PMID- 34248966 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211101 LR - 20220310 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2021 TI - Optimizing a Multi-Component Intranasal Entamoeba Histolytica Vaccine Formulation Using a Design of Experiments Strategy. PG - 683157 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2021.683157 [doi] LID - 683157 AB - Amebiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Although the disease burden varies geographically, amebiasis is estimated to account for some 55,000 deaths and millions of infections globally per year. Children and travelers are among the groups with the greatest risk of infection. There are currently no licensed vaccines for prevention of amebiasis, although key immune correlates for protection have been proposed from observational studies in humans. We previously described the development of a liposomal adjuvant formulation containing two synthetic TLR ligands (GLA and 3M-052) that enhanced antigen-specific fecal IgA, serum IgG2a, a mixed IFNgamma and IL-17A cytokine profile from splenocytes, and protective efficacy following intranasal administration with the LecA antigen. By applying a statistical design of experiments (DOE) and desirability function approach, we now describe the optimization of the dose of each vaccine formulation component (LecA, GLA, 3M-052, and liposome) as well as the excipient composition (acyl chain length and saturation; PEGylated lipid:phospholipid ratio; and presence of antioxidant, tonicity, or viscosity agents) to maximize desired immunogenicity characteristics while maintaining physicochemical stability. This DOE/desirability index approach led to the identification of a lead candidate composition that demonstrated immune response durability and protective efficacy in the mouse model, as well as an assessment of the impact of each active vaccine formulation component on protection. Thus, we demonstrate that both GLA and 3M-052 are required for statistically significant protective efficacy. We also show that immunogenicity and efficacy results differ in female vs male mice, and the differences appear to be at least partly associated with adjuvant formulation composition. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Abhyankar, Orr, Kinsey, Sivananthan, Nafziger, Oakland, Young, Farr, Uddin, Leslie, Burgess, Liang, De Lima, Larson, Guderian, Lin, Kahn, Ghosh, Reed, Tomai, Pedersen, Petri and Fox. FAU - Abhyankar, Mayuresh M AU - Abhyankar MM AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Orr, Mark T AU - Orr MT AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. AD - Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Kinsey, Robert AU - Kinsey R AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Sivananthan, Sandra AU - Sivananthan S AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Nafziger, Andrew J AU - Nafziger AJ AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Oakland, David N AU - Oakland DN AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Young, Mary K AU - Young MK AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Farr, Laura AU - Farr L AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Uddin, Md Jashim AU - Uddin MJ AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Leslie, Jhansi L AU - Leslie JL AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Burgess, Stacey L AU - Burgess SL AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Liang, Hong AU - Liang H AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - De Lima, Ines AU - De Lima I AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Larson, Elise AU - Larson E AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Guderian, Jeffrey A AU - Guderian JA AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Lin, Susan AU - Lin S AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Kahn, Aaron AU - Kahn A AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Ghosh, Prakash AU - Ghosh P AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Reed, Sierra AU - Reed S AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. FAU - Tomai, Mark A AU - Tomai MA AD - 3M Corporate Research Materials Laboratory, 3M Center, St Paul, MN, United States. FAU - Pedersen, Karl AU - Pedersen K AD - TECHLAB, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, United States. FAU - Petri, William A Jr AU - Petri WA Jr AD - Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, United States. FAU - Fox, Christopher B AU - Fox CB AD - Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, United States. AD - Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States. LA - eng GR - R01 AI146257/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI007496/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - HHSN272201800025C/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20210625 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Adjuvants, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Protozoan) RN - 0 (Antigens, Protozoan) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Liposomes) RN - 0 (Protozoan Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Adjuvants, Immunologic/chemistry MH - Administration, Intranasal MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Protozoan/blood/immunology MH - Antigens, Protozoan/*immunology MH - Chemical Phenomena MH - Cytokines/metabolism MH - Drug Compounding MH - Entamoeba histolytica/*immunology MH - Entamoebiasis/*immunology/parasitology/*prevention & control MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MH - Humans MH - Immunogenicity, Vaccine MH - Immunoglobulin G/immunology MH - Liposomes MH - Mice MH - Protozoan Vaccines/administration & dosage/chemistry/*immunology MH - Vaccination PMC - PMC8268010 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Entamoeba histolytica OT - TLR ligand OT - design of experiments OT - formulation OT - intranasal OT - liposome OT - vaccine adjuvant COIS- MT is an employee of 3M and 3M-052 is an asset of 3M's. WP is a consultant for TechLab, Inc. and in addition receives royalties for amebiasis diagnostics that are donated in their entirety to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. KP is an employee of TechLab, Inc. and amebiasis diagnostics are an asset of TechLab's. CF, RK, SS, HL, IL, EL, JG, SL, AK, and SR are employees of IDRI, which owns assets including patents and patent applications involving formulations of GLA and 3M-052 including what is represented in this article. MA, WP, CF, and SL are inventors on patent/patent application(s) involving the vaccine formulations represented in this article. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/07/13 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/03 06:00 PMCR- 2021/06/25 CRDT- 2021/07/12 05:48 PHST- 2021/03/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/12 05:48 [entrez] PHST- 2021/07/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2021.683157 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2021 Jun 25;12:683157. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.683157. eCollection 2021.