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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2022

Receptor-binding domain recombinant protein on alum-CpG induces broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

Jeroen Pollet, Ulrich Strych, Wen-Hsiang Chen, Leroy Versteeg, Brian Keegan, Bin Zhan, Junfei Wei, Zhuyun Liu, Jungsoon Lee, Rakhi Kundu and 12 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jeroen Pollet
Ulrich Strych
Wen-Hsiang Chen
Leroy Versteeg
Brian Keegan
Bin Zhan
Junfei Wei
Zhuyun Liu
Jungsoon Lee
Rakhi Kundu
Rakesh Adhikari
Cristina Poveda
Maria Jose Villar
Syamala Rani Thimmiraju
Brianna Lopez
Portia M Gillespie
Shannon Ronca
Jason T Kimata
Martin Reers
Vikram Paradkar
Peter Hotez
Maria Elena Bottazzi
Texas Children's Hospital · USBaylor College of Medicine · USBaylor University · USBiological E (India) · IN

Funding

Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) ProgramR25GM056929 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PEREIRA, FRED A · 1998 to 2023
$12.4M
Texas Developmental Center for AIDS ResearchP30AI161943 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SCHMITZ, JOY MARIE · 2021 to 2025
$8.3M
YEARS 19 - 23: BCM POST-BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAMR25GM069234 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PEREIRA, FRED A · 2003 to 2024
$7.5M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI161943NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM056929NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM069234
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We conducted preclinical studies in mice using a yeast-produced SARS-CoV-2 RBD subunit vaccine candidate formulated with aluminum hydroxide (alum) and CpG deoxynucleotides. This formulation is equivalent to the CorbevaxTM vaccine that recently received emergency use authorization by the Drugs Controller General of India. We compared the immune response of mice vaccinated with RBD/alum to mice vaccinated with RBD/alum+CpG. We also evaluated mice immunized with RBD/alum+CpG and boosted with RBD/alum. Mice were immunized twice intramuscularly at a 21-day interval. Compared to two doses of the /alum formulation, the RBD/alum+CpG vaccine induced a stronger and more balanced Th1/Th2 cellular immune response, with high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the original Wuhan isolate of SARS-CoV-2 as well as the B.1.1.7 (Alpha), B.1.351 (Beta), B.1.617.2 and (Delta) variants. Neutralizing antibody titers against the B.1.1.529 (BA.1, Omicron) variant exceeded those in human convalescent plasma after Wuhan infection but were lower than against the other variants. Interestingly, the second dose did not benefit from the addition of CpG, possibly allowing dose-sparing of the adjuvant in the future. The data reported here reinforces that the RBD/alum+CpG vaccine formulation is suitable for inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 including variants of concern.

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PMID34268512
PMCPMC8282101
OpenAlexW3180480172

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