BROAD-SPECTRUM MULTI-ANTIGEN PAN-CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

    公开(公告)号:US20240269266A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18601925

    申请日:2024-03-11

    摘要: Waning immunity induced by first-generation Spike-alone-based COVID-19 has failed to prevent immune escape by many variants of concern (VOCs) that emerged from 2020 to 2024, resulting in a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, a next-generation Coronavirus (CoV) vaccine incorporating highly conserved non-Spike SARS-CoV-2 antigens is described herein. Conserved non-Spike T cell antigens in combination with a Spike antigen encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles: (i) Induced high frequencies of lung-resident antigen-specific CXCR5+CD4+ T follicular helper cells, GzmB+CD4+ and GzmB+CD8+ cytotoxic T cells, and CD69+IFN-γ+TNFα+CD4+ and CD69+IFN-γ+TNFα+CD8+ effector T cells; and (ii) Reduced viral load and COVID-19-like symptoms caused by various VOCs. The combined antigen/LNP-based pan-CoV vaccine could be rapidly adapted for clinical use to confer broader cross-protective immunity against emerging highly mutated and pathogenic VOCs.

    CIRCULAR RNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240042015A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US17999378

    申请日:2021-05-19

    IPC分类号: A61K39/295 A61P37/04

    摘要: Circular RNA, along with related compositions and methods are described herein. In some embodiments, the inventive circular RNA comprises group I intron fragments, spacers, an IRES, duplex forming regions, and an expression sequence. In some embodiments, the expression sequence encodes an antigen. In some embodiments, circular RNA of the invention has improved expression, functional stability, immunogenicity, ease of manufacturing, and/or half-life when compared to linear RNA. In some embodiments, inventive methods and constructs result in improved circularization efficiency, splicing efficiency, and/or purity when compared to existing RNA circularization approaches.