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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2024

Live-attenuated CHIKV vaccine with rearranged genome replicates in vitro and induces immune response in mice.

Irina Tretyakova, Joongho Joh, Mary Gearon, Jennifer Kraenzle, Sidney Goedeker, Ava Pignataro, Brian Alejandro, Igor S Lukashevich, Donghoon Chung, Peter Pushko

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 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

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Irina TretyakovaMedigen, Inc., Frederick, Maryland, United States of America.
Joongho JohDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Mary GearonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Jennifer KraenzleDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Sidney GoedekerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Ava PignataroDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Brian AlejandroDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Igor S LukashevichDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, and the Center for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Donghoon ChungDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Peter PushkoMedigen, Inc., Frederick, Maryland, United States of America.
University of Louisville · USMedigen (United States) · US

Funding

Novel Chikungunya vaccine with rearranged genomeR43AI152717 · NIAID · MEDIGEN, INC. · PI PUSHKO, PETER M. · 2020 to 2021
$241k
NIAID NIH HHS R43 AI152717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chikungunya fever virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes wide-spread human infections and epidemics in Asia, Africa and recently, in the Americas. CHIKV is considered a priority pathogen by CEPI and WHO. Despite recent approval of a live-attenuated CHIKV vaccine, development of additional vaccines is warranted due to the worldwide outbreaks of CHIKV. Previously, we developed immunization DNA (iDNA) plasmid capable of launching live-attenuated CHIKV vaccine in vivo. Here we report the use of CHIKV iDNA plasmid to prepare a novel, live-attenuated CHIKV vaccine V5040 with rearranged RNA genome. In V5040, genomic RNA was rearranged to encode capsid gene downstream from the glycoprotein genes. Attenuated mutations derived from experimental CHIKV 181/25 vaccine were also engineered into E2 gene of V5040. The DNA copy of rearranged CHIKV genomic RNA with attenuated mutations was cloned into iDNA plasmid pMG5040 downstream from the CMV promoter. After transfection in vitro, pMG5040 launched replication of V5040 virus with rearranged genome and attenuating E2 mutations. Furthermore, V5040 virus was evaluated in experimental murine models for general safety and immunogenicity. Vaccination with V5040 virus subcutaneously resulted in elicitation of CHIKV-specific, virus-neutralizing antibodies. The results warrant further evaluation of V5040 virus with rearranged genome as a novel live-attenuated vaccine for CHIKV.

Indexed as

Antibodies, ViralChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusGenome, ViralVaccines, AttenuatedViral VaccinesVirus ReplicationAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingChlorocebus aethiopsFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CVero CellsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralVaccines, AttenuatedViral Vaccines

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PMID38648230
PMCPMC11075892
OpenAlexW4394995786

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