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ArticleBiomaterials2016

Synthetic virus-like particles prepared via protein corona formation enable effective vaccination in an avian model of coronavirus infection.

Hui-Wen Chen, Chen-Yu Huang, Shu-Yi Lin, Zih-Syun Fang, Chen-Hsuan Hsu, Jung-Chen Lin, Yuan-I Chen, Bing-Yu Yao, Che-Ming J Hu

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Article in Biomaterials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hui-Wen ChenDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Research Center for Nanotechnology and Infectious Diseases, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: winnichen@ntu.edu.tw.
Chen-Yu HuangDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shu-Yi LinDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Zih-Syun FangDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chen-Hsuan HsuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jung-Chen LinInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yuan-I ChenInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bing-Yu YaoInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Che-Ming J HuResearch Center for Nanotechnology and Infectious Diseases, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: chu@ibms.sinica.edu.tw.
National Taiwan University · TWInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ongoing battle against current and rising viral infectious threats has prompted increasing effort in the development of vaccine technology. A major thrust in vaccine research focuses on developing formulations with virus-like features towards enhancing antigen presentation and immune processing. Herein, a facile approach to formulate synthetic virus-like particles (sVLPs) is demonstrated by exploiting the phenomenon of protein corona formation induced by the high-energy surfaces of synthetic nanoparticles. Using an avian coronavirus spike protein as a model antigen, sVLPs were prepared by incubating 100 nm gold nanoparticles in a solution containing an optimized concentration of viral proteins. Following removal of free proteins, antigen-laden particles were recovered and showed morphological semblance to natural viral particles under nanoparticle tracking analysis and transmission electron microscopy. As compared to inoculation with free proteins, vaccination with the sVLPs showed enhanced lymphatic antigen delivery, stronger antibody titers, increased splenic T-cell response, and reduced infection-associated symptoms in an avian model of coronavirus infection. Comparison to a commercial whole inactivated virus vaccine also showed evidence of superior antiviral protection by the sVLPs. The study demonstrates a simple yet robust method in bridging viral antigens with synthetic nanoparticles for improved vaccine application; it has practical implications in the management of human viral infections as well as in animal agriculture.

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AnimalsBirdsCoronavirus InfectionsGoldNanoparticlesProtein CoronaProtein EngineeringSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusTreatment OutcomeVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleGoldProtein CoronaSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleCoronavirusGold nanoparticlesInfectious bronchitis virusProtein coronaSpike proteinsVirus-like particles

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PMID27552321
PMCPMC7112462
OpenAlexW2517862930

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