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Biophys Chem. 2017 Apr 6. pii: S0301-4622(17)30018-2. doi: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.04.002. [Epub ahead of print]
Stability of different influenza subtypes: How can high hydrostatic pressure be a useful tool for vaccine development?
Dumard CH1, Barroso SPC1, Santos ACV1, Alves NS1, Couceiro JNSS2, Gomes AMO1, Santos PS1, Silva JL3, Oliveira AC4.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Avian influenza A viruses can cross naturally into mammals and cause severe diseases, as observed for H5N1. The high lethality of human infections causes major concerns about the real risk of a possible pandemic of severe diseases to which human susceptibility may be high and universal. High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) is a valuable tool for studies regarding the folding of proteins and the assembly of macromolecular structures such as viruses; furthermore, HHP has already been demonstrated to promote viral inactivation.
METHODS:
Here, we investigated the structural stability of avian and human influenza viruses using spectroscopic and light-scattering techniques. We found that both particles have similar structural stabilities and that HHP promotes structural changes.
RESULTS:
HHP induced slight structural changes to both human and avian influenza viruses, and these changes were largely reversible when the pressure returned to its initial level. The spectroscopic data showed that H3N2 was more pressure-sensitive than H3N8. Structural changes did not predict changes in protein function, as H3N2 fusion activity was not affected, while H3N8 fusion activity drastically decreased. The fusion activity of H1N1 was also strongly affected by HHP. In all cases, HHP caused inactivation of the different influenza viruses.
CONCLUSIONS:
HHP may be a useful tool for vaccine development, as it induces minor and reversible structural changes that may be associated with partial preservation of viral biological activities and may potentiate their immunogenic response while abolishing their infectivity. We also confirmed that, although pressure does not promote drastic changes in viral particle structure, it can distinctly affect viral fusion activity.
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KEYWORDS:
High hydrostatic pressure; Human and avian influenza; Influenza stability; Influenza vaccine; Pressure inactivation of viruses
PMID: 28410940 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.04.002
Stability of different influenza subtypes: How can high hydrostatic pressure be a useful tool for vaccine development?
Dumard CH1, Barroso SPC1, Santos ACV1, Alves NS1, Couceiro JNSS2, Gomes AMO1, Santos PS1, Silva JL3, Oliveira AC4.
Author information
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Avian influenza A viruses can cross naturally into mammals and cause severe diseases, as observed for H5N1. The high lethality of human infections causes major concerns about the real risk of a possible pandemic of severe diseases to which human susceptibility may be high and universal. High hydrostatic pressure (HHP) is a valuable tool for studies regarding the folding of proteins and the assembly of macromolecular structures such as viruses; furthermore, HHP has already been demonstrated to promote viral inactivation.
METHODS:
Here, we investigated the structural stability of avian and human influenza viruses using spectroscopic and light-scattering techniques. We found that both particles have similar structural stabilities and that HHP promotes structural changes.
RESULTS:
HHP induced slight structural changes to both human and avian influenza viruses, and these changes were largely reversible when the pressure returned to its initial level. The spectroscopic data showed that H3N2 was more pressure-sensitive than H3N8. Structural changes did not predict changes in protein function, as H3N2 fusion activity was not affected, while H3N8 fusion activity drastically decreased. The fusion activity of H1N1 was also strongly affected by HHP. In all cases, HHP caused inactivation of the different influenza viruses.
CONCLUSIONS:
HHP may be a useful tool for vaccine development, as it induces minor and reversible structural changes that may be associated with partial preservation of viral biological activities and may potentiate their immunogenic response while abolishing their infectivity. We also confirmed that, although pressure does not promote drastic changes in viral particle structure, it can distinctly affect viral fusion activity.
Copyright ? 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
High hydrostatic pressure; Human and avian influenza; Influenza stability; Influenza vaccine; Pressure inactivation of viruses
PMID: 28410940 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2017.04.002