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Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of BBV152: a whole virion inactivated SARS CoV-2 vaccine in the Syrian hamster model
Pragya D Yadav
Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Pin-411021
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The availability of a safe and effective vaccine would be the eventual measure to deal with SARS-CoV-2 threat. Here, we have developed and assessed the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152) in hamsters. Three dose vaccination regime with three formulations of BBV152 induced significant titres of SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG and neutralizing antibodies. The formulation with imidazoquinoline adsorbed on alum adjuvant remarkably generated a quick and robust immune response. Th1 biased immune response was demonstrated by the detection of IgG2 antibodies. Post-SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccinated hamsters did not show any histopathological changes in the lungs. The protection of the hamsters was evident by the rapid clearance of the virus from lower respiratory tract, reduced virus load in upper respiratory tract, absence of lung pathology and robust humoral immune response. These findings confirm the immunogenic potential of BBV152 and further protection of hamsters challenged with SARS-CoV-2.
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SARS-CoV-2, Inactivated vaccine, Hamster, Neutralizing antibodies, Real time RT-PCR
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Intranasal dose optimization for challenge in hamsters. Six hamsters were challenged with various dilutions of the virus and the lung tissues of the three hamsters each were collected on the 3 and 14 DPI to optimize the challenge dose. A) Virus titre in lungs samples depicting similar viral titre on the 3 DPI and three-fold reduction at 14 DPI. B) Viral gRNA copy number observed in the lungs sample on the 3 DPI and 14 DPI.
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Cytokine analysis: Cytokine profile for (A) TNF- α (B) IL-4 (C) IL-10(D) IL-6 (E) IFN γ (F) IL-12 at 3, 7 and 15 DPI. The statistical significance was assessed using the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by the two-tailed Mann-Whitney test between the two groups; p-values less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant.
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Research Article
Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of BBV152: a whole virion inactivated SARS CoV-2 vaccine in the Syrian hamster model
Pragya D Yadav
Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Pin-411021
Corresponding Author
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- This study involved the use of non-human vertebrates.
- The author has confirmed that all appropriate ethical guidelines for the handling and use of animals in research have been followed and details of the oversight board have been included in the text.
- The author has confirmed that a statement listing potential conflicts of interest or lack thereof is included in the text.
The availability of a safe and effective vaccine would be the eventual measure to deal with SARS-CoV-2 threat. Here, we have developed and assessed the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152) in hamsters. Three dose vaccination regime with three formulations of BBV152 induced significant titres of SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG and neutralizing antibodies. The formulation with imidazoquinoline adsorbed on alum adjuvant remarkably generated a quick and robust immune response. Th1 biased immune response was demonstrated by the detection of IgG2 antibodies. Post-SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccinated hamsters did not show any histopathological changes in the lungs. The protection of the hamsters was evident by the rapid clearance of the virus from lower respiratory tract, reduced virus load in upper respiratory tract, absence of lung pathology and robust humoral immune response. These findings confirm the immunogenic potential of BBV152 and further protection of hamsters challenged with SARS-CoV-2.
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