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ArticleAIDS (London, England)2017

Preclinical evaluation of an mRNA HIV vaccine combining rationally selected antigenic sequences and adjuvant signals (HTI-TriMix).

Alberto C Guardo, Patrick Tjok Joe, Laia Miralles, Manel E Bargalló, Beatriz Mothe, Ahmet Krasniqi, Carlo Heirman, Felipe García, Kris Thielemans, Christian Brander and 3 more

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Article in AIDS (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Alberto C GuardoaInstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)-HIVACAT, Barcelona, Spain bLaboratory of Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium cIrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute - HIVACAT, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol dInfectious Diseases Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Patrick Tjok Joe
Laia Miralles
Manel E Bargalló
Beatriz Mothe
Ahmet Krasniqi
Carlo Heirman
Felipe García
Kris Thielemans
Christian Brander
Joeri L Aerts
Montserrat Plana
iHIVARNA consortium
Apple (Israel) · ILConsorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer · ESIrsiCaixa · ESVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe development of a prophylactic vaccine against HIV-1 has so far not been successful. Therefore, attention has shifted more and more toward the development of novel therapeutic vaccines. Here, we evaluated a new mRNA-based therapeutic vaccine against HIV-1-encoding activation signals (TriMix: CD40L + CD70 + caTLR4) combined with rationally selected antigenic sequences [HIVACAT T-cell immunogen (HTI)] sequence: comprises 16 joined fragments from Gag, Pol, Vif, and Nef).

methodsFor this purpose, peripheral blood mononuclear cells from HIV-1-infected individuals on cART, lymph node explants from noninfected humans, and splenocytes from immunized mice were collected and several immune functions were measured.

resultsElectroporation of immature monocyte-derived dendritic cells from HIV-infected patients with mRNA encoding HTI + TriMix potently activated dendritic cells which resulted in upregulation of maturation markers and cytokine production and T-cell stimulation, as evidenced by enhanced proliferation and cytokine secretion (IFN-γ). Responses were HIV specific and were predominantly targeted against the sequences included in HTI. These findings were confirmed in human lymph node explants exposed to HTI + TriMix mRNA. Intranodal immunizations with HTI mRNA in a mouse model increased antigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte responses. The addition of TriMix further enhanced cytotoxic responses.

conclusionOur results suggest that uptake of mRNA, encoding strong activation signals and a potent HIV antigen, confers a T-cell stimulatory capacity to dendritic cells and enhances their ability to stimulate antigen-specific immunity. These findings may pave the way for therapeutic HIV vaccine strategies based on antigen-encoding RNA to specifically target antigen-presenting cells.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAIDS VaccinesAnimalsCytokinesDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleHIV AntigensHIV InfectionsHumansMice, Inbred C57BLRNA, MessengerT-LymphocytesVaccines, SyntheticAdjuvants, ImmunologicAIDS VaccinesCytokinesHIV AntigensRNA, MessengerVaccines, Synthetic

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