Skip to main content
Aller à la page d’accueil de la Commission européenne (s’ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)
français fr
CORDIS - Résultats de la recherche de l’UE
CORDIS
Contenu archivé le 2024-05-14

Recombinant spores of bacillus subtilis as vaccine vehicles for mucosal immunization

Objectif



A major goal in vaccine development is the design of heat-stable, non-parenteral vaccines which simplify vaccine delivery, yet safely and effectively stimulate the principle protective immune responses against pathogens transmitted across mucosal and cutaneous tissues. The development of such "second generation vaccines" represents a priority target for the IVth Framework of the EC and requires the development of innovative technology and generic systems which can be used against a broad spectrum of diseases. The overall aim of this proposal is to exploit advances in recombinant DNA technology and the well defined genetics of the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus subtilis to develop spores as a generic system for the development of such "second generation vaccines".
B. subtilis spores offer a number of unique features making them particularly suitable as a generic vaccine vehicle: 1. Non-pathogenic 2. Dormant with suitable storage and desiccation properties 3. Suitable for non-parenteral delivery, particularly by the oral and nasal route 4. Ubiquitous with no evidence for compromised immune status in man 5. Ease of genetic modification 6. Produced in large quantities; safely, efficiently and cost effectively 7. Robust and suitable for field use, particularly in the developing world
In preliminary work we have begun to develop spores as a tool for heterologous antigen presentation and shown that spores are immunogenic since administration of non-recombinant spores by the oral or intranasal route elicits spore-specific serum IgG and secretory IgA (SIgA) in the rectum and vagina. In addition, we have been able to stably express an SIV antigen (gag p27) on the spore surface demonstrating the potential of spores for delivering antigens to target the immune response.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Our initial experiments have demonstrated the potential of using non-pathogenic B. subtilis spores for generic vaccine development. Here, 5 major European laboratories with considerable experience in either Bacillus genetics, mucosal immunity and in vaccine development will combine their expertise to fully demonstrate and validate the use of spores as a vaccine vehicle. Our goals are to optimise antigen presentation using spores and fully characterise the systemic and mucosal immune responses following oral or intranasal delivery of recombinant spores. We have chosen two model antigens (i) the capsid protein of Simian Immunodeficiency virus (SIV gag p27) and, (ii) tetanus toxoid fragment C ( ITFC). Both are candidate proteins for inclusion in a vaccine against two important pathogens for which we have the relevant animal models and expertise in place to address efficacy. Our work plan will follow 8 distinct work packages as outlined below.
WP 1 and 2: Construction and characterization of recombinant spores: WP 3: Parenteral immunization of mice with recombinant spores to determine the immunogenicity of the gag p27 or TTFC proteins. WP 4: Evaluation of immune responses following mucosal immunization with recombinant spores:
WP 5: Challenge studies: for animals immunized with spores expressing TTFC.
WP 6: Development of spores as a delivery vehicle for a mucosal adjuvant.
WP 7: Dissemination and persistence of recombinant spores. WP 8: Development of non-viable spores.

Champ scientifique (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classe les projets avec EuroSciVoc, une taxonomie multilingue des domaines scientifiques, grâce à un processus semi-automatique basé sur des techniques TLN. Voir: Le vocabulaire scientifique européen.

Vous devez vous identifier ou vous inscrire pour utiliser cette fonction

Programme(s)

Programmes de financement pluriannuels qui définissent les priorités de l’UE en matière de recherche et d’innovation.

Thème(s)

Les appels à propositions sont divisés en thèmes. Un thème définit un sujet ou un domaine spécifique dans le cadre duquel les candidats peuvent soumettre des propositions. La description d’un thème comprend sa portée spécifique et l’impact attendu du projet financé.

Appel à propositions

Procédure par laquelle les candidats sont invités à soumettre des propositions de projet en vue de bénéficier d’un financement de l’UE.

Données non disponibles

Régime de financement

Régime de financement (ou «type d’action») à l’intérieur d’un programme présentant des caractéristiques communes. Le régime de financement précise le champ d’application de ce qui est financé, le taux de remboursement, les critères d’évaluation spécifiques pour bénéficier du financement et les formes simplifiées de couverture des coûts, telles que les montants forfaitaires.

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinateur

ROYAL HOLLOWAY AND BEDFORD NEW COLLEGE
Contribution de l’UE
Aucune donnée
Adresse
Egham Hill
TW20 0EX EGHAM,SURREY
Royaume-Uni

Voir sur la carte

Coût total

Les coûts totaux encourus par l’organisation concernée pour participer au projet, y compris les coûts directs et indirects. Ce montant est un sous-ensemble du budget global du projet.

Aucune donnée

Participants (4)

Mon livret 0 0