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ArticleVaccine2020

Vaccination of aged mice with adjuvanted recombinant influenza nucleoprotein enhances protective immunity.

Tres Cookenham, Kathleen G Lanzer, Emily Gage, Erica C Lorenzo, Darrick Carter, Rhea N Coler, Susan L Baldwin, Laura Haynes, William W Reiley, Marcia A Blackman

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Article in Vaccine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tres CookenhamTrudeau Institute, Inc., Saranac Lake, NY, USA.
Kathleen G LanzerTrudeau Institute, Inc., Saranac Lake, NY, USA.
Emily GageInfectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Erica C LorenzoUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Center on Aging, Farmington, CT, USA.
Darrick CarterInfectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Rhea N ColerInfectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Susan L BaldwinInfectious Disease Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.
Laura HaynesUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Center on Aging, Farmington, CT, USA.
William W ReileyTrudeau Institute, Inc., Saranac Lake, NY, USA.
Marcia A BlackmanTrudeau Institute, Inc., Saranac Lake, NY, USA. Electronic address: mblackman@trudeauinstitute.org.
Infectious Disease Research Institute · USTrudeau Institute · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY COREP01AG021600 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HAYNES, LAURA · 2003 to 2016
$24.4M
Aging, T cell repertoire, and cellular immunity to influenza virusR01AG039485 · NIA · TRUDEAU INSTITUTE, INC. · PI BLACKMAN, MARCIA A · 2011 to 2015
$1.2M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG021600NIA NIH HHS R01 AG039485
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elderly individuals are highly susceptible to influenza virus (IAV) infection and respond poorly to influenza vaccines. Although the generally accepted correlate of protection following influenza vaccination is neutralizing antibody titers, cytotoxic T cell activity has been found to be a better correlate in the elderly. This suggests that vaccines designed to protect against influenza in the elderly should induce both humoral and cellular immunity. The co-induction of T cell immunity is additionally advantageous, as virus-specific T cells are frequently cross-reactive against different strains of IAV. Here, we tested the capacity of a synthetic TLR-4 adjuvant, SLA-SE (second-generation lipid adjuvant formulated in a squalene-based oil-in-water emulsion) to elicit T cell immunity to a recombinant influenza nucleoprotein (rNP), in both young and aged mice. IAV challenge of vaccinated mice resulted in a modest increase in the numbers of NP-specific CD4 and CD8 effector T cells in the spleen, but did not increase numbers of memory phenotype CD8 T cells generated following viral clearance (compared to control vaccinated mice). Cytotoxic activity of CD8, but not CD4 T cells was increased. In addition, SLA-SE adjuvanted vaccination specifically enhanced the production of NP-specific IgG2c antibodies in both young and aged mice. Although NP-specific antibodies are not neutralizing, they can cooperate with CD8 T cells and antigen-presenting cells to enhance protective immunity. Importantly, SLA-SE adjuvanted rNP-vaccination of aged mice resulted in significantly enhanced viral clearance. In addition, vaccination of aged mice resulted in enhanced survival after lethal challenge compared to control vaccination, that approached statistical significance. These data demonstrate the potential of SLA-SE adjuvanted rNP vaccines to (i) generate both cellular and humoral immunity to relatively conserved IAV proteins and (ii) elicit protective immunity to IAV in aged mice.

Indexed as

Influenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNucleoproteinsVaccinationAntibodies, ViralInfluenza VaccinesNucleoproteinsAdjuvantAgingInfluenzaMouseNucleoproteinVaccination

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PMID32540272
PMCPMC10193286
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