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Citation: Park H-J, Ferko B, Byun Y-H, Song J-H, Han G-Y, et al. (2012) Sublingual Immunization with a Live Attenuated Influenza A Virus Lacking the Nonstructural Protein 1 Induces Broad Protective Immunity in Mice. PLoS ONE 7(6): e39921. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039921
Hae-Jung Park1, Boris Ferko2, Young-Ho Byun3, Joo-Hye Song1, Gye-Yeong Han1, Elisabeth Roethl2, Andrej Egorov2, Thomas Muster2, Baiklin Seong3, Mi-Na Kweon1, Manki Song1, Cecil Czerkinsky1, Huan H. Nguyen1*
1 International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Korea, 2 AVIR Green Hills Biotechnology AG, Vienna, Austria, 3 Department of Biotechnology and Translational Research Center for Protein Function Control, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of influenza A virus (IAV) enables the virus to disarm the host cell type 1 IFN defense system. Mutation or deletion of the NS1 gene leads to attenuation of the virus and enhances host antiviral response making such live-attenuated influenza viruses attractive vaccine candidates. Sublingual (SL) immunization with live influenza virus has been found to be safe and effective for inducing protective immune responses in mucosal and systemic compartments. Here we demonstrate that SL immunization with NS1 deleted IAV (DeltaNS1 H1N1 or DeltaNS1 H5N1) induced protection against challenge with homologous as well as heterosubtypic influenza viruses. Protection was comparable with that induced by intranasal (IN) immunization and was associated with high levels of virus-specific antibodies (Abs). SL immunization with DeltaNS1 virus induced broad Ab responses in mucosal and systemic compartments and stimulated immune cells in mucosa-associated and systemic lymphoid organs. Thus, SL immunization with DeltaNS1 offers a novel potential vaccination strategy for the control of influenza outbreaks including pandemics.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info...sone/Immunology+(PLoS+ONE+Alerts:+Immunology)
Hae-Jung Park1, Boris Ferko2, Young-Ho Byun3, Joo-Hye Song1, Gye-Yeong Han1, Elisabeth Roethl2, Andrej Egorov2, Thomas Muster2, Baiklin Seong3, Mi-Na Kweon1, Manki Song1, Cecil Czerkinsky1, Huan H. Nguyen1*
1 International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Korea, 2 AVIR Green Hills Biotechnology AG, Vienna, Austria, 3 Department of Biotechnology and Translational Research Center for Protein Function Control, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Abstract Top
The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of influenza A virus (IAV) enables the virus to disarm the host cell type 1 IFN defense system. Mutation or deletion of the NS1 gene leads to attenuation of the virus and enhances host antiviral response making such live-attenuated influenza viruses attractive vaccine candidates. Sublingual (SL) immunization with live influenza virus has been found to be safe and effective for inducing protective immune responses in mucosal and systemic compartments. Here we demonstrate that SL immunization with NS1 deleted IAV (DeltaNS1 H1N1 or DeltaNS1 H5N1) induced protection against challenge with homologous as well as heterosubtypic influenza viruses. Protection was comparable with that induced by intranasal (IN) immunization and was associated with high levels of virus-specific antibodies (Abs). SL immunization with DeltaNS1 virus induced broad Ab responses in mucosal and systemic compartments and stimulated immune cells in mucosa-associated and systemic lymphoid organs. Thus, SL immunization with DeltaNS1 offers a novel potential vaccination strategy for the control of influenza outbreaks including pandemics.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info...sone/Immunology+(PLoS+ONE+Alerts:+Immunology)