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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

An engineered intradermal microneedle-array device enhances the cellular immune responses in a guinea pig model.

Marie-Edith Nepveu-Traversy, George Giorgi Babuadze, Darlene Potterton, Marc-Antoine de La Vega, Ales Alajbegovic, Jacinthe Julien, Andrew Winterborn, Gary Kobinger

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Marie-Edith Nepveu-TraversyGlobal Urgent and Advanced Research and Development, Batiscan, QC, Canada.
George Giorgi BabuadzeUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Darlene PottertonQueen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Marc-Antoine de La VegaUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States.
Ales AlajbegovicInocuJect Corporation, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jacinthe JulienCentre de Recherche en Sciences Animales de Deschambault (CRSAD), Deschambault, QC, Canada.
Andrew WinterbornQueen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Gary KobingerGlobal Urgent and Advanced Research and Development, Batiscan, QC, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Intradermal (ID) vaccination can be highly immunogenic due to the density of antigen-presenting cells in the skin, but reliable ID delivery remains technically challenging. We evaluated a programmable microneedle-array intradermal injector, InocuJect, designed to distribute vaccine micro-deposits across a defined dermal area. Methods: In female Hartley guinea pigs, we compared vaccination with the automated ID device to conventional Mantoux intradermal injection followed by electroporation (ID+EP) using two vaccine platforms: a DNA vaccine encoding SARS-CoV-2 spike (pIDV-II-SARS-CoV-2) and the licensed virus-like particle vaccine GARDASIL®9. Results: For the DNA vaccine, both methods induced spike-specific and pseudovirus-neutralizing responses by day 56, with similar neutralizing titers between groups. For GARDASIL®9, both delivery methods generated comparable HPV16 L1-specific IgG at the final time points. In contrast, the automated ID device induced stronger antigen-specific cellular responses, as reflected by increased IFN-γ RNA and protein levels following peptide stimulation. Conclusions: These findings suggest that spatially distributed dermal delivery using a microneedle-array-based intradermal injector is associated with enhanced IFN-γ-based cellular immune readouts, while maintaining robust humoral responses across distinct vaccine platforms.

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COVID-19Immunity, CellularMicroneedle Drug DeliverySARS-CoV-2Vaccines, DNAAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralElectroporationFemaleGuinea PigsInjections, IntradermalSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccinationAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Vaccines, DNAcellular immune responseDNA vaccineelectroporationhumoral immune responseintradermal vaccinationneutralizing antibodies

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PMID42238579
PMCPMC13227479

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