A thermostable messenger RNA based vaccine against rabies.
A thermostable messenger RNA based vaccine against rabies.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006108
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发表时间:
2017-12
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Petsch B
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作者:
Stitz L;Vogel A;Schnee M;Voss D;Rauch S;Mutzke T;Ketterer T;Kramps T;Petsch B
Although effective rabies virus vaccines have been existing for decades, each year, rabies virus infections still cause around 50.000 fatalities worldwide. Most of these cases occur in developing countries, where these vaccines are not available. The reasons for this are the prohibitive high costs of cell culture or egg grown rabies virus vaccines and the lack of a functional cold chain in many regions in which rabies virus is endemic. Here, we describe the excellent temperature resistance of a non-replicating mRNA based rabies virus vaccine encoding the rabies virus glycoprotein (RABV-G). Prolonged storage of the vaccine from -80°C to up to +70°C for several months did not impact the protective capacity of the mRNA vaccine. Efficacy after storage was demonstrated by the induction of rabies specific virus neutralizing antibodies and protection in mice against lethal rabies infection. Moreover, storing the vaccine at oscillating temperatures between +4° and +56°C for 20 cycles in order to simulate interruptions of the cold chain during vaccine transport, did not affect the vaccine’s immunogenicity and protective characteristics, indicating that maintenance of a cold chain is not essential for this vaccine. Conventional prophylactic vaccines require transport and storage under controlled temperatures in an unbroken cold chain. Therefore, distribution of many vaccines is restricted to areas where the cold chain can be maintained which excludes especially rural areas in many countries from continues vaccine supply. Unfortunately, some diseases that can be prevented by vaccination, like the rabies virus infection, are still endemic in such areas. Therefore, logistic reasons often prevent delivery of life saving vaccines to areas in which they are most needed. Here, we describe an mRNA vaccine encoding the rabies virus glycoprotein (RABV-G) that remains protective in a mouse challenge model upon storage at highly variable temperatures. These results suggest that such a vaccine allows storage outside the cold chain and can therefore reach all areas of the world where rabies virus is endemic. Since mRNA vaccines consist of the same biochemical components, irrespective of the encoded protein, it is reasonable to assume that the thermostability observed for the rabies vaccine is a general characteristic of mRNA based vaccines.
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