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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

An mRNA vaccine candidate encoding cholera toxin subunit B and conserved antigens of influenza viruses confers cross-protection against influenza a viruses in adult and aged mice.

Liang Xu, Zhihao Yu, Yifan Xu, Qin Wang, Guiqin Wang, Benchi Li, Qian Weng, Yongxiang Yi, Junwei Li

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  1. mRNA Vaccines for Influenza: Hope for a Universal Vaccine?BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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9 authors.

Liang XuDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Zhihao YuDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yifan XuDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Qin WangDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Guiqin WangNanjing Advanced Academy of Life and Health, Nanjing, China.
Benchi LiDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Qian WengDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Yongxiang YiDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Junwei LiDepartment of Infectious Disease, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4204-8291

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, vaccination with influenza vaccines is still an effective strategy to prevent infection by seasonal influenza virus. However, seasonal influenza vaccines frequently fail to induce effective immune protection against rapidly changing seasonal influenza viruses and emerging zoonotic influenza viruses. In addition, seasonal influenza vaccines may not confer potent protection in elderly and immunocompromised individuals. There is an urgent need to develop potent broad-spectrum influenza vaccines to address this problem. Herein, we designed an mRNA-based broad-spectrum influenza vaccine candidate encoding cholera toxin subunit B and conserved antigens of influenza viruses. In both adult and aged mice, this universal influenza mRNA vaccine candidate stimulated robust T-cell and humoral immune responses and conferred effective protection against broad-spectrum influenza viruses in both adult and aged mice.

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Antigens, ViralCholera ToxinCross ProtectionInfluenza A virusInfluenza VaccinesOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralFemaleImmunity, HumoralMiceMice, Inbred BALB CmRNA VaccinesT-LymphocytesVaccines, SyntheticAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralCholera ToxinInfluenza VaccinesmRNA VaccinesVaccines, Syntheticaged micebroad-spectrum influenza vaccinecholera toxin subunit BHA2M2emRNA vaccine

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PMID39957235
PMCPMC11834421

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