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ArticleJCI insight2025

Comparative analysis of adenovirus, mRNA, and protein vaccines reveals context-dependent immunogenicity and efficacy.

Bakare Awakoaiye, Shiyi Li, Sarah Sanchez, Tanushree Dangi, Nahid Irani, Laura Arroyo, Gabriel Arellano, Shadi Mohammadabadi, Malika Aid, Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster

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Article in JCI insight, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Bakare AwakoaiyeDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Shiyi LiDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sarah SanchezDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tanushree DangiDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nahid IraniDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Laura ArroyoDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gabriel ArellanoDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Shadi MohammadabadiCenter for Virology and Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Malika AidCenter for Virology and Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Pablo Penaloza-MacMasterDepartment of Microbiology-Immunology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Funding

HIV vaccine swarms for PWIDDP1DA063166 · NIDA · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster · 2025 to 2026
$2.4M
NIDA NIH HHS DP1 DA063166
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the widespread use of adenovirus, mRNA, and protein-based vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic, their relative immunological profiles and protective efficacies remain incompletely defined. Here, we compared antigen kinetics, innate and adaptive immune responses, and protective efficacy following Ad5, mRNA, and protein vaccination in mice. Ad5 induced the most sustained antigen expression, but mRNA induced the most potent IFN responses, associated with robust antigen presentation and costimulation. Unlike Ad5 vaccines, which were hindered by preexisting vector immunity, mRNA vaccines retained efficacy after repeated use. As a single-dose regimen, Ad5 vaccines elicited higher immune responses. However, as a prime-boost regimen, and particularly in Ad5 seropositive mice, mRNA vaccines were more immunogenic than the other vaccine platforms. These findings highlight strengths of each vaccine platform and underscore the importance of host serostatus in determining optimal vaccine performance.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmunogenicity, VaccineAdaptive ImmunityAdenoviridaeAdenovirus VaccinesAnimalsAntibodies, ViralFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2Vaccine EfficacyAdenovirus VaccinesAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerVaccines, SubunitVaccines, SyntheticAdaptive immunityImmunologyInfectious diseaseT cellsVaccines

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PMID41212056
PMCPMC12643482

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