Article ; Online: Single-epitope T cell-based vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in a preclinical animal model.
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2023 Volume 8, Issue 7
Abstract: Currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines induce humoral and cellular responses to epitopes in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, though the relative roles of antibodies and T cells in protection are not well understood. To understand the role of vaccine- ... ...
Abstract | Currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines induce humoral and cellular responses to epitopes in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, though the relative roles of antibodies and T cells in protection are not well understood. To understand the role of vaccine-elicited T cell responses in protection, we established a T cell-only vaccine using a DC-targeted lentiviral vector expressing single CD8+ T cell epitopes of the viral nucleocapsid, spike, and ORF1. Immunization of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2-transgenic mice with ex vivo lentiviral vector-transduced DCs or by direct injection of the vector induced the proliferation of functional antigen-specific CD8+ T cells, resulting in a 3-log decrease in virus load upon live virus challenge that was effective against the ancestral virus and Omicron variants. The Pfizer/BNT162b2 vaccine was also protective in mice, but the antibodies elicited did not cross-react on the Omicron variants, suggesting that the protection was mediated by T cells. The studies suggest that the T cell response plays an important role in vaccine protection. The findings suggest that the incorporation of additional T cell epitopes into current vaccines would increase their effectiveness and broaden protection. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte ; BNT162 Vaccine ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Vaccines ; Antibodies ; Mice, Transgenic ; Models, Animal |
Chemical Substances | spike protein, SARS-CoV-2 ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte ; BNT162 Vaccine ; Vaccines ; Antibodies |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-04-10 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
ISSN | 2379-3708 |
ISSN (online) | 2379-3708 |
DOI | 10.1172/jci.insight.167306 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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