Humoral or Cellular Immunity Induced by RNA Vaccine Protects IFNAR-/- Mice against Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Infection
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ABSTRACT: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), caused by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), is on the World Health Organizations list over emerging pathogens and prioritized diseases. With global distribution, high fatality rate and no approved treatment or vaccine, CCHF constitute a treat against the global health. In the current study we show full protection of mice against lethal CCHFV infection due to mRNA-LNP vaccination. IFNAR-/- mice received two immunizations with either mRNA-LNP encoding for the CCHFV nucleoprotein, glycoproteins or a combination of both. While unvaccinated mice showed clear signs of severe disease, vaccinated mice was significantly protected. Vaccine induced immune responses due to vaccination was evaluated both in IFNAR-/- and immunocompetent mice and a strong humoral and cellular immune response was observed in both mouse models with high titers of neutralizing antibodies and primed T-cells. In addition, we conducted a proteomic analysis on liver samples from vaccinated and unvaccinated mice after CCHFV infection to determine the effect of vaccination on the protein profile. Similar to what has been observed in humans due to vaccination, there was an effect on metabolic pathways. In conclusion, this study shows very promising results regarding development of a vaccine against CCHFV.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)
TISSUE(S): Liver
SUBMITTER: Akos Vegvari
LAB HEAD: Ákos Vegvari
PROVIDER: PXD023300 | Pride | 2021-11-15
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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