A Single Immunization with Nucleoside-Modified mRNA Vaccines Elicits Strong Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses against SARS-CoV-2 in Mice.
Immunity
; 53(4): 724-732.e7, 2020 10 13.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-710374
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 infection has emerged as a serious global pandemic. Because of the high transmissibility of the virus and the high rate of morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19, developing effective and safe vaccines is a top research priority. Here, we provide a detailed evaluation of the immunogenicity of lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated, nucleoside-modified mRNA (mRNA-LNP) vaccines encoding the full-length SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or the spike receptor binding domain in mice. We demonstrate that a single dose of these vaccines induces strong type 1 CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses, as well as long-lived plasma and memory B cell responses. Additionally, we detect robust and sustained neutralizing antibody responses and the antibodies elicited by nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccines do not show antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in vitro. Our findings suggest that the nucleoside-modified mRNA-LNP vaccine platform can induce robust immune responses and is a promising candidate to combat COVID-19.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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RNA, Messenger
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RNA, Viral
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Viral Vaccines
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Coronavirus Infections
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Antibodies, Neutralizing
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
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Antibodies, Viral
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Topics:
Vaccines
Language:
English
Journal:
Immunity
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.immuni.2020.07.019
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