Mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis

Abstract Vaccination can prevent viral infections via virus-specific T cells, among other mechanisms. A goal of oncolytic virotherapy is replication of oncolytic viruses (OVs) in tumors, so pre-existing T cell immunity against an OV-encoded transgene would seem counterproductive. We developed a trea...

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Autores principales: Amanda W. K. AuYeung, Robert C. Mould, Ashley A. Stegelmeier, Jacob P. van Vloten, Khalil Karimi, J. Paul Woods, James J. Petrik, Geoffrey A. Wood, Byram W. Bridle
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cc74d8086b614168938f0bb79a7adef32021-12-02T16:23:42ZMechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis10.1038/s41598-021-94483-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/cc74d8086b614168938f0bb79a7adef32021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94483-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Vaccination can prevent viral infections via virus-specific T cells, among other mechanisms. A goal of oncolytic virotherapy is replication of oncolytic viruses (OVs) in tumors, so pre-existing T cell immunity against an OV-encoded transgene would seem counterproductive. We developed a treatment for melanomas by pre-vaccinating against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-encoded tumor antigen. Surprisingly, when the VSV-vectored booster vaccine was administered at the peak of the primary effector T cell response, oncolysis was not abrogated. We sought to determine how oncolysis was retained during a robust T cell response against the VSV-encoded transgene product. A murine melanoma model was used to identify two mechanisms that enable this phenomenon. First, tumor-infiltrating T cells had reduced cytopathic potential due to immunosuppression. Second, virus-induced lymphopenia acutely removed virus-specific T cells from tumors. These mechanisms provide a window of opportunity for replication of oncolytic VSV and rationale for a paradigm change in oncolytic virotherapy, whereby immune responses could be intentionally induced against a VSV-encoded melanoma-associated antigen to improve safety without abrogating oncolysis.Amanda W. K. AuYeungRobert C. MouldAshley A. StegelmeierJacob P. van VlotenKhalil KarimiJ. Paul WoodsJames J. PetrikGeoffrey A. WoodByram W. BridleNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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Amanda W. K. AuYeung
Robert C. Mould
Ashley A. Stegelmeier
Jacob P. van Vloten
Khalil Karimi
J. Paul Woods
James J. Petrik
Geoffrey A. Wood
Byram W. Bridle
Mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis
description Abstract Vaccination can prevent viral infections via virus-specific T cells, among other mechanisms. A goal of oncolytic virotherapy is replication of oncolytic viruses (OVs) in tumors, so pre-existing T cell immunity against an OV-encoded transgene would seem counterproductive. We developed a treatment for melanomas by pre-vaccinating against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-encoded tumor antigen. Surprisingly, when the VSV-vectored booster vaccine was administered at the peak of the primary effector T cell response, oncolysis was not abrogated. We sought to determine how oncolysis was retained during a robust T cell response against the VSV-encoded transgene product. A murine melanoma model was used to identify two mechanisms that enable this phenomenon. First, tumor-infiltrating T cells had reduced cytopathic potential due to immunosuppression. Second, virus-induced lymphopenia acutely removed virus-specific T cells from tumors. These mechanisms provide a window of opportunity for replication of oncolytic VSV and rationale for a paradigm change in oncolytic virotherapy, whereby immune responses could be intentionally induced against a VSV-encoded melanoma-associated antigen to improve safety without abrogating oncolysis.
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author Amanda W. K. AuYeung
Robert C. Mould
Ashley A. Stegelmeier
Jacob P. van Vloten
Khalil Karimi
J. Paul Woods
James J. Petrik
Geoffrey A. Wood
Byram W. Bridle
author_facet Amanda W. K. AuYeung
Robert C. Mould
Ashley A. Stegelmeier
Jacob P. van Vloten
Khalil Karimi
J. Paul Woods
James J. Petrik
Geoffrey A. Wood
Byram W. Bridle
author_sort Amanda W. K. AuYeung
title Mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis
title_short Mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis
title_full Mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis
title_fullStr Mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis
title_full_unstemmed Mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis
title_sort mechanisms that allow vaccination against an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus-encoded transgene to enhance safety without abrogating oncolysis
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/cc74d8086b614168938f0bb79a7adef3
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