Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates

COVID-19 vaccines are being developed urgently worldwide. Here, we constructed two adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates of Sad23L-nCoV-S and Ad49L-nCoV-S carrying the full-length gene of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The immunogenicity of two vaccines was individually evaluated in mice. Speci...

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Main Authors: Shengxue Luo, Panli Zhang, Bochao Liu, Chan Yang, Chaolan Liang, Qi Wang, Ling Zhang, Xi Tang, Jinfeng Li, Shuiping Hou, Jinfeng Zeng, Yongshui Fu, Jean-Pierre Allain, Tingting Li, Yuming Zhang, Chengyao Li
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2021.1931466
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Panli Zhang
Bochao Liu
Chan Yang
Chaolan Liang
Qi Wang
Ling Zhang
Xi Tang
Jinfeng Li
Shuiping Hou
Jinfeng Zeng
Yongshui Fu
Jean-Pierre Allain
Tingting Li
Yuming Zhang
Chengyao Li
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Panli Zhang
Bochao Liu
Chan Yang
Chaolan Liang
Qi Wang
Ling Zhang
Xi Tang
Jinfeng Li
Shuiping Hou
Jinfeng Zeng
Yongshui Fu
Jean-Pierre Allain
Tingting Li
Yuming Zhang
Chengyao Li
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description COVID-19 vaccines are being developed urgently worldwide. Here, we constructed two adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates of Sad23L-nCoV-S and Ad49L-nCoV-S carrying the full-length gene of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The immunogenicity of two vaccines was individually evaluated in mice. Specific immune responses were observed by priming in a dose-dependent manner, and stronger responses were obtained by boosting. Furthermore, five rhesus macaques were primed with 5 × 109 PFU Sad23L-nCoV-S, followed by boosting with 5 × 109 PFU Ad49L-nCoV-S at 4-week interval. Both mice and macaques well tolerated the vaccine inoculations without detectable clinical or pathologic changes. In macaques, prime-boost regimen induced high titers of 103.16 anti-S, 102.75 anti-RBD binding antibody and 102.38 pseudovirus neutralizing antibody (pNAb) at 2 months, while pNAb decreased gradually to 101.45 at 7 months post-priming. Robust T-cell response of IFN-γ (712.6 SFCs/106 cells), IL-2 (334 SFCs/106 cells) and intracellular IFN-γ in CD4+/CD8+ T cell (0.39%/0.55%) to S peptides were detected in vaccinated macaques. It was concluded that prime-boost immunization with Sad23L-nCoV-S and Ad49L-nCoV-S can safely elicit strong immunity in animals in preparation of clinical phase 1/2 trials.
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spelling doaj-art-721561afdda449f1a4fff8d6dd73280b2025-08-20T03:52:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512021-01-011011002101510.1080/22221751.2021.1931466Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidatesShengxue Luo0Panli Zhang1Bochao Liu2Chan Yang3Chaolan Liang4Qi Wang5Ling Zhang6Xi Tang7Jinfeng Li8Shuiping Hou9Jinfeng Zeng10Yongshui Fu11Jean-Pierre Allain12Tingting Li13Yuming Zhang14Chengyao Li15Department of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaShenzhen Blood Center, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCOVID-19 vaccines are being developed urgently worldwide. Here, we constructed two adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates of Sad23L-nCoV-S and Ad49L-nCoV-S carrying the full-length gene of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The immunogenicity of two vaccines was individually evaluated in mice. Specific immune responses were observed by priming in a dose-dependent manner, and stronger responses were obtained by boosting. Furthermore, five rhesus macaques were primed with 5 × 109 PFU Sad23L-nCoV-S, followed by boosting with 5 × 109 PFU Ad49L-nCoV-S at 4-week interval. Both mice and macaques well tolerated the vaccine inoculations without detectable clinical or pathologic changes. In macaques, prime-boost regimen induced high titers of 103.16 anti-S, 102.75 anti-RBD binding antibody and 102.38 pseudovirus neutralizing antibody (pNAb) at 2 months, while pNAb decreased gradually to 101.45 at 7 months post-priming. Robust T-cell response of IFN-γ (712.6 SFCs/106 cells), IL-2 (334 SFCs/106 cells) and intracellular IFN-γ in CD4+/CD8+ T cell (0.39%/0.55%) to S peptides were detected in vaccinated macaques. It was concluded that prime-boost immunization with Sad23L-nCoV-S and Ad49L-nCoV-S can safely elicit strong immunity in animals in preparation of clinical phase 1/2 trials.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2021.1931466COVID-19 vaccinessimian adenovirus 23 vectorhuman adenovirus 49 vectorprime-boost vaccinationmice and non-human primates
spellingShingle Shengxue Luo
Panli Zhang
Bochao Liu
Chan Yang
Chaolan Liang
Qi Wang
Ling Zhang
Xi Tang
Jinfeng Li
Shuiping Hou
Jinfeng Zeng
Yongshui Fu
Jean-Pierre Allain
Tingting Li
Yuming Zhang
Chengyao Li
Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates
Emerging Microbes and Infections
COVID-19 vaccines
simian adenovirus 23 vector
human adenovirus 49 vector
prime-boost vaccination
mice and non-human primates
title Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates
title_full Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates
title_fullStr Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates
title_full_unstemmed Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates
title_short Prime-boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidates
title_sort prime boost vaccination of mice and rhesus macaques with two novel adenovirus vectored covid 19 vaccine candidates
topic COVID-19 vaccines
simian adenovirus 23 vector
human adenovirus 49 vector
prime-boost vaccination
mice and non-human primates
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2021.1931466
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