Nano-Assembled Polyphosphazene Delivery System Enables Effective Intranasal Immunization with Nipah Virus Subunit Vaccine.
ACS Appl Bio Mater
; 7(6): 4133-4141, 2024 Jun 17.
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ABSTRACT
The ultimate vaccine against infections caused by Nipah virus should be capable of providing protection at the respiratory tractâthe most probable port of entry for this pathogen. Intranasally delivered vaccines, which target nasal-associated lymphoid tissue and induce both systemic and mucosal immunity, are attractive candidates for enabling effective vaccination against this lethal disease. Herein, the water-soluble polyphosphazene delivery vehicle assembles into nanoscale supramolecular constructs with the soluble extracellular portion of the Hendra virus attachment glycoproteinâa promising subunit vaccine antigen against both Nipah and Hendra viruses. These supramolecular constructs signal through Toll-like receptor 7/8 and promote binding interactions with mucinâan important feature of effective mucosal adjuvants. High mass contrast of phosphorus-nitrogen backbone of the polymer enables a successful visualization of nanoconstructs in their vitrified state by cryogenic electron microscopy. Here, we characterize the self-assembly of polyphosphazene macromolecule with biologically relevant ligands by asymmetric flow field flow fractionation, dynamic light scattering, fluorescence spectrophotometry, and turbidimetric titration methods. Furthermore, a polyphosphazene-enabled intranasal Nipah vaccine candidate demonstrates the ability to induce immune responses in hamsters and shows superiority in inducing total IgG and neutralizing antibodies when benchmarked against the respective clinical stage alum adjuvanted vaccine. The results highlight the potential of polyphosphazene-enabled nanoassemblies in the development of intranasal vaccines.
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Compostos Organofosforados
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Polímeros
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Administração Intranasal
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Vacinas Virais
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Vacinas de Subunidades Antigênicas
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Vírus Nipah
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Animals
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En
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ACS Appl Bio Mater
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos