著者
Ryutaro SHIMAZAKI Kohji KUSANO
出版者
Catalyst Unit
雑誌
Translational and Regulatory Sciences (ISSN:24344974)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.3, no.3, pp.122-124, 2021 (Released:2021-12-24)
参考文献数
12

Sendai virus (SeV) vectors are able to infect a diverse range of cells. They have a high affinity for epithelial cells in the respiratory tract, which provides advantageous properties for intranasal inoculation. Vaccination of the respiratory tract, the main route of infection for Coronavirus (COVID-19), can strongly induce mucosal immunity, which is difficult to induce through injected vaccines, in addition to systemic immunity in a manner similar to innate immunity. A SeV vector vaccine carrying part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike-protein gene showed high immunogenicity in pharmacological studies using intranasally inoculated rodents and is a promising next-generation vaccine.