期刊
VACCINE
卷 26, 期 7, 页码 882-890出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.12.015
关键词
tick borne encephalitis; live virus vaccine; human
资金
- Intramural NIH HHS [Z01 AI000637-16] Funding Source: Medline
- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR000095] Funding Source: Medline
With the steady rise in tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infections in Europe, development of a Live attenuated vaccine that will generate long-lasting immunity would be of considerable benefit. A chimeric flavivirus, designated LGT/DEN4, was previously constructed to have a genome containing the prM and E protein genes of Langat virus (LGT), a naturally attenuated member of the TBEV complex, and the remaining genetic sequences derived from dengue 4 virus (DEN4). LGT/DEN4 was highly attenuated in rodents and non-human primates, and clinical trials in humans were initiated. Twenty-eight healthy seronegative adult volunteers were randomly assigned in a 4:1 ratio to receive 103 plaque-forming units (PFU) of LGT/DEN4 or placebo. Volunteers were closely monitored for clinical. responses and for blood chemistry and hematological changes, and the level of viremia and the magnitude and duration of the neutralizing antibody response were determined. The LGT/DEN4 vaccine was safe and viremia was seen in only one vaccinee. Infection induced a neutralizing antibody response to wildtype LGT in 80% of volunteers with a geometric mean titer (GMT) of 1:63 present on day 42 post-immunization; however the antibody response against TBEV was both much less frequent (35%) and Lower in magnitude (GMT=1:9). To assess the response to a booster dose, 21 of the original. 28 volunteers were re-randomized to receive a second dose of either 10(3) PFU of vaccine or placebo given 6-18 months after the first dose. The immunogenicity against either LGT or TBEV was not significantly enhanced after the second dose of vaccine. Thus, chimerization of LGT with DEN4 yielded a vaccine virus that was highly attenuated yet infectious in humans. The Level of replication was sufficiently restricted to induce only a weak cross-reactive antibody response to TBEV. To provide a sufficient level of immunity to widely prevalent, highly neurovirulent strains of TBEV in humans, vaccine candidates wilt likely need to be based on the TBEV structural protein genes. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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