Development of an RSV vaccine for the elderly

开发针对老年人的 RSV 疫苗

基本信息

批准号：
10349499
负责人：
Trudy G. Morrison
金额：
$ 72.2万
依托单位：
UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-03-02 至 2025-02-28
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10349499
关键词：
Adjuvant Adult Affinity Age Aging Animal Model Animals Antibodies Antibody titer measurement Avidity Birds Bone Marrow Cessation of life Clinical Trials Core Protein Cotton Rats Data Developed Countries Development Dose Elderly Failure G-substrate GTP-Binding Proteins Goals Hospitalization Human Immune Immune response Immunization Immunize Immunologics Influenza Memory Memory B-Lymphocyte Modeling Mus Newcastle disease virus Plasma Cells Population Preparation Proteins Protocols documentation Public Health Reporting Reproducibility Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory syncytial virus RSV F proteins Route Serum Testing Time Vaccine Clinical Trial Vaccines Viral Proteins Virus-like particle base design experience experimental study human model influenzavirus memory recall neutralizing antibody novel novel vaccines novel virus offspring pathogen population health prototype response senescence vaccination protocol vaccine candidate vaccine efficacy vaccine safety

项目摘要

The long-term goal of this project is to develop respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidates for elderly populations. RSV is a significant pathogen of the elderly rivaling influenza in its impact on the health of this population. Currently it is estimated that RSV infections in the elderly result in 11,000 to 17,000 deaths per year in the US and ten times that number of RSV associated hospitalizations. The worldwide population over age 60 is predicted to reach 2.1 billion by 2050, more than a 20% increase over the current number. Such an expansion in this population over the next few decades will pose a greatly increased public health burden making development of elderly RSV vaccines an important priority. This project will develop novel virus-like particles (VLPs) as an RSV vaccine for elderly populations. These VLPs contain the RSV pre-fusion F protein and the G protein and are built on the core proteins of the avian Newcastle Disease Virus. They have been shown to be an effective vaccine in mice and cotton rats (CR). Importantly, they induce high titers of anti-RSV neutralizing antibody titers in animals previously infected with RSV (RSV primed), which mimics the adult human population. They are also effective as a maternal vaccine protecting offspring of immunized animals from RSV challenge. In this project, we hypothesize that using an immunologically superior form of VLP associated pre-F RSV protein in a reproducible and representative human model of RSV infections, we will be able to produce enhanced protective RSV immune responses in the elderly that will surpass those of standard pre-F RSV protein vaccines. Using RSV experienced, elderly cotton rats as human surrogates, we propose three specific aims to develop these VLPs as an RSV vaccine for elderly populations. Aim 1: to ascertain if pre-fusion F VLP immunization of elderly CRs will recall RSV memory induced in young CRs. Aim 2: to determine if pre-fusion F VLP immunization of RSV primed, young CRs can result in protective antibodies in elderly CR with or without a second VLP boost immunization. Aim 3: to assess if VLP induced protective responses in elderly CRs can be further augmented by adjusted doses of VLPs, route of immunization, or addition of adjuvants.

该项目的长期目标是开发呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）候选疫苗老年人口。 RSV 是老年人的重要病原体，其对健康的影响可与流感相媲美。这个人口。目前，据估计，每年老年人中 RSV 感染导致 11,000 至 17,000 人死亡在美国，RSV 相关住院人数是该数字的十倍。全球人口超过预计到 2050 年，60 岁的人口将达到 21 亿，比目前的数字增加 20% 以上。这样一个未来几十年人口的扩张将大大增加公共卫生负担将开发老年 RSV 疫苗作为重要优先事项。该项目将开发新型病毒样颗粒 (VLP) 作为老年人群的 RSV 疫苗。这些 VLP 包含 RSV 融合前 F 蛋白和 G 蛋白，并构建在 RSV 的核心蛋白之上。禽新城疫病毒。它们已被证明是对小鼠和棉鼠有效的疫苗（CR）。重要的是，它们在先前感染的动物中诱导高滴度的抗 RSV 中和抗体滴度带有RSV（RSV引发），它模仿成年人群。它们作为母亲也很有效保护免疫动物后代免受 RSV 攻击的疫苗。在这个项目中，我们假设使用免疫学上优越的 VLP 相关 pre-F 形式在可重复且具有代表性的 RSV 感染人类模型中，我们将能够生产 RSV 蛋白增强老年人的保护性 RSV 免疫反应，将超过标准的 pre-F RSV 蛋白质疫苗。使用经历过 RSV 的老年棉鼠作为人类替代品，我们提出了三个具体目标开发这些 VLP 作为老年人群的 RSV 疫苗。目标 1：确定老年 CR 的融合前 F VLP 免疫是否会回忆起在年轻的 CR。目标 2：确定融合前 F VLP 免疫 RSV 引发的年轻 CR 是否会导致有或没有第二次 VLP 加强免疫的老年 CR 中的保护性抗体。目标 3：评估 VLP 在老年 CR 中诱导的保护反应是否可以通过以下方法进一步增强：调整VLP的剂量、免疫途径或添加佐剂。