文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Tang, Xuechao ¹ ; Li, Sufen ¹ ; Zhou, Jinzhu ¹ ; Bian, Xianyu ¹ ; Wang, Jianxin ¹ ; Han, Nan ¹ ; Zhu, Xuejiao ¹ ; Tao, Ran ¹ ; Wang, Wei ¹ ; Sun, Min ¹ ; Li, Peng ² ; Zhang, Xuehan ¹ ; Li, Bin ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Jiangsu Acad Agr Sci, Inst Vet Med, Jiangsu Key Lab Food Qual & Safety, State Key Lab Cultivat Base,Minist Sci & Technol, Nanjing 210014, Peoples R China

2.Yangtze Univ, Coll Anim Sci, Jingzhou, Peoples R China

3.Yangzhou Univ, Jiangsu Coinnovat Ctr Prevent & Control Important, Important Anim Infect Dis & Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Peoples R China

4.GuoTai Taizhou Ctr Technol Innovat Vet Biol, Taizhou, Peoples R China

关键词： rotavirus; porcine; vaccine; P genotype; VP4 protein

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY （ 影响因子：5.4； 五年影响因子：4.9 ）

ISSN： 0022-538X

年卷期： 2024 年 98 卷 5 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Porcine rotaviruses (PoRVs) cause severe economic losses in the swine industry. P[7] and P[23] are the predominant genotypes circulating on farms, but no vaccine is yet available. Here, we developed a bivalent subunit PoRV vaccine using truncated versions (VP4*) of the VP4 proteins from P[7] and P[23]. The vaccination of mice with the bivalent subunit vaccine elicited more robust neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) and cellular immune responses than its components, even at high doses. The bivalent subunit vaccine and inactivated bivalent vaccine prepared from strains PoRVs G9P[7] and G9P[23] were used to examine their protective efficacy in sows and suckling piglets after passive immunization. The immunized sows showed significantly elevated NAbs in the serum and colostrum, and the suckling piglets acquired high levels of sIgA antibodies from the colostrum. Challenging subunit-vaccinated or inactivated-vaccinated piglets with homologous virulent strains did not induce diarrhea, except in one or two piglets, which had mild diarrhea. Immunization with the bivalent subunit vaccine and inactivated vaccine also alleviated the microscopic lesions in the intestinal tissues caused by the challenge with the corresponding homologous virulent strain. However, all the piglets in the challenged group displayed mild to watery diarrhea and high levels of viral shedding, whereas the feces and intestines of the piglets in the bivalent subunit vaccine and inactivated vaccine groups had lower viral loads. In summary, our data show for the first time that a bivalent subunit vaccine combining VP4*P[7] and VP4*P[23] effectively protects piglets against the diarrhea caused by homologous virulent strains. IMPORTANCE PoRVs are the main causes of diarrhea in piglets worldwide. The multisegmented genome of PoRVs allows the reassortment of VP4 and VP7 genes from different RV species and strains. The P[7] and P[23] are the predominant genotypes circulating in pig farms, but no vaccine is available at present in China. Subunit vaccines, as nonreplicating vaccines, are an option to cope with variable genotypes. Here, we have developed a bivalent subunit candidate vaccine based on a truncated VP4 protein, which induced robust humoral and cellular immune responses and protected piglets against challenge with homologous PoRV. It also appears to be safe. These data show that the truncated VP4-protein-based subunit vaccine is a promising candidate for the prevention of PoRV diarrhea. PoRVs are the main causes of diarrhea in piglets worldwide. The multisegmented genome of PoRVs allows the reassortment of VP4 and VP7 genes from different RV species and strains. The P[7] and P[23] are the predominant genotypes circulating in pig farms, but no vaccine is available at present in China. Subunit vaccines, as nonreplicating vaccines, are an option to cope with variable genotypes. Here, we have developed a bivalent subunit candidate vaccine based on a truncated VP4 protein, which induced robust humoral and cellular immune responses and protected piglets against challenge with homologous PoRV. It also appears to be safe. These data show that the truncated VP4-protein-based subunit vaccine is a promising candidate for the prevention of PoRV diarrhea.