Design and immunological validation of Macaca fascicularis Papillomavirus Type 3 based vaccine candidates in outbred mice: Basis for future testing of a therapeutic papillomavirus vaccine in NHPs

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  • Patrick Neckermann
  • Ditte Rahbaek Boilesen
  • Torsten Willert
  • Cordula Pertl
  • Silke Schrödel
  • Christian Thirion
  • Benedikt Asbach
  • Holst, Peter Johannes
  • Ralf Wagner

Persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are causative for cervical neoplasia and carcinomas. Despite the availability of prophylactic vaccines, morbidity and mortality induced by HPV are still too high. Thus, an efficient therapy, such as a therapeutic vaccine, is urgently required. Herein, we describe the development and validation of Macaca fascicularis papillomavirus type 3 (MfPV3) antigens delivered via nucleic-acid and adenoviral vectors in outbred mouse models. Ten artificially fused polypeptides comprising early viral regulatory proteins were designed and optionally linked to the T cell adjuvant MHC-II-associated invariant chain. Transfected HEK293 cells and A549 cells transduced with recombinant adenoviruses expressing the same panel of artificial antigens proved proper and comparable expression, respectively. Immunization of outbred CD1 and OF1 mice led to CD8+ and CD4+ T cell responses against MfPV3 antigens after DNA- and adenoviral vector delivery. Moreover, in vivo cytotoxicity of vaccine-induced CD8+ T cells was demonstrated in BALB/c mice by quantifying specific killing of transferred peptide-pulsed syngeneic target cells. The use of the invariant chain as T cell adjuvant enhanced the T cell responses regarding cytotoxicity and in vitro analysis suggested an accelerated turnover of the antigens as causative. Notably, the fusion-polypeptide elicited the same level of T-cell responses as administration of the antigens individually, suggesting no loss of immunogenicity by fusing multiple proteins in one vaccine construct. These data support further development of the vaccine candidates in a follow up efficacy study in persistently infected Macaca fascicularis monkeys to assess their potential to eliminate pre-malignant papillomavirus infections, eventually instructing the design of an analogous therapeutic HPV vaccine.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer761214
TidsskriftFrontiers in Immunology
Vol/bind12
ISSN1664-3224
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

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Funding Information:
We kindly thank Eurostars-2 joint programme, the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research for funding this work. We would like to thank Jan Pravsgaard Christensen, UCPH, for advice on the in vivo cytotoxicity experiments, and Anette Stryhn Buus, UCPH, for assistance with peptides for ex vivo stimulation.

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© Copyright © 2021 Neckermann, Boilesen, Willert, Pertl, Schrödel, Thirion, Asbach, Holst and Wagner.

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