Self-assembling Gn head ferritin nanoparticle vaccine provides full protection from lethal challenge of < em > Dabie bandavirus < /em > in aged ferrets
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.PMID:37712692 | DOI:10.1128/mbio.01868-23
Source: Cancer Control - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dokyun Kim Eunha Kim Semi Kim Youseung Chung Chih-Jen Lai Inho Cha Sung-Dong Cho Yunseo Choi Xinghong Dai Stephanie Kim Seokmin Kang Mi-Jeong Kwak Ziyi Liu Younho Choi Su-Hyung Park Young Ki Choi Jae U Jung Source Type: research
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