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ArticleNPJ vaccines2025

Next-gen novel nanocage-based multivalent vaccine candidate to tackle the rising menace of Mpox.

Rahul Ahuja, Preeti Vishwakarma, Varun Kumar, Ritika Khatri, Ananya Chatterjee, Surbhi Mishra, Zaigham Abbas Rizvi, Anup Singh, Gurleen Kaur, Vikas Maithil and 13 more

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Article in NPJ vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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23 authors.

Rahul Ahuja *Centre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Preeti Vishwakarma *Centre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Varun KumarCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Ritika KhatriCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Ananya ChatterjeeMolecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Surbhi MishraCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Zaigham Abbas RizviCentre for Immunobiology and Immunotherapy, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Anup SinghCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Gurleen KaurCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Vikas MaithilCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Kunal TaraneCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Akanksha ChauhanCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Sarjeet SinghCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Pooja YadavCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Devendra YadavCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Sangita Kumari SinhaCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Syed Khalid AliPanacea Biotec, New Delhi, India.
Abhisek ChatterjeePanacea Biotec, New Delhi, India.
Priyanka PriyadarsinyPanacea Biotec, New Delhi, India.
Amit AwasthiCentre for Immunobiology and Immunotherapy, Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Vidya Mangala PrasadMolecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Shubbir AhmedCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India. sahmed@thsti.res.in.
Sweety SamalCentre for Virus Research, Therapeutics and Vaccines, Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana, India. sweety.samal@thsti.res.in.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent emergence and global spread of the human Monkeypox virus (MPXV), including its transmission to non-endemic regions, have raised significant global health concerns. In this proof-of-concept study, we developed a recombinant protein-based MPXV vaccine candidate, employing an innovative and versatile multivalent, self-assembled nanocage protein scaffold. Two immunogenic antigens derived from the contemporary circulating MPXV strain have been incorporated into a self-assembled non-structural protein-10 (NSP-10) scaffold, expressed, and purified using an Escherichia coli expression system without a purification tag. The vaccine candidate elicited strong antibody responses in mice and conferred protection against the lethal Vaccinia virus in an intranasal and skin pock in vivo study. Additionally, an intranasal challenge with the MPXV strain clade IIb in immunized mice demonstrated promising outcomes, including a significant reduction in viral titres and eliciting a robust neutralizing antibody response. This study demonstrates a feasible, scalable, and cost-effective approach for the development of the MPXV vaccine.

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