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ArticleNPJ vaccines2025

A novel GMMA-based gonococcal vaccine demonstrates functional immune responses in mice.

Marco Spinsanti, Elisabetta Monaci, Giacomo Romagnoli, Giada Buffi, Andrea Guido Oreste Manetti, Filippo Carboni, Giovanna Tuscano, Lucia Eleonora Fontana, Sara Tomei, Marta Zambelli and 25 more

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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35 authors.

Marco Spinsanti *GSK, Siena, Italy.
Elisabetta Monaci *GSK, Siena, Italy.
Giacomo Romagnoli *GSK, Siena, Italy.
Giada BuffiGSK, Siena, Italy.
Andrea Guido Oreste ManettiGSK, Siena, Italy.
Filippo CarboniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Giovanna TuscanoGSK, Siena, Italy.
Lucia Eleonora FontanaGSK, Siena, Italy.
Sara TomeiGSK, Siena, Italy.
Marta ZambelliGSK, Siena, Italy.
Rossella CuffaroGSK, Siena, Italy.
Marianna TacconeGSK, Siena, Italy.
Chiara SammicheliGSK, Siena, Italy.
Claudia GianfaldoniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Francesca AngioliniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Maria GiulianiGSK, Siena, Italy.
Sara MarchiGSK, Siena, Italy.
Silvia SenesiGSK, Siena, Italy.
Christian MatanoGSK, Siena, Italy.
Ivan PisoniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Nathalie NoraisGSK, Siena, Italy.
Maria Rosaria RomanoGSK, Siena, Italy.
Silvia Rossi PaccaniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Silvana SavinoGSK, Siena, Italy.
Alessandro MuzziGSK, Siena, Italy.
Federico FontaniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Davide SerrutoGSK, Siena, Italy.
Michela BrazzoliGSK, Siena, Italy.
Giulia GiordanoGSK, Siena, Italy.
Monica FabbriniGSK, Siena, Italy.
Ugo D'OroGSK, Siena, Italy.
Oretta FincoGSK, Siena, Italy.
Immaculada MargaritGSK, Siena, Italy. immaculada.x.margarit-y-ros@gsk.com.
Isabel DelanyGSK, Siena, Italy. isabel.x.delany@gsk.com.
Erika BartoliniGSK, Siena, Italy. erika.x.bartolini@gsk.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gonorrhea, caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) represents a significant public health threat that may be mitigated by an effective vaccine. Vaccines containing N. meningitidis outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), such as 4CMenB, demonstrated moderate effectiveness in preventing GC infections. Here, we developed NgG, an investigational GC vaccine based on Generalized Modules for Membrane Antigens (GMMA). NgG includes genetically detoxified OMVs from the FA1090 strain, engineered to reduce endotoxin activity and limit immune interference. NgG induced a robust immune response in mice and outperformed the comparator vaccine 4CMenB in several serological and functional tests. Immunization with GMMA from a FA1090 mutant, where major oligosaccharide epitopes are incomplete or absent, revealed that NgG lipooligosaccharide plays a major role in the breadth of functional responses, with protein component also contributing in some GC strains. These results suggest that NgG has the potential to block GC infection through various mechanisms, supporting further vaccine development.

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PMID40617825
PMCPMC12228689

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