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- Title
Transcutaneous Administration of Dengue Vaccines.
- Authors
Andreata-Santos, Robert; Alves, Rúbens Prince dos Santos; Pereira, Sara Araujo; Pereira, Lennon Ramos; Freitas, Carla Longo de; Pereira, Samuel Santos; Venceslau-Carvalho, Alexia Adrianne; Castro-Amarante, Maria Fernanda; Favaro, Marianna Teixeira Pinho; Mathias-Santos, Camila; Amorim, Jaime Henrique; Ferreira, Luís Carlos de Souza
- Abstract
In the present study, we evaluated the immunological responses induced by dengue vaccines under experimental conditions after delivery via a transcutaneous (TC) route. Vaccines against type 2 Dengue virus particles (DENV2 New Guinea C (NGC) strain) combined with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) heat-labile toxin (LT) were administered to BALB/c mice in a three-dose immunization regimen via the TC route. As a control for the parenteral administration route, other mouse groups were immunized with the same vaccine formulation via the intradermic (ID) route. Our results showed that mice vaccinated either via the TC or ID routes developed similar protective immunity, as measured after lethal challenges with the DENV2 NGC strain. Notably, the vaccine delivered through the TC route induced lower serum antibody (IgG) responses with regard to ID-immunized mice, particularly after the third dose. The protective immunity elicited in TC-immunized mice was attributed to different antigen-specific antibody properties, such as epitope specificity and IgG subclass responses, and cellular immune responses, as determined by cytokine secretion profiles. Altogether, the results of the present study demonstrate the immunogenicity and protective properties of a dengue vaccine delivered through the TC route and offer perspectives for future clinical applications.
- Subjects
DENGUE; DENGUE viruses; VACCINES; ESCHERICHIA coli; DRUG administration; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ARBOVIRUS diseases
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2020, Vol 12, Issue 5, p514
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v12050514