2024
Salp14 epitope-based mRNA vaccination induces early recognition of a tick bite
Cui Y, Cibichakravarthy B, Tang X, Alameh M, Dwivedi G, Weissman D, Fikrig E. Salp14 epitope-based mRNA vaccination induces early recognition of a tick bite. Vaccine 2024, 42: 126304. PMID: 39236403, PMCID: PMC11416896, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTick bite siteGuinea pigsMRNA-LNPMRNA vaccinesBite siteImmunized guinea pigsTiters of IgGIxodes scapularis ticksDevelopment of erythemaLipid nanoparticlesSkin of guinea pigsI. scapularisTicksErythemaHistamine activityPigsTick bitesCarboxyl terminusRepeated exposureExposure of animalsAmino acidsSalivary proteinsVaccineMRNAGuinea
2023
Development of an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine against Lyme disease
Pine M, Arora G, Hart T, Bettini E, Gaudette B, Muramatsu H, Tombácz I, Kambayashi T, Tam Y, Brisson D, Allman D, Locci M, Weissman D, Fikrig E, Pardi N. Development of an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine against Lyme disease. Molecular Therapy 2023, 31: 2702-2714. PMID: 37533256, PMCID: PMC10492027, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2023.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseImmune responseCell-mediated immune responsesLyme disease vaccinePotent immune responsesProtein subunit vaccinesSARS-CoV-2Surface protein AVector-borne infectious diseasesMRNA-LNP vaccineOuter surface protein ASingle immunizationProtective efficacyMRNA vaccinesClinical vaccinesDisease vaccineNanoparticle vaccineSubunit vaccineVaccine developmentVaccineBacterial infectionsMRNA-LNPInfectious diseasesDiseaseMRNA platformA mosquito AgTRIO mRNA vaccine contributes to immunity against malaria
Chuang Y, Alameh M, Abouneameh S, Raduwan H, Ledizet M, Weissman D, Fikrig E. A mosquito AgTRIO mRNA vaccine contributes to immunity against malaria. Npj Vaccines 2023, 8: 88. PMID: 37286568, PMCID: PMC10244833, DOI: 10.1038/s41541-023-00679-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHumoral responseFuture malaria vaccinesMosquito saliva proteinsRobust humoral responseImmunization of miceVector antigensIsotype antibodiesIgG titersImmunized miceMalaria vaccinePassive immunizationIgG2a isotypesMRNA vaccinesPlasmodium infectionMosquito bitesMRNA lipid nanoparticlesVaccineMRNA-LNPPlasmodium sporozoitesMalariaMiceImmunizationSaliva proteinsPotential usefulnessVertebrate hosts
2021
mRNA vaccination induces tick resistance and prevents transmission of the Lyme disease agent
Sajid A, Matias J, Arora G, Kurokawa C, DePonte K, Tang X, Lynn G, Wu MJ, Pal U, Strank NO, Pardi N, Narasimhan S, Weissman D, Fikrig E. mRNA vaccination induces tick resistance and prevents transmission of the Lyme disease agent. Science Translational Medicine 2021, 13: eabj9827. PMID: 34788080, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abj9827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick-borne infectionsTick-borne infectious diseaseEngorgement weightDisease agentsTicksTick exposureLyme disease agentGuinea pigsTick biteNormal blood mealBlood mealNucleoside-modified mRNALyme diseasePigsLocal rednessMRNA vaccinationMRNA vaccinesBite siteSalivary proteinsPrevents transmissionInfectious diseasesDiseaseVaccineResistanceEffective induction