Protective effects of a Modified Vaccinia Ankara-based vaccine candidate against Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus require both cellular and humoral responses

PLoS One. 2016 Jun 7;11(6):e0156637. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156637. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne disease, endemic in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Asia. There is no approved vaccine currently available against CCHF. The most promising candidate, which has previously been shown to confer protection in the small animal model, is a modified Vaccinia Ankara virus vector expressing the CCHF viral glycoprotein (MVA-GP). It has been shown that MVA-GP induces both humoral and cellular immunogenicity. In the present study, sera and T-lymphocytes were passively and adoptively transferred into recipient mice prior to challenge with CCHF virus. Results demonstrated that mediators from both arms of the immune system were required to demonstrate protective effects against lethal challenge.

MeSH terms

  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Asia / epidemiology
  • Cell Line
  • Europe, Eastern / epidemiology
  • Glycoproteins / immunology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / immunology*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Immunity, Humoral
  • Mice
  • Middle East / epidemiology
  • Vaccinia virus / immunology*
  • Viral Proteins / immunology*
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • Glycoproteins
  • Viral Proteins
  • Viral Vaccines

Grants and funding

This work was funded by a pipeline fund initiative from Public Health England of the United Kingdom. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.