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Intranasal administration of cold-adapted live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 candidate vaccine confers protection against SARS-CoV-2


ABSTRACT: With the COVID-19 pandemic globally, the ongoing threat of new challenges of mucosal infections was once again reminded human beings. Hence, access to the next-generation vaccine to elicit mucosal immunity is required to reduce virus shedding. SARS-CoV-2 retains a unique polybasic cleavage motif in its spike protein, recognized by the host furin protease. The proteolytic furin cleavage site at the junction of S1/S2 glycoprotein plays a key role in the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we examined the protective immunity of a double-deleted PRRA/GTNGTKR motifs cold-adapted live-attenuated candidate vaccines as a called “KaraVac.” using a hamster animal model of infected attenuated SARS-CoV-2. The KaraVac vaccinated hamsters were challenged against the wild-type (WT) SARS-CoV-2. No apparent bodyweight loss and histopathological lesions were observed in the hamsters. The establishment of sterilizing immunity was induced via stimulating a robust neutralizing antibody (NAb) response in a hamster model. Consequently, deletions in the spike sequence and inoculation into hamsters provide resistance to the subsequent challenge with WT SARS-CoV-2. We have suggested that deletion of the furin cleavage site and GTNGTKR motifs in the spike sequence attenuates the virus from the parental strain and can be used as a potent immunogen. Graphical Abstract Graphical Abstract Image, graphical abstract.

SUBMITTER: Abdoli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270963 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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