A single dose of modified vaccinia ankara expressing lassa virus-like particles protects mice from lethal intra-cerebral virus challenge

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Abstract

Lassa fever surpasses Ebola, Marburg, and all other hemorrhagic fevers except Dengue in its public health impact. Caused by Lassa virus (LASV), the disease is a scourge on populations in endemic areas of West Africa, where reported incidence is higher. Here, we report construction, characterization, and preclinical efficacy of a novel recombinant vaccine candidate GEO-LM01. Constructed in the Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector, GEO-LM01 expresses the glycoprotein precursor (GPC) and zinc-binding matrix protein (Z) from the prototype Josiah strain lineage IV. When expressed together, GP and Z form Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) in cell culture. Immunogenicity and efficacy of GEO-LM01 was tested in a mouse challenge model. A single intramuscular dose of GEO-LM01 protected 100% of CBA/J mice challenged with a lethal dose of ML29, a Mopeia/Lassa reassortant virus, delivered directly into the brain. In contrast, all control animals died within one week. The vaccine induced low levels of antibodies but Lassa-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses. This is the first report showing that a single dose of a replication-deficient MVA vector can confer full protection against a lethal challenge with ML29 virus.

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Salvato, M. S., Domi, A., Guzmán-Cardozo, C., Medina-Moreno, S., Zapata, J. C., Hsu, H., … Guirakhoo, F. (2019). A single dose of modified vaccinia ankara expressing lassa virus-like particles protects mice from lethal intra-cerebral virus challenge. Pathogens, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8030133

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