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Self-assembling Gn head ferritin nanoparticle vaccine provides full protection from lethal challenge of Dabie bandavirus in aged ferrets

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Self-assembling Gn head ferritin nanoparticle vaccine provides full protection from lethal challenge of <i>Dabie bandavirus</i> in aged ferrets
Author(s)
Kim, Dokyun; Eun Ha Kim; Semi Kim; Chung, Youseung; Lai, Chih-Jen; Cha, Inho; Cho, Sung-Dong; Choi, Yunseo; Dai, Xinghong; Kim, Stephanie; Kang, Seokmin; Kwak, Mi-Jeong; Liu, Ziyi; Choi, Younho; Park, Su-Hyung; Young Ki Choi; Jung, Jae U.
Publication Date
2023-09
Journal
MBIO, v.14, no.5
Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
Abstract
Dabie bandavirus (DBV), previously known as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) virus, induces a characteristic thrombocytopenia with a mortality rate ranging from 12% to as high as 30%. The sero-prevalence of DBV in healthy people is not significantly different among age groups, but clinically diagnosed SFTS patients are older than similar to 50 years, suggesting that age is the critical risk factor for SFTS morbidity and mortality. Accordingly, our immune-competent ferret model demonstrates an age (4 years old)-dependent DBV infection and pathogenesis that fully recapitulates human clinical manifestation. To protect the aged population from DBV-induced SFTS, vaccine should carry robust immunogenicity with high safety profile. Previous studies have shown that glycoproteins Gn/Gc are the most effective antigens to induce both neutralizing antibody (NAb)- and T-cell-mediated immunity for full protection from DBV infection. Here, we report the development of a protein subunit vaccine with 24-mer self-assembling ferritin (FT) nanoparticle to present the DBV Gn head region (GnH) to enhance immunogenicity. Anion exchange chromatography and size exclusion chromatography readily purified the GnH-FT nanoparticles to homogeneity with structural integrity. Mice immunized with GnH-FT nanoparticles induced robust NAb response and T-cell immunity against DBV Gn. Furthermore, aged ferrets immunized with GnH-FT nanoparticles were fully protected from DBV challenge without SFTS symptoms such as body weight loss, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and fatality. This study demonstrates that DBV GnH-FT nanoparticles provide an efficient vaccine efficacy in mouse and aged ferret models and should be an outstanding vaccine candidate targeted for the aged population against fatal DBV infection. IMPORTANCE Dabie bandavirus (DBV) is an emerging tick-borne virus that causes severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in infected patients. Human SFTS symptoms progress from fever, fatigue, and muscle pain to the depletion of white blood cells and platelets with fatality rates up to 30%. The recent spread of its vector tick to over 20 states in the United States increases the potential for outbreaks of the SFTS beyond the East Asia. Thus, the development of vaccine to control this rapidly emerging virus is a high priority. In this study, we applied self-assembling ferritin (FT) nanoparticle to enhance the immunogenicity of DBV Gn head domain (GnH) as a vaccine target. Mice immunized with the GnH-FT nanoparticle vaccine induced potent antibody responses and cellular immunity. Immunized aged ferrets were fully protected from the lethal challenge of DBV. Our study describes the GnH-FT nanoparticle vaccine candidate that provides protective immunity against the emerging DBV infection.
URI
https://pr.ibs.re.kr/handle/8788114/14310
DOI
10.1128/mbio.01868-23
ISSN
2161-2129
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Korea Virus Research Institute(한국바이러스기초연구소) > Center for Study of Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses(신변종 바이러스 연구센터) > 1. Journal Papers (저널논문)
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