A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus

Previous attempts to develop a vaccine against bovine leukemia virus (BLV) have not been successful because of inadequate or short-lived stimulation of all immunity components. In this study, we designed an approach based on an attenuated BLV provirus by deleting genes dispensable for infectivity bu...

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Main Authors: Suarez Archilla, Guillermo, Gutierrez, Gerónimo, Camussone, Cecilia, Calvinho, Luis Fernando, Abdala, Alejandro Ariel, Alvarez, Irene, Petersen, Marcos Iván, Franco, Lautaro Nahuel, De Stefano, Gabriel Alejandro, Monti, Gustavo, Jacques, Jean-Rock, Joris, Thomas, Willems, Luc, Trono, Karina Gabriela
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https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.980514/full
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author Suarez Archilla, Guillermo
Gutierrez, Gerónimo
Camussone, Cecilia
Calvinho, Luis Fernando
Abdala, Alejandro Ariel
Alvarez, Irene
Petersen, Marcos Iván
Franco, Lautaro Nahuel
De Stefano, Gabriel Alejandro
Monti, Gustavo
Jacques, Jean-Rock
Joris, Thomas
Willems, Luc
Trono, Karina Gabriela
author_browse Abdala, Alejandro Ariel
Alvarez, Irene
Calvinho, Luis Fernando
Camussone, Cecilia
De Stefano, Gabriel Alejandro
Franco, Lautaro Nahuel
Gutierrez, Gerónimo
Jacques, Jean-Rock
Joris, Thomas
Monti, Gustavo
Petersen, Marcos Iván
Suarez Archilla, Guillermo
Trono, Karina Gabriela
Willems, Luc
author_facet Suarez Archilla, Guillermo
Gutierrez, Gerónimo
Camussone, Cecilia
Calvinho, Luis Fernando
Abdala, Alejandro Ariel
Alvarez, Irene
Petersen, Marcos Iván
Franco, Lautaro Nahuel
De Stefano, Gabriel Alejandro
Monti, Gustavo
Jacques, Jean-Rock
Joris, Thomas
Willems, Luc
Trono, Karina Gabriela
author_sort Suarez Archilla, Guillermo
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description Previous attempts to develop a vaccine against bovine leukemia virus (BLV) have not been successful because of inadequate or short-lived stimulation of all immunity components. In this study, we designed an approach based on an attenuated BLV provirus by deleting genes dispensable for infectivity but required for efficient replication. The ability of the vaccine to protect from natural BLV infection was investigated in the context of dairy productive conditions in an endemic region. The attenuated vaccine was tested in a farm in which the prevalence rose from 16.7% in young cattle at the beginning of the study to more than 90% in adult individuals. Sterilizing immunity was obtained in 28 out of 29 vaccinated heifers over a period of 48 months, demonstrating the effectiveness of the vaccine. As indicated by the antiviral antibody titers, the humoral response was slightly reduced compared to wild-type infection. After initial post-vaccination bursts, the proviral loads of the attenuated vaccine remained most frequently undetectable. During the first dairy cycle, proviral DNA was not detected by nested-PCR in milk samples from vaccinated cows. During the second dairy cycle, provirus was sporadically detected in milk of two vaccinated cows. Forty-two calves born from vaccinated cows were negative for proviral DNA but had antiviral antibodies in their peripheral blood. The attenuated strain was not transmitted to sentinels, further supporting the safety of the vaccine. Altogether, these data thus demonstrate that the vaccine against BLV is safe and effective in herd conditions characterized by a very high incidence. This cost-effective approach will thus decrease the prevalence of BLV without modification of production practices. After facing a series of challenges pertaining to effectiveness and biosafety, the vaccine is now available for further large-scale delivery. The different challenges and hurdles that were bypassed may be informative for the development of a vaccine against HTLV-1.
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spelling INTA174662025-12-26T13:32:50Z A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus Suarez Archilla, Guillermo Gutierrez, Gerónimo Camussone, Cecilia Calvinho, Luis Fernando Abdala, Alejandro Ariel Alvarez, Irene Petersen, Marcos Iván Franco, Lautaro Nahuel De Stefano, Gabriel Alejandro Monti, Gustavo Jacques, Jean-Rock Joris, Thomas Willems, Luc Trono, Karina Gabriela Vaccines Bovine Leukemia Virus Vacuna Virus Leucemia Bovina BLV Retrovirus HTLV Cepa Atenuada Attenuated Strain Previous attempts to develop a vaccine against bovine leukemia virus (BLV) have not been successful because of inadequate or short-lived stimulation of all immunity components. In this study, we designed an approach based on an attenuated BLV provirus by deleting genes dispensable for infectivity but required for efficient replication. The ability of the vaccine to protect from natural BLV infection was investigated in the context of dairy productive conditions in an endemic region. The attenuated vaccine was tested in a farm in which the prevalence rose from 16.7% in young cattle at the beginning of the study to more than 90% in adult individuals. Sterilizing immunity was obtained in 28 out of 29 vaccinated heifers over a period of 48 months, demonstrating the effectiveness of the vaccine. As indicated by the antiviral antibody titers, the humoral response was slightly reduced compared to wild-type infection. After initial post-vaccination bursts, the proviral loads of the attenuated vaccine remained most frequently undetectable. During the first dairy cycle, proviral DNA was not detected by nested-PCR in milk samples from vaccinated cows. During the second dairy cycle, provirus was sporadically detected in milk of two vaccinated cows. Forty-two calves born from vaccinated cows were negative for proviral DNA but had antiviral antibodies in their peripheral blood. The attenuated strain was not transmitted to sentinels, further supporting the safety of the vaccine. Altogether, these data thus demonstrate that the vaccine against BLV is safe and effective in herd conditions characterized by a very high incidence. This cost-effective approach will thus decrease the prevalence of BLV without modification of production practices. After facing a series of challenges pertaining to effectiveness and biosafety, the vaccine is now available for further large-scale delivery. The different challenges and hurdles that were bypassed may be informative for the development of a vaccine against HTLV-1. EEA Rafaela Fil: Suarez Archilla, Guillermo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela. Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IDICAL); Argentina Fil: Suarez Archilla, Guillermo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IDICAL); Argentina Fil: Gutierrez, Gerónimo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas; Argentina Fil: Gutierrez, Gerónimo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Camussone, Cecilia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela. Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IDICAL); Argentina Fil: Camussone, Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IDICAL); Argentina Fil: Calvinho, Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela. Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IDICAL); Argentina Fil: Calvinho, Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. 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Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina Fil: De Stefano, Gabriel Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina Fil: Monti, Gustavo. Wageningen University and Research. Quantitative Veterinary Epidemiology Group; Países Bajos Fil: Jacques, Jean-Rock. University of Liège. Molecular and Cellular Epigenetics (GIGA) and Molecular Biology (TERRA); Bélgica Fil: Jacques, Jean-Rock. University of Liège. Molecular and Cellular Epigenetics, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Applied Genoproteomics (GIGA); Bélgica Fil: Joris, Thomas. University of Liège. Molecular and Cellular Epigenetics (GIGA) and Molecular Biology (TERRA); Bélgica Fil: Joris, Thomas. University of Liège. Molecular and Cellular Epigenetics, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Applied Genoproteomics (GIGA); Bélgica Fil: Willems, Luc. University of Liège. 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spellingShingle Vaccines
Bovine Leukemia Virus
Vacuna
Virus Leucemia Bovina
BLV
Retrovirus
HTLV
Cepa Atenuada
Attenuated Strain
Suarez Archilla, Guillermo
Gutierrez, Gerónimo
Camussone, Cecilia
Calvinho, Luis Fernando
Abdala, Alejandro Ariel
Alvarez, Irene
Petersen, Marcos Iván
Franco, Lautaro Nahuel
De Stefano, Gabriel Alejandro
Monti, Gustavo
Jacques, Jean-Rock
Joris, Thomas
Willems, Luc
Trono, Karina Gabriela
A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus
title A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus
title_full A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus
title_fullStr A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus
title_full_unstemmed A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus
title_short A safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus
title_sort safe and effective vaccine against bovine leukemia virus
topic Vaccines
Bovine Leukemia Virus
Vacuna
Virus Leucemia Bovina
BLV
Retrovirus
HTLV
Cepa Atenuada
Attenuated Strain
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17466
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.980514/full
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.980514
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