1State
Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin
Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural
Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China; 2Heilongjiang Provincial
Key Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Harbin 150069, China;
3Heilongjiang Veterinary Biopharmaceutical Engineering
Technology Research Center, Harbin 150069, China
*Corresponding author:
wanghaiwei@caas.cn
(HW);caixuehui@caas.cn
(XC)
Abstract
Infection with the Porcine Reproductive and
Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) results in a chronic and occasionally severe
illness that affects pregnant sows and is characterized by respiratory issues,
weight loss, poor growth performance, and reproductive failure. The emerged
messenger RNA(mRNA) is a promising approach to preventing various diseases due
to its favorable safety profile, ease of design, and scalable production. In
this study, we developed a messenger RNA(mRNA)
vaccine against a highly pathogenic PRRSV strain HuN4. Recombined multiple
antigenic proteins, including GP5-M, GP3-NSP9, and GP2-GP4, were designed and
codon-optimized. Indirect
immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and Western blot detected the expression
levels of different mRNA-LNPs. The outcomes of IFA demonstrated that GP3-NSP9
and GP2-GP4 had stronger fluorescence in their mRNA-LNP expressions, GP3-NSP9
expressing themselves better than GP2-GP4. Conversely, GP5-M exhibited hardly
little fluorescence. The GP2-GP4 and GP3-NSP9 fusion proteins were expressed in
the cells, according to the Western blot data. However, GP5-M was not.
The GP3-NSP9 and GP2-GP4 were used to
immunize pigs alone or in combination. The challenge of PRRSV HuN4 after
immunization revealed that N protein antibody titers and viral load in the blood
and lungs were much lower than those of mock-challenged pigs. All piglets were
euthanized, and their lungs were examined macroscopically and
histopathologically. In addition, the GP2-GP4 and GP3-NSP9 combined mRNA
immunization showed effective and protective immune response than GP3-NSP9 mRNA
individual immunization.
To Cite This Article:
Khan M, Shi X, Wei Z, Meng F, Xiao P, Wang T, Luo L, Xia D, An T, Wang H and Cai
X, 2024. Development of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv)
mrna vaccine against highly pathogenic prrsv challenge. Pak Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.263