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Preclinical Study on SARS-CoV-2 Sublingual Vaccine with RBD Antigen and Poly(I:C) Adjuvant in Cynomolgus Macaques

Yamamoto, T.; Tanji, M.; Mitsunaga, F.; Nakamura, S.

2022-09-22 immunology
10.1101/2022.09.21.508816 bioRxiv
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Mucosal vaccine for sublingual route was prepared with recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain (RBD) antigen and poly(I:C) adjuvant components. The efficacy of this sublingual vaccine was examined using Cynomolgus macaques. Nine of the macaque monkeys were divided into three groups of three animals; control (just 400 g poly(I:C) per head); low dose (30 g RBD and 400 g poly(I:C) per head); and high dose (150 g RBD and 400 g poly(I:C) per head), respectively. N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a mild reducing agent losing mucin barrier, was used to enhance vaccine delivery to mucosal immune cells. RBD-specific IgA antibody secreted in pituita was detected in two of three monkeys of the high dose group and one of three animals of the low dose group. RBD-specific IgG and/or IgA antibodies in plasma were also detected in these monkeys. These indicated that the sublingual vaccine stimulated mucosal immune response to produce antigen-specific secretory IgA antibodies in pituita and/or saliva. This sublingual vaccine also affected systemic immune response to produce IgG (IgA) in plasma. Little RBD-specific IgE was detected in plasma, suggesting no allergic antigenicity of this sublingual vaccine. Thus, SARS-CoV-2 sublingual vaccine consisting of poly(I:C) adjuvant showed reasonable efficacy in a non-human primate model.

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