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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Immunopotentiation by Lymph-Node Targeting of a Malaria Transmission-Blocking Nanovaccine.

Gregory P Howard, Nicole G Bender, Prachi Khare, Borja López-Gutiérrez, Vincent Nyasembe, William J Weiss, Jerry W Simecka, Timothy Hamerly, Hai-Quan Mao, Rhoel R Dinglasan

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 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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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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 4 institutions in 1 country.

Gregory P HowardDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Nicole G BenderEmerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Prachi KhareEmerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Borja López-GutiérrezEmerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Vincent NyasembeEmerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
William J WeissDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and UNTHSC Preclinical Services, University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States.
Jerry W SimeckaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences and UNTHSC Preclinical Services, University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, United States.
Timothy HamerlyEmerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Hai-Quan MaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
Rhoel R DinglasanEmerging Pathogens Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
University of Florida · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of North Texas · USUniversity of North Texas System · US

Funding

Accelerating discovery of an efficacious Plasmodium vivax multivalent multi-stage vaccineU01AI155361 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI ADAMS, JOHN H · 2021 to 2025
$4.8M
A biodegradable nano-microparticle prime-boost vaccine strategyR01AI114609 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI DINGLASAN, RHOEL DAVID RAMOS, MAO, HAI-QUAN · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI114609NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI155361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A successful malaria transmission blocking vaccine (TBV) requires the induction of a high antibody titer that leads to abrogation of parasite traversal of the mosquito midgut following ingestion of an infectious bloodmeal, thereby blocking the cascade of secondary human infections. Previously, we developed an optimized construct UF6b that elicits an antigen-specific antibody response to a neutralizing epitope of Anopheline alanyl aminopeptidase N (AnAPN1), an evolutionarily conserved pan-malaria mosquito midgut-based TBV target, as well as established a size-controlled lymph node targeting biodegradable nanoparticle delivery system that leads to efficient and durable antigen-specific antibody responses using the model antigen ovalbumin. Herein, we demonstrate that co-delivery of UF6b with the adjuvant CpG oligodeoxynucleotide immunostimulatory sequence (ODN ISS) 1018 using this biodegradable nanoparticle vaccine delivery system generates an AnAPN1-specific immune response that blocks parasite transmission in a standard membrane feeding assay. Importantly, this platform allows for antigen dose-sparing, wherein lower antigen payloads elicit higher-quality antibodies, therefore less antigen-specific IgG is needed for potent transmission-reducing activity. By targeting lymph nodes directly, the resulting immunopotentiation of AnAPN1 suggests that the de facto assumption that high antibody titers are needed for a TBV to be successful needs to be re-examined. This nanovaccine formulation is stable at -20°C storage for at least 3 months, an important consideration for vaccine transport and distribution in regions with poor healthcare infrastructure. Together, these data support further development of this nanovaccine platform for malaria TBVs.

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NanoparticlesVaccine DevelopmentAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAnophelesAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ProtozoanCD13 AntigensDrug CompoundingEpitopesFemaleHost-Parasite InteractionsImmunoglobulin GLymph NodesMalariaMalaria Vaccines1018 oligonucleotideAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ProtozoanCD13 AntigensEpitopesImmunoglobulin GMalaria VaccinesOligodeoxyribonucleotidesbiodegradablehumoral immune responselymph nodemalaria transmission-blocking vaccinenanoparticletraffickingvaccine

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PMID34512663
PMCPMC8432939
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