Adenosine deaminase augments SARS-CoV-2 specific cellular and humoral responses in aged mouse models of immunization and challenge

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Gary, Ebony N.
Tursi, Nicholas J.
Warner, Bryce M.
Cuismano, Gina
Connors, Jennifer
Parzych, Elizabeth M.
Griffin, Bryan D.
Bell, Matthew R.
Ali, Ali R.
Frase, Drew
Hojecki, Casey E.
Canziani, Gabriela A.
Chaiken, Irwin
Kannan, Toshitha
Moffat, Estella
Embury-Hyatt, Carissa
Wooton, Sarah K.
Kossenkov, Andrew
Patel, Ami
Kobasa, Darwyn
Kutzler, Michele A.
Haddad, Elias K.
Weiner, David B.
dc.date.accepted
2023-02-23
dc.date.accessioned
2024-08-29T14:59:17Z
dc.date.available
2024-08-29T14:59:17Z
dc.date.issued
2023-03-14
dc.date.submitted
2023-01-05
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Despite numerous clinically available vaccines and therapeutics, aged patients remain at increased risk for COVID-19 morbidity. Furthermore, various patient populations, including the aged can have suboptimal responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine antigens. Here, we characterized vaccine-induced responses to SARS-CoV-2 synthetic DNA vaccine antigens in aged mice. Aged mice exhibited altered cellular responses, including decreased IFNγ secretion and increased TNFα and IL-4 secretion suggestive of TH2-skewed responses. Aged mice exhibited decreased total binding and neutralizing antibodies in their serum but significantly increased TH2-type antigen-specific IgG1 antibody compared to their young counterparts. Strategies to enhance vaccine-induced immune responses are important, especially in aged patient populations. We observed that co-immunization with plasmid-encoded adenosine deaminase (pADA)enhanced immune responses in young animals. Ageing is associated with decreases in ADA function and expression. Here, we report that co-immunization with pADA enhanced IFNγ secretion while decreasing TNFα and IL-4 secretion. pADA expanded the breadth and affinity SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific antibodies while supporting TH1-type humoral responses in aged mice. scRNAseq analysis of aged lymph nodes revealed that pADA co-immunization supported a TH1 gene profile and decreased FoxP3 gene expression. Upon challenge, pADA co-immunization decreased viral loads in aged mice. These data support the use of mice as a model for age-associated decreased vaccine immunogenicity and infection-mediated morbidity and mortality in the context of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and provide support for the use of adenosine deaminase as a molecular adjuvant in immune-challenged populations.
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Gary, E. N., Tursi, N. J., Warner, B. M., Cuismano, G., Connors, J., Parzych, E. M., Griffin, B. D., Bell, M. R., Ali, A. R., Frase, D., Hojecki, C. E., Canziani, G. A., Chaiken, I., Kannan, T., Moffat, E., Embury-Hyatt, C., Wooton, S. K., Kossenkov, A., Patel, A., … Weiner, D. B. (2023). Adenosine deaminase augments SARS-CoV-2 specific cellular and humoral responses in aged mouse models of immunization and Challenge. Frontiers in Immunology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1138609
dc.identifier.doi
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1138609
dc.identifier.issn
1664-3224
dc.identifier.uri
https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/2900
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher
Frontiers Media S.A.
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Gold
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Or
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
Science and technology
dc.subject - fr
Santé
Sciences et technologie
dc.subject.en - en
Health
Science and technology
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
Sciences et technologie
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Adenosine deaminase augments SARS-CoV-2 specific cellular and humoral responses in aged mouse models of immunization and challenge
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Article
dc.type - fr
Article
local.article.journaltitle
Frontiers in Immunology
local.article.journalvolume
14
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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