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ArticleJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2025

Influenza 5xM2e mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccine confers broad immunity and significantly enhances the efficacy of inactivated split vaccination when coadministered.

Phillip Grovenstein, Noopur Bhatnagar, Ki-Hye Kim, Surya Sekhar Pal, Chau Thuy Tien Le, Jannatul Ruhan Raha, Rong Liu, Chong Hyun Shin, Bo Ryoung Park, Lanying Du and 3 more

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Article in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. mRNA Vaccines for Influenza: Hope for a Universal Vaccine?BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Phillip GrovensteinCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6779-1703
Noopur BhatnagarCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9260-3957
Ki-Hye KimCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Surya Sekhar PalCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Chau Thuy Tien LeCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8540-2767
Jannatul Ruhan RahaCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Rong LiuCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Chong Hyun ShinCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6385-5992
Bo Ryoung ParkCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Lanying DuCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5955-1294
Jeeva SubbiahCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7983-1215
Bao-Zhong WangCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Sang-Moo KangCenter for Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Funding

Seasonal and universal Vaccination in aged populations with pre-existing immunityR01AI154656 · NIAID · GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI KANG, SANG-MOO · 2021 to 2025
$2.7M
NIAID NIH HHS AI154656NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI154656NIH
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current influenza vaccines are not effective in conferring protection against antigenic variants and pandemics. To improve cross-protection of influenza vaccination, we developed a 5xM2e messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine encoding the tandem repeat conserved ectodomain (M2e) of ion channel protein M2 derived from human, swine, and avian influenza A viruses. The lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-encapsulated 5xM2e mRNA vaccine was immunogenic, eliciting high levels of M2e-specific IgG antibodies, IFN-γ+ T cells, T follicular helper cells, germinal center phenotypic B cells, and plasma cells. The mice with 5xM2e mRNA vaccination were broadly protected against lethal infection regardless of hemagglutinin (H1, H3, H5) subtypes by preventing severe weight loss. Injection of 5xM2e mRNA LNP vaccine induced acute innate responses recruiting monocytes, macrophages, and diverse subsets of dendritic cells. A single dose of combined 5xM2e mRNA LNP and split vaccines resulted in significantly enhanced and sustainable IgG antibody responses to viral antigens and protection against homologous and heterologous viruses. This study provides a new strategy of combined mRNA and seasonal vaccination, significantly enhancing vaccine protective efficacy.

Indexed as

Influenza A virusInfluenza VaccinesNanoparticlesOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsViral Matrix ProteinsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCross ProtectionFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GLipidsLiposomesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GInfluenza VaccinesLipid NanoparticlesLipidsLiposomesM2 protein, Influenza A virusmRNA VaccinesNanovaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, InactivatedViral Matrix ProteinsViroporin ProteinsinfluenzamicemRNA vaccineviral

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PMID40073270
PMCPMC11844137

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