Adeno-associated virus-vectored influenza vaccine elicits neutralizing and Fc-gamma-receptor activating antibodies

ABSTRACT: The current seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine protects only against a narrow range of virus strains as it triggers a dominant antibody response towards the hypervariable HA head region. The discovery of rare broadly protective antibodies against conserved regions in influenza virus proteins has propelled research on distinct antigens and delivery methods to efficiently induce broad immunity towards drifted or shifted virus strains. Here we report that Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-vectors expressing influenza virus HA or chimeric HA protected mice against homologous and heterologous virus challenges. Unexpectedly, immunization even with wildtype HA induced antibodies recognizing the HA-stalk and activating FcgammaR-dependent responses indicating that AAV-vectored expression balances HA

SUBMITTER: Mr. Daniel Demminger 

PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMM-2019-10938 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other