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ArticleVaccines2021

Local Sustained GM-CSF Delivery by Genetically Engineered Encapsulated Cells Enhanced Both Cellular and Humoral SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Specific Immune Response in an Experimental Murine Spike DNA Vaccination Model.

Rémi Vernet, Emily Charrier, Erika Cosset, Sabine Fièvre, Ugo Tomasello, Julien Grogg, Nicolas Mach

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Article in Vaccines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Rémi VernetDepartment of Oncology, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0213-3539
Emily CharrierDepartment of Oncology, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6143-509X
Erika CossetCenter for Translational Research in Onco-Hematology, Division of Oncology, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Sabine FièvreDepartment of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Ugo TomaselloDepartment of Basic Neurosciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Julien GroggMaxiVAX SA, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.
Nicolas MachDepartment of Oncology, Geneva University Hospitals and Medical School, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a worldwide pandemic with recurrences. Therefore, finding a vaccine for this virus became a priority for the scientific community. The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein has been described as the keystone for viral entry into cells and effective immune protection against SARS-CoV-2 is elicited by this protein. Consequently, many commercialized vaccines focus on the spike protein and require the use of an optimal adjuvant during vaccination. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) has demonstrated a powerful enhancement of acquired immunity against many pathogens when delivered in a sustained and local manner. In this context, we developed an encapsulated cell-based technology consisting of a biocompatible, semipermeable capsule for secretion of GM-CSF. In this study, we investigated whether murine GM-CSF (muGM-CSF) represents a suitable adjuvant for SARS-CoV-2 immunization, and which delivery strategy for muGM-CSF could be most beneficial. To test this, different groups of mice were immunized with intra-dermal (i.d.) electroporated spike DNA in the absence or presence of recombinant or secreted muGM-CSF. Results demonstrated that adjuvanting a spike DNA vaccine with secreted muGM-CSF resulted in enhancement of specific cellular and humoral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2. Our data also highlighted the importance of delivery strategies to the induction of cellular and humoral-mediated responses.

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adjuvantCOVID 19DNA vaccineGM-CSFSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34068677
PMCPMC8151995

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