Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice

Besides causing mild hand, foot and mouth infections, Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is associated with neurological complications and fatality. With concerns about rising EV-A71 virulence, there is an urgency for more efective vaccines. The live attenuated vaccine (LAV) is a more valuable vaccine as it c...

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Main Authors: Yee, Isabel Pin Tsin *, Tan, Soon Hao, Ong, Kien Chai, Tan, Kuan Onn *, Wong, Kum Thong, Sharifah Syed Hassan, Poh, Chit Laa *
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author Yee, Isabel Pin Tsin *
Tan, Soon Hao
Ong, Kien Chai
Tan, Kuan Onn *
Wong, Kum Thong
Sharifah Syed Hassan,
Poh, Chit Laa *
author_facet Yee, Isabel Pin Tsin *
Tan, Soon Hao
Ong, Kien Chai
Tan, Kuan Onn *
Wong, Kum Thong
Sharifah Syed Hassan,
Poh, Chit Laa *
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description Besides causing mild hand, foot and mouth infections, Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is associated with neurological complications and fatality. With concerns about rising EV-A71 virulence, there is an urgency for more efective vaccines. The live attenuated vaccine (LAV) is a more valuable vaccine as it can elicit both humoral and cellular immune responses. A miRNA-based vaccine strain (pIY) carrying let-7a and miR-124a target genes in the EV-A71 genome which has a partial deletion in the 5′NTR (∆11bp) and G64R mutation (3Dp°l ) was designed. The viral RNA copy number and viral titers of the pIY strain were signifcantly lower in SHSY-5Y cells that expressed both let-7a and miR-124a. Inhibition of the cognate miRNAs expressed in RD and SHSY-5Y cells demonstrated de-repression of viral mRNA translation. A previously constructed multiply mutated strain, MMS and the pIY vaccine strain were assessed in their ability to protect 4-week old mice from hind limb paralysis. The MMS showed higher amounts of IFN-γ ex vivo than the pIY vaccine strain. There was absence of EV-A71 antigen in the skeletal muscles and spinal cord micrographs of mice vaccinated with the MMS and pIY strains. The MMS and pIY strains are promising LAV candidates developed against severe EV-A71 infections.
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spelling sunway-10992020-10-12T07:54:05Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1099/ Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice Yee, Isabel Pin Tsin * Tan, Soon Hao Ong, Kien Chai Tan, Kuan Onn * Wong, Kum Thong Sharifah Syed Hassan, Poh, Chit Laa * QR355 Virology Besides causing mild hand, foot and mouth infections, Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is associated with neurological complications and fatality. With concerns about rising EV-A71 virulence, there is an urgency for more efective vaccines. The live attenuated vaccine (LAV) is a more valuable vaccine as it can elicit both humoral and cellular immune responses. A miRNA-based vaccine strain (pIY) carrying let-7a and miR-124a target genes in the EV-A71 genome which has a partial deletion in the 5′NTR (∆11bp) and G64R mutation (3Dp°l ) was designed. The viral RNA copy number and viral titers of the pIY strain were signifcantly lower in SHSY-5Y cells that expressed both let-7a and miR-124a. Inhibition of the cognate miRNAs expressed in RD and SHSY-5Y cells demonstrated de-repression of viral mRNA translation. A previously constructed multiply mutated strain, MMS and the pIY vaccine strain were assessed in their ability to protect 4-week old mice from hind limb paralysis. The MMS showed higher amounts of IFN-γ ex vivo than the pIY vaccine strain. There was absence of EV-A71 antigen in the skeletal muscles and spinal cord micrographs of mice vaccinated with the MMS and pIY strains. The MMS and pIY strains are promising LAV candidates developed against severe EV-A71 infections. Nature Research 2019-03-18 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1099/1/Poh_Development%20of%20live%20attenuated%20Enterovirus%2071.pdf Yee, Isabel Pin Tsin * and Tan, Soon Hao and Ong, Kien Chai and Tan, Kuan Onn * and Wong, Kum Thong and Sharifah Syed Hassan, and Poh, Chit Laa * (2019) Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice. Scientific Reports, 9 (1). ISSN 2045-2322 http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41285-z doi:10.1038/s41598-019-41285-z
spellingShingle QR355 Virology
Yee, Isabel Pin Tsin *
Tan, Soon Hao
Ong, Kien Chai
Tan, Kuan Onn *
Wong, Kum Thong
Sharifah Syed Hassan,
Poh, Chit Laa *
Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice
title Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice
title_full Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice
title_fullStr Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice
title_full_unstemmed Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice
title_short Development of live attenuated Enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice
title_sort development of live attenuated enterovirus 71 vaccine strains that confer protection against lethal challenge in mice
topic QR355 Virology
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