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Published on: May 2, 2011
A self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine based on pseudorabies virus glycoprotein D induces potent protective immunity
Xujiao Ren1, Nan Cao1, Linxing Tian1
1National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
Pseudorabies virus (PRV) mainly causes pseudorabies (PR) or Aujeszky's disease in pigs and can infect humans, raising public health concerns about zoonotic and interspecies transmission of PR. With the emergence of PRV variants in 2011, the classic attenuated PRV vaccine strains have failed to protect many swine herds against PR. Herein, we developed a self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine that induces potent protective immunity against PRV infection. PRV glycoprotein D (gD) was expressed using the baculovirus expression system and further presented on the lumazine synthase (LS) 60-meric protein scaffolds via the SpyTag003/SpyCatcher003 covalent coupling system. In mouse and piglet models, LSgD nanoparticles emulsified with the ISA 201VG adjuvant elicited robust humoral and cellular immune responses. Furthermore, LSgD nanoparticles provided effective protection against PRV infection and eliminated pathological symptoms in the brain and lungs. Collectively, the gD-based nanoparticle vaccine design appears to be a promising candidate for potent protection against PRV infection.
