A herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 single-cycle candidate vaccine deleted in glycoprotein D protects male mice from lethal skin challenge with clinical isolates of HSV-1 and HSV-2

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Abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections manifest as recurrent oral or genital mucosal lesions, meningoencephalitis, corneal blindness, and perinatal disease. Subunit vaccines have advanced into the clinic without success. None were tested preclinically in male mice. We compared a single-cycle candidate vaccine deleted in HSV-2 glycoprotein D (ΔgD-2) and subunit gD-2 or gD-1 protein vaccines in a male murine skin model. The ΔgD-2 provided complete protection against 10 times the lethal dose of HSV-1 or HSV-2 clinical isolates, and no latent virus was detected, whereas gD-1- and gD-2-adjuvanted proteins provided little or no protection. Protection correlated with Fc receptor activating but not neutralizing antibody titers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)754-758
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Infectious Diseases
Volume217
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2018

Keywords

  • ADCC
  • HSV
  • Vaccine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Infectious Diseases

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