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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Development of a novel adenovirus type 4 vector as a promising respiratory vaccine vehicle.

Jinghan Xu, Busen Wang, Zhenghao Zhao, Shipo Wu, Zhe Zhang, Shuling Liu, Nan Huo, Wanru Zheng, Yi Chen, Zhiqiang Gao and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Jinghan Xu *Laboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Busen Wang *Laboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Zhenghao ZhaoLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Shipo WuLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Zhe ZhangLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Shuling LiuLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Nan HuoLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Wanru ZhengLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Yi ChenLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Zhiqiang GaoLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Zuyuan JiaLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Tianyu LiuLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Li ZhuLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Lihua HouLaboratory of Advanced Biotechnology, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Adenovirus (Ad) vectors are widely used for gene delivery, and some of them have been approved for vaccine development. In particular, the recombinant COVID-19 vaccine for inhalation, which was developed using adenovirus type 5 (Ad5), represents a milestone in respiratory immunization. Owing to the high pre-existing immunity (PEI) to Ad5, the development of an adenoviral vector with lower PEI and higher immunogenicity has been explored. However, the majority of the developed novel Ad vectors showed suboptimal immunogenicity compared to Ad5 in animal models. Method: In this study, we constructed a novel replication-deficient viral vector based on human adenovirus type 4 (Ad4), which has long been used as a live virus vaccine with a favorable safety profile in the U.S. military. The mice were immunized intramuscularly or intranasally with an Ad4-vectored vaccine to verify immune responses and protective efficacy. Results: Compared with Ad5, the novel Ad4 vector showed comparable viral growth kinetics and transgene expression in cells and similar exogenous protein expression and distribution in mice. Furthermore, the Ad4-vectored vaccine elicited superior humoral and cellular responses and protective effects when vaccinated intranasally than those triggered by the Ad5-vectored vaccine. Finally, the heterologous Ad5 prime and Ad4 boost immunization showed better immunogenicity and protective efficacy. Discussion: This study broadens the research trajectory of adenovirus-vectored vaccines and offers a new option for the development of recombinant viral-vectored vaccines.

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Adenoviruses, HumanCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesGenetic VectorsSARS-CoV-2Administration, IntranasalAnimalsAntibodies, ViralFemaleHumansImmunogenicity, VaccineMiceMice, Inbred BALB CVaccine DevelopmentVaccines, SyntheticAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesVaccines, Syntheticadenovirusimmune responsemucosal immunityvaccineviral vector

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PMID40276512
PMCPMC12018414

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