Chunsai He , Lu Ding , Chenxi Zhu , Jiacheng Yang , Taoyun Chen , Lan Lan , Ni Qing , Chanqing Yu , Bin Zhang
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Abstract
Bovine Nebovirus (BNeV) and Bovine Norovirus (BNoV) are major causes of viral diarrhea in calves, leading to significant economic losses. Currently, no commercial vaccines exist for these pathogens. Here, we developed bivalent virus-like particles (VLPs) co-expressing BNeV and BNoV VP1 proteins using a baculovirus-insect cell system and evaluated their immunogenicity in mice. Both monovalent (BNoV or BNeV VLPs) and bivalent VLPs induced peak IgG titers by day 14 post-booster, with the bivalent VLPs triggering faster antibody production. Histo-blood group antigen (HBGA) blocking assays (BT50) showed that bivalent VLPs induced higher blocking antibody titers, peaking at day 14 and remaining elevated at day 28. Additionally, bivalent VLPs enhanced IFN-γ secretion and increased CD3+CD8+ T-cell proportions. These findings demonstrate that BNeV-BNoV-VP1 bivalent VLPs effectively stimulate cellular immunity and blocking antibodies, supporting their potential as vaccines against BNeV and BNoV.
期刊介绍:
Microbial Pathogenesis publishes original contributions and reviews about the molecular and cellular mechanisms of infectious diseases. It covers microbiology, host-pathogen interaction and immunology related to infectious agents, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. It also accepts papers in the field of clinical microbiology, with the exception of case reports.
Research Areas Include:
-Pathogenesis
-Virulence factors
-Host susceptibility or resistance
-Immune mechanisms
-Identification, cloning and sequencing of relevant genes
-Genetic studies
-Viruses, prokaryotic organisms and protozoa
-Microbiota
-Systems biology related to infectious diseases
-Targets for vaccine design (pre-clinical studies)