mRNA vaccines: The future of prevention of viral infections?

P Rzymski, A Szuster‐Ciesielska… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines against COVID‐19 are the first authorized biological
preparations developed using this platform. During the pandemic, their administration has …

Defending against SARS-CoV-2: The T cell perspective

P Almendro-Vázquez, R Laguna-Goya… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell response has been proven essential for viral clearance, COVID-
19 outcome and long-term memory. Impaired early T cell-driven immunity leads to a severe …

Enhancing the immunogenicity of lipid-nanoparticle mRNA vaccines by adjuvanting the ionizable lipid and the mRNA

B Li, AY Jiang, I Raji, C Atyeo, TM Raimondo… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
To elicit optimal immune responses, messenger RNA vaccines require intracellular delivery
of the mRNA and the careful use of adjuvants. Here we report a multiply adjuvanted mRNA …

Additive effects of booster mRNA vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection on T cell immunity across immunocompromised states

TR Müller, T Sekine, D Trubach, J Niessl… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Suboptimal immunity to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination has frequently been observed in
individuals with various immunodeficiencies. Given the increased antibody evasion …

The T-cell-directed vaccine BNT162b4 encoding conserved non-spike antigens protects animals from severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

CM Arieta, YJ Xie, DA Rothenberg, H Diao, D Harjanto… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
T cell responses play an important role in protection against beta-coronavirus infections,
including SARS-CoV-2, where they associate with decreased COVID-19 disease severity …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative characterization of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells induced by mRNA or inactive virus COVID-19 vaccines

JME Lim, SK Hang, S Hariharaputran, A Chia… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Unlike mRNA vaccines based only on the spike protein, inactivated severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines should induce a diversified T cell …

An mRNA-based T-cell-inducing antigen strengthens COVID-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 variants

W Tai, S Feng, B Chai, S Lu, G Zhao, D Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Herd immunity achieved through mass vaccination is an effective approach to prevent
contagious diseases. Nonetheless, emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants with frequent mutations …

CD4+ and CD8+ T cells are required to prevent SARS-CoV-2 persistence in the nasal compartment

M Kar, KEE Johnson, A Vanderheiden, EJ Elrod… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces the generation of virus-specific CD4+ and CD8+ effector and
memory T cells. However, the contribution of T cells in controlling SARS-CoV-2 during …

Memory T cells effectively recognize the SARS-CoV-2 hypermutated BA. 2.86 variant

TR Müller, Y Gao, J Wu, O Ribeiro, P Chen… - Cell host & …, 2024 - cell.com
T cells are critical in mediating the early control of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) breakthrough infection. However, it remains unknown whether …

Mucosal adenovirus vaccine boosting elicits IgA and durably prevents XBB. 1.16 infection in nonhuman primates

M Gagne, BJ Flynn, SF Andrew, J Marquez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A mucosal route of vaccination could prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) replication at the site of infection and limit transmission. We …