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Emerg Microbes Infect ; 10(1): 874-884, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33890550

ABSTRACT

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unlikely to abate until sufficient herd immunity is built up by either natural infection or vaccination. We previously identified ten linear immunodominant sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein of which four are located within the RBD. Therefore, we designed two linkerimmunodominant site (LIS) vaccine candidates which are composed of four immunodominant sites within the RBD (RBD-ID) or all the 10 immunodominant sites within the whole spike (S-ID). They were administered by subcutaneous injection and were tested for immunogenicity and in vivo protective efficacy in a hamster model for COVID-19. We showed that the S-ID vaccine induced significantly better neutralizing antibody response than RBD-ID and alum control. As expected, hamsters vaccinated by S-ID had significantly less body weight loss, lung viral load, and histopathological changes of pneumonia. The S-ID has the potential to be an effective vaccine for protection against COVID-19.


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COVID-19 Vaccines/immunology , COVID-19/prevention & control , Immunodominant Epitopes/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/immunology , Animals , Cricetinae , Female , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Male , Mesocricetus , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Vaccination
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Nat Neurosci ; 22(3): 421-435, 2019 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30664769

ABSTRACT

The clearance of damaged myelin sheaths is critical to ensure functional recovery from neural injury. Here we show a previously unidentified role for microvessels and their lining endothelial cells in engulfing myelin debris in spinal cord injury (SCI) and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). We demonstrate that IgG opsonization of myelin debris is required for its effective engulfment by endothelial cells and that the autophagy-lysosome pathway is crucial for degradation of engulfed myelin debris. We further show that endothelial cells exert critical functions beyond myelin clearance to promote progression of demyelination disorders by regulating macrophage infiltration, pathologic angiogenesis and fibrosis in both SCI and EAE. Unexpectedly, myelin debris engulfment induces endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition, a process that confers upon endothelial cells the ability to stimulate the endothelial-derived production of fibrotic components. Overall, our study demonstrates that the processing of myelin debris through the autophagy-lysosome pathway promotes inflammation and angiogenesis and may contribute to fibrotic scar formation.


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Autophagy , Endothelial Cells/physiology , Macrophages/physiology , Microvessels/physiology , Myelin Sheath/physiology , Spinal Cord Injuries/pathology , Spinal Cord Injuries/physiopathology , Angiogenesis Inducing Agents , Animals , Cell Proliferation , Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/complications , Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology , Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/physiopathology , Endothelial Cells/metabolism , Endothelial Cells/pathology , Female , Fibrosis , Inflammation/etiology , Inflammation/physiopathology , Lysosomes/physiology , Macrophages/pathology , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Microvessels/pathology , Myelin Sheath/pathology , Spinal Cord Injuries/complications , Transcriptome
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J Neuropathol Exp Neurol ; 77(4): 325-343, 2018 04 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29420729

ABSTRACT

When spinal roots are torn off from the spinal cord, both the peripheral and central nervous system get damaged. As the motoneurons lose their axons, they start to die rapidly, whereas target muscles atrophy due to the denervation. In this kind of complicated injury, different processes need to be targeted in the search for the best treatment strategy. In this study, we tested glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) treatment and fetal lumbar cell transplantation for their effectiveness to prevent motoneuron death and muscle atrophy after the spinal root avulsion and delayed reimplantation. Application of exogenous GDNF to injured spinal cord greatly prevented the motoneuron death and enhanced the regeneration and axonal sprouting, whereas no effect was seen on the functional recovery. In contrast, cell transplantation into the distal nerve did not affect the host motoneurons but instead mitigated the muscle atrophy. The combination of GDNF and cell graft reunited the positive effects resulting in better functional recovery and could therefore be considered as a promising strategy for nerve and spinal cord injuries that involve the avulsion of spinal roots.


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Fetal Stem Cells/transplantation , Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/therapeutic use , Motor Neurons/physiology , Recovery of Function/drug effects , Spinal Cord Injuries/drug therapy , Spinal Cord Injuries/surgery , Animals , Cell Survival , Choline O-Acetyltransferase/metabolism , Embryo, Mammalian , Female , Fetal Stem Cells/physiology , Grooming/physiology , Homeodomain Proteins/metabolism , Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism , Muscle, Skeletal/pathology , Myelin Sheath/metabolism , Nerve Regeneration , Neurofilament Proteins/metabolism , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Recovery of Function/physiology , Replantation , Spinal Cord/cytology , Tubulin/metabolism
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