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ArticleMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2024

mRNA vaccine-induced IgG mediates nasal SARS-CoV-2 clearance in mice.

Charlie Fricke, Lorenz Ulrich, Jana Kochmann, Janina Gergen, Kristina Kovacikova, Nicole Roth, Julius Beer, Daniel Schnepf, Thomas C Mettenleiter, Susanne Rauch and 5 more

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Article in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Charlie FrickeInstitute of Immunology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Lorenz UlrichInstitute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Jana KochmannInstitute of Immunology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Janina GergenCureVac SE, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Kristina KovacikovaCureVac SE, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Nicole RothCureVac SE, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Julius BeerInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel SchnepfInstitute of Virology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
Thomas C MettenleiterFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Susanne RauchCureVac SE, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Benjamin PetschCureVac SE, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Donata HoffmannInstitute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Martin BeerInstitute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Björn CorleisInstitute of Immunology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Anca DorhoiInstitute of Immunology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccines that have contributed to controlling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic induce specific serum antibodies, which correlate with protection. However, the neutralizing capacity of antibodies for emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is altered. Suboptimal antibody responses are observed in patients with humoral immunodeficiency diseases, ongoing B cell depletion therapy, and aging. Common experimental mouse models with altered B cell compartments, such as B cell depletion or deficiency, do not fully recapitulate scenarios of declining or suboptimal antibody levels as observed in humans. We report on SARS-CoV-2 immunity in a transgenic mouse model with restricted virus-specific antibodies. Vaccination of C57BL/6-Tg(IghelMD4)4Ccg/J mice with unmodified or N1mΨ-modified mRNA encoding for ancestral spike (S) protein and subsequent challenge with mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 provided insights into antibody-independent immunity and the impact of antibody titers on mucosal immunity. Protection against fatal disease was independent of seroconversion following mRNA vaccination, suggesting that virus-specific T cells can compensate for suboptimal antibody levels. In contrast, mRNA-induced IgG in the nasal conchae limited the local viral load and disease progression. Our results indicate that parenteral mRNA immunization can elicit nasal IgG antibodies that effectively suppress local viral replication, highlighting the potential of vaccines in controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission and epidemiology.

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antibodiesantibody-deficient mouseIgGMT: Oligonucleotides: therapies and applicationsSARS-CoV-2 MA20transmissionupper respiratory tractviral shedding

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PMID39524696
PMCPMC11550364

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