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ArticleScientific reports2023

Effectiveness of VSV vectored SARS-CoV-2 spike when administered through intranasal, intramuscular or a combination of both.

Saina Beitari, Gerard Agbayani, Melissa Hewitt, Diana Duque, Jegarubee Bavananthasivam, Jagdeep K Sandhu, Bassel Akache, Ita Hadžisejdić, Anh Tran

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Saina BeitariInfectious Diseases, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Gerard AgbayaniImmunomodulation, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Melissa HewittPreclinical Imaging, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Diana DuqueInfectious Diseases, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jegarubee BavananthasivamInfectious Diseases, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jagdeep K SandhuPreclinical Imaging, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Bassel AkacheImmunomodulation, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Ita HadžisejdićClinical Department of Pathology and Cytology Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Anh TranInfectious Diseases, Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Anh.Tran@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.
National Research Council Canada · CAUniversity of Rijeka · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A critical feature of the VSV vector platform is the ability to pseudotype the virus with different glycoproteins from other viruses, thus altering cellular tropism of the recombinant virus. The route of administration is critical in triggering local and systemic immune response and protection. Most of the vaccine platforms used at the forefront are administered by intramuscular injection. However, it is not known at what level ACE2 is expressed on the surface of skeletal muscle cells, which will have a significant impact on the efficiency of a VSV-SARS-CoV-2 spike vaccine to mount a protective immune response when administered intramuscularly. In this study, we investigate the immunogenicity and efficacy of a prime-boost immunization regimen administered intranasally (IN), intramuscularly (IM), or combinations of the two. We determined that the prime-boost combinations of IM followed by IN immunization (IM + IN) or IN followed by IN immunization (IN + IN) exhibited strong spike-specific IgG, IgA and T cell response in vaccinated K18 knock-in mice. Hamsters vaccinated with two doses of VSV expressing SARS-CoV-2 spike, both delivered by IN or IM + IN, showed strong protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Alpha and Delta. This protection was also observed in aged hamsters. Our study underscores the highly crucial role immunization routes have with the VSV vector platform to elicit a strong and protective immune response.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunizationMiceAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 Vaccines

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PMID38049498
PMCPMC10695950
OpenAlexW4389305179

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