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Development of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) mRNA Vaccine against Highly Pathogenic PRRSV Challenge
 
Mirwaise Khan1,#, Xinqi Shi1,#, Ziyi Wei1, Fandan Meng1, Peiyu Xiao1, Tao Wang1, Lingzhi Luo1, Dasong Xia1, Tongqing An1, Haiwei Wang1,2*, Xuehui Cai1,3*
 

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

 
 
   
 

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)



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