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Single mucosal vaccination targeting nucleoprotein provides broad protection against two lineages of influenza B virus

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Antiviral Res. 2019 Jan 9. pii: S0166-3542(18)30589-8. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.01.002. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Single mucosal vaccination targeting nucleoprotein provides broad protection against two lineages of influenza B virus.[/h] Kim MH[SUP]1[/SUP], Kang JO[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim JY[SUP]1[/SUP], Jung HE[SUP]2[/SUP], Lee HK[SUP]2[/SUP], Chang J[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]

[h=3]Abstract[/h] Nucleoprotein is highly conserved among each type of influenza viruses (A and B) and has received significant attention as a good target for universal influenza vaccine. In this study, we determined whether a recombinant adenovirus encoding nucleoprotein of type B influenza virus (rAd/B-NP) confers protection against influenza virus infection in mice. We also identified a cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope in the nucleoprotein to determine B-NP-specific CD8 T-cell responses. We found that B-NP-specific CD8 T cells induced by rAd/B-NP immunization played a major role in protection following influenza B virus infection using CD8 knockout mice. To assess the effects of the administration routes on protective immunity, we immunized mice with rAd/B-NP via intranasal or intramuscular routes. Both groups showed strong NP-specific humoral and CD8 T-cell responses, but only intranasal immunization provided complete protection against both lineages of influenza B virus challenge. Intranasal but not intramuscular administration established resident memory CD8 T cells in the airway and lung parenchyma, which were required for efficient protection. Furthermore, rAd/B-NP in combination with rAd/A-NP protected mice against lethal infection with both influenza A and B viruses. These findings demonstrate that rAd/B-NP could be further developed as a universal vaccine against influenza.
Copyright ? 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.


[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Influenza B virus; Mucosal immunization; Nucleoprotein; Protection; Vaccine

PMID: 30639307 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.01.002
 
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