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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2014

An adjuvanted inactivated murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) vaccine induces potent and long-term protective immunity against a lethal challenge with virulent MCMV.

Huadong Wang, Yanfeng Yao, Chaoyang Huang, Xingxing Fu, Quanjiao Chen, Hongbo Zhang, Jianjun Chen, Fang Fang, Zhenyuan Xie, Ze Chen

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Huadong Wang
Yanfeng Yao
Chaoyang Huang
Xingxing Fu
Quanjiao Chen
Hongbo Zhang
Jianjun Chen
Fang Fang
Zhenyuan Xie
Ze ChenState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. chenze2005@hotmail.com.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNWuhan Institute of Virology · CNHunan Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous pathogen that causes serious problems in immunocompromised or immunologically immature hosts. Vaccination is the preferred approach for prevention of HCMV infection, but so far no approved HCMV vaccine is available. In this study, we assessed the immunogenicity and protective immunity of a formalin-inactivated murine cytomegalovirus vaccine (FI-MCMV) in a mouse model in combination with adjuvants MF59, alum, or chitosan.

methodsSpecific-pathogen-free BALB/c mice aged 6-8 weeks were immunized twice, 3 weeks apart, with various doses of FI-MCMV (0.25 μg, 1 μg, 4 μg) with or without adjuvant. Mice were challenged with a lethal dose (5 × LD50) of a more virulent mouse salivary gland-passaged MCMV 3 weeks after the second immunization. The protective immunity of the vaccine was evaluated by determining the survival rates, residual spleen and salivary gland viral loads, body weight changes, and serum anti-MCMV IgG titers.

resultsImmunization with FI-MCMV vaccine induced a high level of specific antibody response. Antigen sparing was achieved by the addition of an adjuvant, which significantly enhanced the humoral response to vaccine antigens with a wide range of doses. The level of live virus detected in the spleen on day 5 and in the salivary glands on day 21 after the lethal challenge was significantly lower in adjuvant-treated groups than in controls. Survival rates in adjuvant-treated groups also increased significantly. Furthermore, these protective immune responses were sustained for at least 6 months following immunization.

conclusionsThese results show that inactivated MCMV vaccine is effective, and that the adjuvanted FI-MCMV vaccine provides more effective and longer-term protection than the adjuvant-free vaccine.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsCytomegalovirus VaccinesFemaleHerpesviridae InfectionsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMuromegalovirusSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsVaccines, InactivatedViral LoadAdjuvants, ImmunologicCytomegalovirus VaccinesVaccines, Inactivated

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PMCPMC4005462
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