One time intranasal vaccination with a modified vaccinia Tiantan strain MVTTZCI protects animals against pathogenic viral challenge
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2009
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Yu, W.
Fang, Q.
Zhu, W.
Wang, H.
Tien, P.
Zhang, L.
Chen, Z.
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Vaccine, 2009; 28(9):2088-2096
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To combat variola virus in bioterrorist attacks, it is desirable to develop a noninvasive vaccine. Based on the vaccinia Tiantan (VTT) strain, which was historically used to eradicate the smallpox in China, we generated a modified VTT (MVITZCI) by removing the hemagglutinin gene and an 11,944 bp genomic region from HindIII fragment C2L to F3L. MVTTZCI was characterized for its host cell range in vitro and preclinical safety and efficacy profiles in mice.
Despite replication-competency in some cell lines, unlike VTT, MVTTZCI did not cause death after intracranial injection or body weight loss after intranasal inoculation. MVTTZCI did not replicate in mouse brain and was safe in immunodeficient mice. MVTTZCI induced neutralizing antibodies via the intranasal route of immunization. One time intranasal immunization protected animals from the challenge of the pathogenic vaccinia WR strain. This study established proof-of-concept that the attenuated replicating MVTTZCI may serve as a safe noninvasive smallpox vaccine candidate.
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Data source: Supplementary material, https://doi-org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.12.038
Link to a related website: http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc7127290?pdf=render, Open Access via Unpaywall
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