Abstract
Aging is associated with diminished immune system function, which renders old people vulnerable to influenza infection and also less responsive to influenza vaccination. This study explored whether the CpG 1018 adjuvant was effective in enhancing influenza vaccine efficacy in aged mice equivalent to human beings in their late 50s to early 60s. Using the influenza pandemic 2009 H1N1 (pdm09) vaccine as a model, we found that the CpG 1018 adjuvant could significantly enhance the pdm09 vaccine-induced serum antibody titer, while the pdm09 vaccine alone failed to elicit significant antibody titer. In contrast, the pdm09 vaccine alone elicited significant antibody titer in young adult mice. Antibody subtype analysis found that the pdm09 vaccine alone elicited Th2-biased antibody responses in young adult mice, while incorporation of the CpG 1018 adjuvant promoted the elicitation of potent Th1-biased antibody responses in aged mice. The pdm09 vaccine alone was further found to induce significant expansion of Th2 cells in young adult mice, while incorporation of the CpG 1018 adjuvant stimulated significant expansion of Th1 cells in aged mice. The CpG 1018 adjuvant also stimulated vaccine-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in aged mice. The pdm09 vaccine in the presence of CpG 1018 elicited significant protection against lethal viral challenges, while the pdm09 vaccine alone failed to confer significant protection in young adult or aged mice. Our study provided strong evidence to support the high effectiveness of the CpG 1018 adjuvant to boost influenza vaccination in aged mouse models.
Funder
National Institutes of Health
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Infectious Diseases,Drug Discovery,Pharmacology,Immunology
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