Immunogenicity and safety of H1N1 influenza hemagglutinin protein expressed in a baculovirus system |
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| Authors: | Ha‐Na Na Kyung Hyun Kim Man Ki Song Hye‐lim Park Eun‐young Lee Seung‐Hyun Shim Sooho Park Jae‐Hwan Nam |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Biotechnology, Catholic University of Korea, , Bucheon, 420‐743;2. Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, , Sejom, 339‐700;3. Laboratory Science Division, International Vaccine Institute, , Seoul, Korea |
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| Abstract: | Although most influenza vaccines are produced in eggs, new types of vaccines must be developed. In this study, the immunogenicity and safety of a baculovirus‐expressed hemagglutinin (HA) of H1N1 influenza virus (Korea/01/2009; designated “HA‐Bac‐K”) was compared with those of a commercially available baculovirus‐expressed HA (designated “HA‐Bac‐C”) and an Escherichia coli‐expressed HA (designated “HA‐E. Coli‐K”). HA‐Bac‐K succeeded in inducing hemagglutination inhibition and neutralization antibodies in mouse and ferret models. The different immunogenicities observed may be attributable to the different expression systems and purification protocols used. Our work suggests that HA expressed in a baculovirus system is an effective and safe candidate influenza vaccine. |
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| Keywords: | hemagglutinin influenza virus vaccine |
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