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- Title
Ad26.M.Env ZIKV vaccine protects pregnant rhesus macaques and fetuses against Zika virus infection.
- Authors
Martinot, Amanda J.; Cox, Freek; Abbink, Peter; Hecht, Jonathan L.; Bronson, Roderick; Borducchi, Erica N.; Rinaldi, William J.; Ferguson, Melissa J.; De La Barrera, Rafael A.; Zahn, Roland; van der Fits, Leslie; Barouch, Dan H.
- Abstract
At the start of the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in 2015, ZIKV spread across South and Central America, and reached parts of the southern United States placing pregnant women at risk for fetal microcephaly, fetal loss, and other adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with congenital ZIKA syndrome (CZS). For this reason, testing of a safe and efficacious ZIKV vaccine remains a global health priority. Here we report that a single immunization with Ad26.M.Env ZIKV vaccine, when administered prior to conception, fully protects pregnant rhesus macaques from ZIKV viral RNA in blood and tissues with no adverse effects in dams and fetuses. Furthermore, vaccination prevents ZIKV distribution to fetal tissues including the brain. ZIKV associated neuropathology was absent in offspring of Ad26.M.Env vaccinated dams, although pathology was limited in fetuses from non-immunized, challenged dams. Vaccine efficacy is associated with induction of ZIKV neutralizing antibodies in pregnant rhesus macaques. These data suggest the feasibility of vaccine prevention of CZS in humans.
- Subjects
CENTRAL America; ZIKA virus infections; MACAQUES; RHESUS monkeys; FETAL tissues; VACCINE effectiveness; ZIKA virus
- Publication
NPJ Vaccines, 2024, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2059-0105
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41541-024-00927-8