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ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 15, 期 44, 页码 50889-50897出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11756
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chitosan-alginate complexes; pH responsiveness; influenza virus; oral vaccine; protection
Lessons from the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlight the importance of rapidly developing and administering an effective vaccine. In this study, a chitosan-alginate complex carrier system was designed to encapsulate an inactivated influenza virus vaccine and evaluated for oral administration in mice. The nanocomposite vaccines demonstrated successful delivery of the vaccine, induction of virus-specific antibodies, and enhanced T-cell responses. These results suggest that chitosan-alginate polymeric nanocomposites hold promise as delivery systems for oral influenza vaccines.
Lessons from the recent COVID-19 pandemic underscore the importance of rapidly developing an efficacious vaccine and its immediate administration for prophylaxis. Oral vaccines are of particular interest, as the presence of healthcare professionals is not needed for this stress-free vaccination approach. In this study, we designed a chitosan (CH)-alginate (AL) complex carrier system encapsulating an inactivated influenza virus vaccine (A/PR/8/34, H1N1), and the efficacy of these orally administered nanocomposite vaccines was evaluated in mice. Interestingly, CH-AL complexes were able to load large doses of vaccine (>= 90%) with a stable dispersion. The encapsulated vaccine was protected from gastric acid and successfully released from the nanocomposite upon exposure to conditions resembling those of the small intestines. Scanning electron microscopy of the CH-virus-AL complexes revealed that the connections between the lumps became loose and widened pores were visible on the nanocomposite's surface at pH 7.4, thereby increasing the chance of virus release into the surroundings. Orally inoculating CH-virus-AL into mice elicited higher virus-specific IgG compared to the unimmunized controls. CH-virus-AL immunization also enhanced CD4 and CD8 T cell responses while diminishing lung virus titer, inflammatory cytokine production, and body weight loss compared to the infection control group. These results suggest that chitosan-alginate polymeric nanocomposites could be promising delivery complexes for oral influenza vaccines.
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