Author:
Vetrova Anna N.,Kurashova Svetlana S.,Teodorovich Rostislav D.,Popova Yulia V.,Blinova Ekaterina A.,Nabatnikov Pavel A.,Tkachenko Evgeny А.,Dzagurova Tamara K.
Abstract
We report the effects of storage conditions and human serum albumin addition to the vaccine composition on the immunogenic properties of an experimental vaccine against hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. To obtain an experimental vaccine, the Puumala virus, propagated in Vero cells culture, was concentrated, inactivated with beta-propiolactone, and purified by chromatography on the CaptoCore 700 multimodal sorbent (GE Healthcare). The target component in the vaccine was 20.2 106 of viral RNA copies/ml. The humoral immune response to the vaccine was determined by measuring the neutralizing antibodies in the blood serum of immunized Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). It was revealed that the Puumala virus inactivated with beta-propiolactone induces a pronounced humoral immune response, which indicates preservation of relevant immunogenic epitopes. Аccording to our study, viral RNA is more stable during storage of the inactivated vs. intact virus. It was confirmed that full virus inactivation occurred after 24 hours of storage at 37C. A significant decrease in the virus immunogenicity during the thermal inactivation was noted, which confirms the need for careful selection of storage conditions for thermolabile Hantaviruses. A direct correlation was observed between viral titer and viral RNA copy number/ml. Adding human serum albumin stabilized viral infectivity during storage: Puumala virus titer remained at the same level for 3 months of storage at 62C, whereas without albumin, the titer decreased to undetectable level. The addition of 0.1% human serum albumin to the inactivated virus stabilized its immunogenic properties during long-term storage. It was shown that vaccine preparations with human serum albumin (0.11%) show higher dose-dependent stability upon repeated freezing assessed by detecting viral RNA level and their immunogenicity. It can be assumed that human serum albumin provides better preservation of of viral genetic material during storage, as well the protein epitopes responsible for the protective immune response in the form of neutralizing antibodies induction, undergo less pronounced conformational changes in the presence of albumin. These data support the addition of human serum albumin to the vaccine formulation.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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