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ArticlePloS one2017

Addition of αGal HyperAcute™ technology to recombinant avian influenza vaccines induces strong low-dose antibody responses.

Wenlan Alex Chen, Jinjin Zhang, Katie M Hall, Carol B Martin, Serguei Kisselev, Emily J Dasen, Nicholas N Vahanian, Charles J Link, Brian K Martin

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenlan Alex ChenNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2705-436X
Jinjin ZhangNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Katie M HallNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Carol B MartinNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Serguei KisselevNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Emily J DasenNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Nicholas N VahanianNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Charles J LinkNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
Brian K MartinNewLink Genetics Corp., Ames, Iowa, United States of America.
NewLink Genetics (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Highly pathogenic avian influenza represents a severe public health threat. Over the last decade, the demand for highly efficacious vaccines against avian influenza viruses has grown, especially after the 2013 H7N9 outbreak in China that resulted in over 600 human cases with over 200 deaths. Currently, there are several H5N1 and H7N9 influenza vaccines in clinical trials, all of which employ traditional oil-in-water adjuvants due to the poor immunogenicity of avian influenza virus antigens. In this study, we developed potent recombinant avian influenza vaccine candidates using HyperAcute™ Technology, which takes advantage of naturally-acquired anti-αGal immunity in humans. We successfully generated αGal-positive recombinant protein and virus-like particle vaccine candidates of H5N1 and H7N9 influenza strains using either biological or our novel CarboLink chemical αGal modification techniques. Strikingly, two doses of 100 ng αGal-modified vaccine, with no traditional adjuvant, was able to induce a much stronger humoral response in αGT BALB/c knockout mice (the only experimental system readily available for testing αGal in vivo) than unmodified vaccines even at 10-fold higher dose (1000 ng/dose). Our data strongly suggest that αGal modification significantly enhances the humoral immunogenicity of the recombinant influenza vaccine candidates. Use of αGal HyperAcute™ technology allows significant dose-sparing while retaining desired immunogenicity. Our success in the development of highly potent H5N1 and H7N9 vaccine candidates demonstrated the potential of αGal HyperAcute™ technology for the development of vaccines against other infectious diseases.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, ViralEpitopesFemaleGalactosyltransferasesGene Knockout TechniquesImmunity, HumoralInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeInfluenza A Virus, H7N9 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CVaccines, SyntheticVaccines, Virus-Like Particlealpha 1,3 galactosyltransferase, mouseAntibodies, ViralEpitopesGalactosyltransferasesInfluenza VaccinesVaccines, SyntheticVaccines, Virus-Like Particle

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PMID28787006
PMCPMC5546595
OpenAlexW2744730480

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