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ArticleVaccine2023

Immunogenicity of adjuvanted plant-produced SARS-CoV-2 Beta spike VLP vaccine in New Zealand white rabbits.

Martha M O'Kennedy, Celia Abolnik, Tanja Smith, Thopisang Motlou, Kruger Goosen, Kamogelo M Sepotokele, Robyn Roth, Ilse du Preez, Alma Truyts, Hester C Stark and 5 more

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Article in Vaccine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Martha M O'KennedyCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Next Generation Health, Pretoria, South Africa. Electronic address: mokennedy@csir.co.za.
Celia AbolnikDepartment of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa.
Tanja SmithDepartment of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa.
Thopisang MotlouSA MRC Antibody Immunity Research Unit, School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kruger GoosenLa-Bio Research Animal Laboratory (a Division of Disease Control Africa), 33 Eland Street, Koedoespoort Industrial, Pretoria, South Africa.
Kamogelo M SepotokeleDepartment of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa.
Robyn RothCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Next Generation Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
Ilse du PreezCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Next Generation Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
Alma TruytsCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Next Generation Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
Hester C StarkDepartment of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa.
Martin MagwazaTautomer Pty Ltd., 260 Cradock Avenue, Lyttelton Manor, Centurion 0157, South Africa.
Osborn Mahanjana3Sixty Biopharmaceuticals Pty Ltd., 23 Impala Road, Block B, Chislehurston, Sandton, Gauteng 2196, South Africa.
Jan A VerschoorEmeritus Professor and Consultant, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Penny L MooreSA MRC Antibody Immunity Research Unit, School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Yolandy LemmerCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Next Generation Health, Pretoria, South Africa.
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research · ZAUniversity of Pretoria · ZAEducation Labour Relations Council · ZANational Health Laboratory Service · ZAUniversity of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic heightened the pace of vaccine development with various vaccines being approved for human use in a span of 24 months. The SARS-CoV-2 trimeric spike (S) surface glycoprotein, which mediates viral entry by binding to ACE2, is a key target for vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. Plant biopharming is recognized for its scalability, speed, versatility, and low production costs and is an increasingly promising molecular pharming vaccine platform for human health. We developed Nicotiana benthamiana-produced SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidates displaying the S-protein of the Beta (B.1.351) variant of concern (VOC), which triggered cross-reactive neutralising antibodies against Delta (B.1.617.2) and Omicron (B.1.1.529) VOCs. In this study, immunogenicity of the VLPs (5 µg per dose) adjuvanted with three independent adjuvants i.e. oil-in-water based adjuvants SEPIVAC SWE

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralHumansImmunogenicity, VaccineMolecular FarmingRabbitsSARS-CoV-2South AfricaSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Beta (B.1.351)NeutralisationPlant-produced virus-like particle (VLP) vaccinesSARS-CoV-2Variants of concern (VOC)

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PMID36868876
PMCPMC9968623
OpenAlexW4322217316

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