Experimental studies using OMV in a new platform of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines

Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Sep 2;17(9):2965-2968. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1920272. Epub 2021 May 5.

Abstract

Although COVID-19 vaccines have recently been approved for emergency use, search for new vaccines are still urgent, since the access of the countries, especially the poorest, to the vaccines, has shown to be slower than the necessary to rapidly control the pandemic. We proposed a novel platform for vaccine using recombinant receptor binding domain (rRBD) from Sars-Cov-2 spike protein and Neisseria meningitidis outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). The antigen preparation produced a humoral and cellular immune response. Taken together our findings suggest a good immunostimulatory patter in response to immunization with rRBD plus N. meningitidis OMV.

Keywords: Neisseria meningitidis; OMV; SARS-Cov-2; immune response.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Meningococcal Vaccines*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
  • Vaccines*

Substances

  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Meningococcal Vaccines
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
  • Vaccines
  • spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

Grants and funding

The research was supported with grants by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) (18/04202-0 e 12/15568-0).