325 results about "Recombinant vaccines" patented technology

This invention is directed to preparation and expression of synthetic genes encoding polypeptides containing protective epitopes of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT). The invention is also directed to production of immunogenic peptides encoded by the synthetic genes, as weel as recovery and purification of the immunogenic peptides from recombinant organisms. The invention is also directed to methods of vaccination against botulism using the expressed peptides.

This invention is directed to methods for treating a central nervous system (CNS) tumor or cancer using live Listeria-based recombinant vaccines.

Compositions, recombinant vaccines and live attenuated pathogens comprising one or more isolated nucleic acid molecules that encode an immunogen in combination with an isolated nucleic acid molecule that encodes IL-28 or a functional fragment thereof are disclosed. Methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against an immunogen, using such compositions are disclosed.

The present invention encompasses FMDV vaccines or compositions. The vaccine or composition may be a vaccine or composition containing FMDV antigens. The invention also encompasses recombinant vectors encoding and expressing FMDV antigens, epitopes or immunogens which can be used to protect animals, in particular ovines, bovines, caprines, or porcines, against FMDV.

Improved vaccines which include a nucleotide sequence that encodes immunomodulating protein operably linked to regulatory elements are disclosed. The improved vaccines include DNA vaccines, recombinant vaccines for delivering foreign antigen and live attenuated vaccines. Methods of immunizing individuals are disclosed. Compositions for and methods of treating individuals with autoimmune diseases are disclosed.

The present invention provides a novel avian herpesvirus (NAHV) vector and recombinant vaccines made therefrom that are useful to immunize avian species against Marek's disease, infectious laryngotracheitis and Newcastle disease. Methods of immunizing an avian species against Marek's disease, infectious laryngotracheitis and Newcastle disease are also provided.

The invention is directed to compositions capable of augmenting the immunogenicity of a vaccine. The composition, or adjuvant, is administered to a mammal in need thereof in sequential or concurrent combination with a vaccine antigen. In one preferred aspect, the adjuvant is provided in the form of a recombinant poxvirus vector, such as a vaccinia virus vector, which comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding IL-15.

An immunogenic or vaccine composition to induce an immune response or protective immune response against West Nile virus (WNV) in an animal susceptible to WNV. The composition includes a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable vehicle or excipient, and a vector. The vector contains heterologous nucleic acid molecule(s), expresses in vivo in the animal WNV antigen, immunogen or epitope thereof, e.g., WNV E; WNV prM and E; WNV M and E; WNV prM, WNV M and E, WNV polyprotein prM-E, WNV polyprotein M-E, or WNV polyprotein prM-M-E. The composition can contain an adjuvant, such as carbomer. Methods for making and using such a composition, including prime-boost regimes and including as to differential diagnosis, are also contemplated.

The present invention encompasses engineered Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) vaccines or compositions. The vaccine or composition may be a recombinant vaccine. The invention also encompasses recombinant vectors encoding and expressing avian pathogen antigens, more specifically avian influenza proteins, epitopes or immunogens. Such vaccines or compositions can be used to protect animals, in particular avian, against disease.

Nucleic acid molecules that encode IL-15 or fragments thereof, which express protein at a higher level than nucleic acid molecules with native coding sequences for IL-15 are disclosed. Nucleic acid molecules with additional modifications such as the absence of coding sequences for IL-15 signal sequences and/or the absence of IL-15 untranslated sequences and/or inclusion of non-IL-15 signal sequences are also disclosed. Vectors, including plasmids and viral vectors, comprising such nucleic acid molecules; and to host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules are disclosed as well as methods of using such nucleic acid molecules alone or in combination with nucleic acid sequences encoding immunogens which are part of the nucleic acid molecules and/or part of a different nucleic acid molecule. Recombinant vaccines and live attenuated pathogens encoding fusion proteins, and methods of using the same, are disclosed.

The invention discloses a recombinant novel coronavirus as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The invention firstly discloses a recombinant virus. Any one of an NS gene of an influenza virus, an HA gene of the influenza virus and an NA gene of the influenza virus of the recombinant virus is replaced. The invention further discloses application of the recombinant virus in preparation of a product for preventing and/or treating diseases caused by influenza virus and/or SARS-CoV-2. According to the invention, the SARS-CoV-2 antigen epitope and the influenza virus genome are operated from the gene level; the recombinant SARS-CoV-2 vaccine strain taking the influenza virus as the carrier is prepared on the basis of an RG technology, so that the problem of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shortage is solved. The recombinant novel coronavirus will be a new milestone in the field of coronavirus vaccines, and the SARS-CoV-2 chimeric vaccine can protect more people from being harmed by theinfluenza virus and SARS-CoV-2.

The present invention relates to an immunogenic or vaccine composition to induce an immune response or protective immune response against Orbiviruses, more specifically bluetongue virus (BTV) in an animal susceptible to BTV infection. The composition may include a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable vehicle or excipient, and a vector. The vector may contain heterologous nucleic acid molecule(s), expresses in vivo in the animal BTV antigen, immunogen or epitope thereof, e.g., BTV VP2; BTV VP2 and VP5; BTV VP2 and VP5 and VP3 and/or VP7. The composition can contain an adjuvant, such as carbomer. Methods for making and using such a composition, including prime-boost regimes and including as to differential diagnosis, are also contemplated.

The invention discloses an establishing method of a bacterial artificial chromosome recombinant duck plague virus rescue system platform and application of the platform. A bacterial artificial chromosome recombinant duck plague virus is obtained by inserting a recombinant duck plague virus transfer vector pUC18/EGFP-TKAB-BAC11 in a TK domain, wherein the recombinant duck plague virus transfer vector contains a TK gene left-right homologous arm, a reporter gene EGFP and a bacterial artificial chromosome core function component. By means of the platform, the in-vitro biologics characteristics of a UL55 gene-deleted strain established through an inside-bacterium two-step RED recombination method and a back mutation strain and parent strain of the UL55 gene-deleted strain are quite close; the functions are not related to positioning of a UL26.5 gene in a cell. The method is beneficial to development of pathogenic mechanism and gene function research of DPV CHv and is beneficial to the duck plague virus prevention and the research and application of recombinant duck plague virus vaccines of other poultry infectious diseases based on the platform; in addition, due to the fact that the recombinant virus carries a TK deletion mark and an EGFP gene, a mark vaccine can be developed to clinically distinguish a wild virus and a recombinant vaccine virus.

The present invention relates to targets for Human microRNAs in Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Genome and provides specific miRNA targets against H5N1 virus. Existing therapies for Avian flu are of limited use primarily due to genetic re-assortment of the viral genome, generating novel proteins, and thus escaping immune response. In animal models, baculovirus-derived recombinant H5 vaccines were immunogenic and protective, but results in humans were disappointing even when using high doses. Currently, two classes of drugs are available with antiviral activity against influenza viruses: inhibitors of the M2 ion channel, amantadine and rimantadine, and inhibitors of neuraminidase, oseltamivir, and zanamivir. There is paucity of information regarding effectiveness of these drugs in H5N1 infection. These drugs are also well known to have side effects like neurotoxicity. Thus there exists a need to develop alternate therapy for targeting the Avian flu virus (H5N1). The present invention addresses this need in the field.

This invention provides the sequence of 5,299 nucleotides from the E. canis genome. There are four proteins, ProA, ProB, MmpA, and a cytochrome oxidase homolog, as well as a partial lipoprotein signal peptidase homolog at the carboxy terminus, coded for in this cloned fragment. The antigenic properties of these proteins allow them to be used to create a vaccine. An embodiment of this invention includes the creation of a DNA vaccine, a recombinant vaccine, and a T cell epitope vaccine. Another embodiment of this invention includes the use of serological diagnosis techniques.

The invention provides a novel method of vaccination of an animal of the felidae family against feline leukemia. The FeLV recombinant vaccine based on viral vector with the aid of a liquid jet needle-free injector can result in distribution of the vaccine essentially in the dermis and the hypodermis of the animal.

Improved anti-HPV immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them are disclosed. Immunogens disclosed include those having consensus HPV 18 E6 and E7. Pharmaceutical composition, recombinant vaccines comprising and live attenuated vaccines are disclosed as well methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against HPV are disclosed.

Improved anti-HCV immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them are disclosed. Immunogens disclosed include those having consensus HCV genotype 1 a/1 b NS3 and NS4A. Pharmaceutical composition, recombinant vaccines comprising and live attenuated vaccines are disclosed as well methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against HCV are disclosed.

Live, attenuated recombinant rabies virus vaccines are generated using reverse genetics to combine the antigenic determinants that render the rabies virus non-pathogenic with the determinants that are responsible for the elicitation of an effective anti-rabies immune response. These vaccines do not affect the antigenic, and therefore the immunogenic, properties of the virus. The present invention further relates to recombinant rabies virus vaccines that express a pro-apoptotic protein, such as cytochrome c, to increase the capacity to induce apoptosis, thereby enhancing the protective immunity against rabies. This new generation of live rabies virus vaccines represents a safe and effective approach to the eradication of rabies in wildlife, and subsequently humans and livestock.

The invention discloses an Asia1 type multi-epitope recombinant vaccine of bovine foot-and-mouth disease viruses and a preparation method thereof. The recombinant vaccine comprises the following components: proteins coded by foot-and-mouth disease virus multi-epitope genes and the fusion genes of carrier proteins, and foot-and-mouth disease virus 3D proteins. The preparation method comprises the following steps: diluting the proteins expressed by the foot-and-mouth disease virus multi-epitope genes and the fusion genes of the carrier proteins and the foot-and-mouth disease virus 3D proteins, mixing the diluted proteins uniformly, adding an adjuvant into the mixture to emulsify the mixture. Animal models and animal immune effect experiments show that the bovine Asia1 epitope recombinant vaccine can make comprehensive immune protective response, can induce injected and immunized bovine and guinea pigs to generate high level neutralizing antibodies, and can also induce cell immune response, so the recombinant vaccine can effectively protect animals against the virulent attack of the foot-and-mouth disease viruses.

The invention belongs to the field of biological pharmacy. The invention provides a recombinant vaccine, comprising a SPV and one pharmaceutically acceptable vector and/or adjuvant or a plurality of such vectors and/or adjuvants. The SPV comprises an SPV vector and the encoding genes of SzP. The recombinant SPV vaccine provided in the invention can proliferate in large quantities in immune animalbodies, express target protein SzP and induce the generation of high titer antibodies in animal bodies, and exerts a good protective effect on immune animals.

The invention discloses a sheep aphthovirus Asial type multi-epitope recombinant vaccine and a preparation method thereof. The recombinant vaccine comprises the following ingredients: a protein encoded by aphthovirus multi-epitope genes and carrier protein fusion genes, and an aphthovirus 3D protein. The preparation method comprises the following steps: respectively diluting the protein encoded by the aphthovirus multi-epitope genes and the carrier protein fusion genes and the aphthovirus 3D protein; then, uniformly mixing the diluted proteins; adding auxiliary agents into the mixture; carrying out emulsification; and obtaining the sheep aphthovirus Asia1 type multi-epitope recombinant vaccine. Animal model and animal immune efficiency experiments show that the sheep Asial epitope recombinant vaccine of the invention can generate overall immunoprotection reaction, injected immune sheep can be induced to generate high-level neutralizing antibodies, and can also induce the cellullar immunologic response. The recombinant vaccine of the invention can effectively protect animals from the virulent strain attack of the aphthovirus.

The invention provides an I-group 4-type fowl adenovirus DNA vaccine and application thereof. According to the technical scheme, based on experimental means, research finds and shows that fiber protrusions have good immunity prototypes, in this way, with 4-type fowl adenovirus fibrous protein C-terminal genes being antigen substances, codon optimization is carried out on the basis of a natural sequence, an eukaryotic expression vector pCAGGS is cloned, and the DNA vaccine pCAGoptiFAV4C is constructed. According to the researched fowl adenovirus NDA vaccine, a method of gene engineering fermentation is adopted for preparing antigens, and therefore the I-group 4-type fowl adenovirus DNA vaccine is low in cost, pure in antigen and safe to use. By the utilization of a serology method and an immunity virus attack method, the immunity effect of the vaccine is evaluated. The result shows that the vaccine can provide effective immune protection for fowl, and has good commercial development prospects. Compared with a traditional vaccine, the DNA vaccine achieves the safety of subunit vaccines and inactivated vaccines, and also has the features of simultaneous induction of humoral immunity and cellular immune response, wherein the features only belong to attenuated vaccines or recombinant vaccines.