Agelidis, Alex, Koujah, Lulia, Suryawanshi, Rahul, Yadavalli, Tejabhiram, Mishra, Yogendra Kumar, Adelung, Rainer and Shukla, Deepak (2019) An Intra-Vaginal Zinc Oxide Tetrapod Nanoparticles (ZOTEN) and Genital Herpesvirus Cocktail Can Provide a Novel Platform for Live Virus Vaccine. Frontiers in Immunology, 10 . DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00500.

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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2) is a common cause of genital infections throughout the world. Currently no prophylactic vaccine or therapeutic cure exists against the virus that establishes a latent infection for the life of the host. Intravaginal microbivac is a developing out-of-the-box strategy that combines instant microbicidal effects with future vaccine-like benefits. We have recently shown that our uniquely designed zinc oxide tetrapod nanoparticles (ZOTEN) show strong microbivac efficacy against HSV-2 infection in a murine model of genital infection. In our attempts to further understand the antiviral and immune bolstering effects of ZOTEN microbivac and to develop ZOTEN as a platform for future live virus vaccines, we tested a ZOTEN/HSV-2 cocktail and found that prior incubation of HSV-2 with ZOTEN inhibits the ability of the virus to infect vaginal tissue in female Balb/c mice and blocks virus shedding as judged by plaque assays. Quite interestingly, the ZOTEN-neutralized virions elicit a local immune response that is highly comparable with the HSV-2 infection alone with reduced inflammation and clinical manifestations of disease. Information provided by our study will pave the way for the further development of ZOTEN as a microbivac and a future platform for live virus vaccines.

Document Type:	Article
Keywords:	herpes simplex virus, genital herpes, immunotherapy, live virus vaccine, viral infection
Research affiliation:	Kiel University > Kiel Marine Science OceanRep > The Future Ocean - Cluster of Excellence Kiel University
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	No
Publisher:	International Union of Immuniological Societys
Projects:	Future Ocean
Date Deposited:	01 Aug 2019 10:15
Last Modified:	02 Jan 2020 12:20
URI:	https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/47302

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