1 virus, but no tier 2 neutralization activity could be measured. Importantly, three of six non-human primates developed antibodies that neutralized the autologous tier 2 strain. Despite stable anti-gp120 immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels, tier 2 neutralization titers started to drop 4 weeks after booster immunizations. Serum from both immunized rabbits and non-human primates demonstrated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity activity. Collectively, these results are supportive of continued development of nucleoside-modified and purified mRNA-LNP vaccines for HIV. Optimization of Env immunogens and vaccination protocols are needed to increase antibody neutralization breadth and durability.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Pardi, N; LaBranche, CC; Ferrari, G; Cain, DW; Tombácz, I; Parks, RJ; Muramatsu, H; Mui, BL; Tam, YK; Karikó, K; Polacino, P; Barbosa, CJ; Madden, TD; Hope, MJ; Haynes, BF; Montefiori, DC; Hu, S-L; Weissman, D
Published Date
- April 15, 2019
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 15 /
Start / End Page
- 36 - 47
PubMed ID
- 30974332
Pubmed Central ID
- 30974332
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 2162-2531
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.omtn.2019.03.003
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States