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ACS Chem Biol ; 12(11): 2898-2905, 2017 11 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29043774

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The development of a universal vaccine for influenza A virus (IAV) that does not require seasonal modification is a long-standing health goal, particularly in the context of the increasing threat of new global pandemics. Vaccines that specifically induce T cell responses are of considerable interest because they can target viral proteins that are more likely to be shared between different virus strains and subtypes and hence provide effective cross-reactive IAV immunity. From a practical perspective, such vaccines should induce T cell responses with long-lasting memory, while also being simple to manufacture and cost-effective. Here we describe the synthesis and evaluation of a vaccine platform based on solid phase peptide synthesis and bio-orthogonal conjugation methodologies. The chemical approach involves covalently attaching synthetic long peptides from a virus-associated protein to a powerful adjuvant molecule, α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer). Strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition is used as a simple and efficient method for conjugation, and pseudoproline methodology is used to increase the efficiency of the peptide synthesis. α-GalCer is a glycolipid that stimulates NKT cells, a population of lymphoid-resident immune cells that can provide potent stimulatory signals to antigen-presenting cells engaged in driving proliferation and differentiation of peptide-specific T cells. When used in mice, the vaccine induced T cell responses that provided effective prophylactic protection against IAV infection, with the speed of viral clearance greater than that seen from previous viral exposure. These findings are significant because the vaccines are highly defined, quick to synthesize, and easily characterized and are therefore appropriate for large scale affordable manufacture.


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Adjuvantes Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Galactosilceramidas/uso terapêutico , Vírus da Influenza A/imunologia , Vacinas contra Influenza/uso terapêutico , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/prevenção & controle , Peptídeos/uso terapêutico , Adjuvantes Imunológicos/síntese química , Adjuvantes Imunológicos/farmacologia , Animais , Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos/imunologia , Reação de Cicloadição , Feminino , Galactosilceramidas/síntese química , Galactosilceramidas/imunologia , Humanos , Vírus da Influenza A/química , Vacinas contra Influenza/síntese química , Influenza Humana/imunologia , Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Células T Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Peptídeos/síntese química , Peptídeos/imunologia , Técnicas de Síntese em Fase Sólida
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