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ArticleVaccines2021

CoV-RBD121-NP Vaccine Candidate Protects against Symptomatic Disease following SARS-CoV-2 Challenge in K18-hACE2 Mice and Induces Protective Responses That Prevent COVID-19-Associated Immunopathology.

Jennifer K DeMarco, Joshua M Royal, William E Severson, Jon D Gabbard, Steve Hume, Josh Morton, Kelsi Swope, Carrie A Simpson, John W Shepherd, Barry Bratcher and 2 more

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Article in Vaccines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jennifer K DeMarcoCenter for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Joshua M RoyalKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4243-2667
William E SeversonCenter for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Jon D GabbardCenter for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Steve HumeKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.
Josh MortonKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.
Kelsi SwopeKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.
Carrie A SimpsonKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.
John W ShepherdKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.
Barry BratcherKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.
Kenneth E PalmerCenter for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
Gregory P PogueKentucky BioProcessing, Inc., Owensboro, KY 42301, USA.
University of Louisville · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We developed a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate (CoV-RBD121-NP) comprised of a tobacco mosaic virus-like nanoparticle conjugated to the receptor-binding domain of the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 fused to a human IgG1 Fc domain. CoV-RBD121-NP elicits strong antibody responses in C57BL/6 mice and is stable for up to 12 months at 2-8 or 22-28 °C. Here, we showed that this vaccine induces a strong neutralizing antibody response in K18-hACE2 mice. Furthermore, we demonstrated that immunization protects mice from virus-associated mortality and symptomatic disease. Our data indicated that a sufficient pre-existing pool of neutralizing antibodies is required to restrict SARS-CoV-2 replication upon exposure and prevent induction of inflammatory mediators associated with severe disease. Finally, we identified a potential role for CXCL5 as a protective cytokine in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our results suggested that disruption of the CXCL5 and CXCL1/2 axis may be important early components of the inflammatory dysregulation that is characteristic of severe cases of COVID-19.

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betacoronaviridaebetacoronavirusCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2TMVvaccine

Identifiers

PMID34835277
PMCPMC8618284
OpenAlexW3212760359

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