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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023

Repurposing the oncolytic virus VSV∆51M as a COVID-19 vaccine.

Almohanad A Alkayyal, Manar Darwish, Reham Ajina, Saleh Y Alabbas, Mohammed A Alotaibi, Abeer Alsofyani, Maha Bokhamseen, Maumonah Hakami, Omar A Albaradie, Abdulaziz M Moglan and 10 more

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2023. 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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20 authors.

Almohanad A AlkayyalDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Manar DarwishImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reham AjinaImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh Y AlabbasImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A AlotaibiImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer AlsofyaniDepartment of Cellular Therapy and Cancer Research, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Maha BokhamseenImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Maumonah HakamiImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Omar A AlbaradieImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz M MoglanImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sharif HalaKing Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Faisal AlsahafiKing Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Samer ZakriKing Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Adnan AlmuzainiExperimental Medicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Khamis AlsharariExperimental Medicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Feras KabohaExperimental Medicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mustafa Y TaherCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Haggag S ZeinImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fayhan AlroqiImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad Bakur MahmoudCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic imposes an urgent and continued need for the development of safe and cost-effective vaccines to induce preventive responses for limiting major outbreaks around the world. To combat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), we repurposed the VSV∆51M oncolytic virus platform to express the spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) antigen. In this study, we report the development and characterization of the VSV∆51M-RBD vaccine. Our findings demonstrate successful expression of the RBD gene by the VSV∆51M-RBD virus, inducing anti-RBD responses without attenuating the virus. Moreover, the VSV∆51M-RBD vaccine exhibited safety, immunogenicity, and the potential to serve as a safe and effective alternative or complementary platform to current COVID-19 vaccines.

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COVID-19 pandemiconcolytic virusrepurposing oncolytic virusSARS-CoV2 vaccineVSV∆51M-RBD vaccine

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PMID37528991
PMCPMC10390216

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