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Glycopeptide-based and Related Vaccines

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2016) | Viewed by 58507

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Prof. Dr. Katherine A. Wall

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Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, The University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
Interests: glycopeptides; anti-cancer vaccines; T cells; rhamnose; MUC1; NAADP; autoimmune disease
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Dear Colleagues,

Recent progress in carbohydrate analysis and synthesis has allowed the production and testing of glycopeptide-based vaccines for a variety of applications. Advances in our understanding of how the innate immune response shapes the subsequent adaptive immune response have allowed us to more intentionally elicit the required type of response. Support for interdisciplinary research has brought carbohydrate chemists and immunologists together to accelerate progress. Particularly in the area of anti-tumor vaccines, tumor associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs) have provided new targets for vaccine development. Our understanding of how T cells recognize glycopeptide antigens has also expanded. Glycopeptides have been used as vehicles for vaccine targeting. Glycopeptide vaccines are being examined in a variety of prophylactic vaccines as well.

The special issue “Glycopeptide-based and Related Vaccines” will bring together primary articles and comprehensive reviews illustrating the rapid progress in the design and development of effective glycopeptide-based vaccines. This compilation should help stimulate yet more progress in this exciting interdisciplinary field.

Prof. Dr. Katherine A. Wall
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Keywords

  • glycopeptide vaccine
  • tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens
  • infectious diseases
  • anti-tumor vaccines
  • T cells
  • antibodies
  • innate immunity
  • antigen presentation
  • autoimmune disease
  • carbohydrate synthesis
  • peptide synthesis

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Coupling Peptide Antigens to Virus-Like Particles or to Protein Carriers Influences the Th1/Th2 Polarity of the Resulting Immune Response
by Rattanaruji Pomwised, Uraiwan Intamaso, Martin Teintze, Mark Young and Seth H. Pincus
Vaccines 2016, 4(2), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines4020015 - 5 May 2016
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We have conjugated the S9 peptide, a mimic of the group B streptococcal type III capsular polysaccharide, to different carriers in an effort to elicit an optimal immune response. As carriers, we utilized the soluble protein keyhole limpet hemocyanin and virus-like particles (VLPs) [...] Read more.
We have conjugated the S9 peptide, a mimic of the group B streptococcal type III capsular polysaccharide, to different carriers in an effort to elicit an optimal immune response. As carriers, we utilized the soluble protein keyhole limpet hemocyanin and virus-like particles (VLPs) from two plant viruses, Cowpea Chlorotic Mottle Virus and Cowpea Mosaic Virus. We have found that coupling the peptide to the soluble protein elicits a Th2 immune response, as evidenced by the production of the peptide-specific IgG1 antibody and IL-4/IL-10 production in response to antigen stimulation, whereas the peptide conjugated to VLPs elicited a Th1 response (IgG2a, IFN-γ). Because the VLPs used as carriers package RNA during the assembly process, we hypothesize that this effect may result from the presence of nucleic acid in the immunogen, which affects the Th1/Th2 polarity of the response. Full article
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From Immunologically Archaic to Neoteric Glycovaccines
by Marco Cavallari and Gennaro De Libero
Vaccines 2017, 5(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines5010004 - 27 Jan 2017
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Polysaccharides (PS) are present in the outermost surface of bacteria and readily come in contact with immune cells. They interact with specific antibodies, which in turn confer protection from infections. Vaccines with PS from pneumococci, meningococci, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and Salmonella typhi [...] Read more.
Polysaccharides (PS) are present in the outermost surface of bacteria and readily come in contact with immune cells. They interact with specific antibodies, which in turn confer protection from infections. Vaccines with PS from pneumococci, meningococci, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and Salmonella typhi may be protective, although with the important constraint of failing to generate permanent immunological memory. This limitation has in part been circumvented by conjugating glycovaccines to proteins that stimulate T helper cells and facilitate the establishment of immunological memory. Currently, protection evoked by conjugated PS vaccines lasts for a few years. The same approach failed with PS from staphylococci, Streptococcus agalactiae, and Klebsiella. All those germs cause severe infections in humans and often develop resistance to antibiotic therapy. Thereby, prevention is of increasing importance to better control outbreaks. As only 23 of more than 90 pneumococcal serotypes and 4 of 13 clinically relevant Neisseria meningitidis serogroups are covered by available vaccines there is still tremendous clinical need for PS vaccines. This review focuses on glycovaccines and the immunological mechanisms for their success or failure. We discuss recent advances that may facilitate generation of high affinity anti-PS antibodies and confer specific immunity and long-lasting protection. Full article
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Immunological Evaluation of Recent MUC1 Glycopeptide Cancer Vaccines
by Md Kamal Hossain and Katherine A. Wall
Vaccines 2016, 4(3), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines4030025 - 26 Jul 2016
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Aberrantly glycosylated mucin 1 (MUC1) is a recognized tumor-specific antigen on epithelial cell tumors. A wide variety of MUC1 glycopeptide anti-cancer vaccines have been formulated by many research groups. Some researchers have used MUC1 alone as an immunogen whereas other groups used different [...] Read more.
Aberrantly glycosylated mucin 1 (MUC1) is a recognized tumor-specific antigen on epithelial cell tumors. A wide variety of MUC1 glycopeptide anti-cancer vaccines have been formulated by many research groups. Some researchers have used MUC1 alone as an immunogen whereas other groups used different antigenic carrier proteins such as bovine serum albumin or keyhole limpet hemocyanin for conjugation with MUC1 glycopeptide. A variety of adjuvants have been used with MUC1 glycopeptides to improve their immunogenicity. Fully synthetic multicomponent vaccines have been synthesized by incorporating different T helper cell epitopes and Toll-like receptor agonists. Some vaccine formulations utilized liposomes or nanoparticles as vaccine delivery systems. In this review, we discuss the immunological evaluation of different conjugate or synthetic MUC1 glycopeptide vaccines in different tumor or mouse models that have been published since 2012. Full article
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Entirely Carbohydrate-Based Vaccines: An Emerging Field for Specific and Selective Immune Responses
by Sharmeen Nishat and Peter R. Andreana
Vaccines 2016, 4(2), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines4020019 - 20 May 2016
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Carbohydrates are regarded as promising targets for vaccine development against infectious disease because cell surface glycans on many infectious agents are attributed to playing an important role in pathogenesis. In addition, oncogenic transformation of normal cells, in many cases, is associated with aberrant [...] Read more.
Carbohydrates are regarded as promising targets for vaccine development against infectious disease because cell surface glycans on many infectious agents are attributed to playing an important role in pathogenesis. In addition, oncogenic transformation of normal cells, in many cases, is associated with aberrant glycosylation of the cell surface glycan generating tumor associated carbohydrate antigens (TACAs). Technological advances in glycobiology have added a new dimension to immunotherapy when considering carbohydrates as key targets in developing safe and effective vaccines to combat cancer, bacterial infections, viral infections, etc. Many consider effective vaccines induce T-cell dependent immunity with satisfactory levels of immunological memory that preclude recurrence. Unfortunately, carbohydrates alone are poorly immunogenic as they do not bind strongly to the MHCII complex and thus fail to elicit T-cell immunity. To increase immunogenicity, carbohydrates have been conjugated to carrier proteins, which sometimes can impede carbohydrate specific immunity as peptide-based immune responses can negate antibodies directed at the targeted carbohydrate antigens. To overcome many challenges in using carbohydrate-based vaccine design and development approaches targeting cancer and other diseases, zwitterionic polysaccharides (ZPSs), isolated from the capsule of commensal anaerobic bacteria, will be discussed as promising carriers of carbohydrate antigens to achieve desired immunological responses. Full article
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Recent Advances in Subunit Vaccine Carriers
by Abhishek Vartak and Steven J. Sucheck
Vaccines 2016, 4(2), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines4020012 - 19 Apr 2016
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The lower immunogenicity of synthetic subunit antigens, compared to live attenuated vaccines, is being addressed with improved vaccine carriers. Recent reports indicate that the physio-chemical properties of these carriers can be altered to achieve optimal antigen presentation, endosomal escape, particle bio-distribution, and cellular [...] Read more.
The lower immunogenicity of synthetic subunit antigens, compared to live attenuated vaccines, is being addressed with improved vaccine carriers. Recent reports indicate that the physio-chemical properties of these carriers can be altered to achieve optimal antigen presentation, endosomal escape, particle bio-distribution, and cellular trafficking. The carriers can be modified with various antigens and ligands for dendritic cells targeting. They can also be modified with adjuvants, either covalently or entrapped in the matrix, to improve cellular and humoral immune responses against the antigen. As a result, these multi-functional carrier systems are being explored for use in active immunotherapy against cancer and infectious diseases. Advancing technology, improved analytical methods, and use of computational methodology have also contributed to the development of subunit vaccine carriers. This review details recent breakthroughs in the design of nano-particulate vaccine carriers, including liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, and inorganic nanoparticles. Full article
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