Enhancing heterologous protection in pigs vaccinated with chimeric porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus containing the full-length sequences of shuffled structural genes of multiple heterologous strains

Debin Tian, Dianjun Cao, C. Lynn Heffron, Danielle M. Yugo, Adam J. Rogers, Christopher Overend, Shannon R. Matzinger, Sakthivel Subramaniam, Tanja Opriessnig, Tanya Leroith, Xiang-jin Meng

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Abstract

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is the causative agent of arguably the most economically important global swine disease. The extensive genetic variation of PRRSV strains is a major obstacle for heterologous protection of current vaccines. Previously, we constructed a panel of chimeric viruses containing only the ectodomain sequences of DNA-shuffled structural genes of different PRRSV strains in the backbone of a commercial vaccine, and found that one chimeric virus had an improved cross-protection efficacy. In this present study, to further enhance the cross-protective efficacy against heterologous strains, we constructed a novel chimeric virus VR2385-S3456 containing the full-length sequences of shuffled structural genes (ORFs 3-6) from 6 heterologous PRRSV strains in the backbone of PRRSV strain VR2385. We showed that the chimeric virus VR2385-S3456 induced a high level of neutralizing antibodies in pigs against two heterologous strains. A subsequent vaccination and challenge study in 48 pigs revealed that the chimeric virus VR2385-S3456 conferred an enhanced cross-protection when challenged with heterologous virus strain NADC20 or a contemporary heterologous strain RFLP 1-7-4. The results suggest that the chimera VR2385-S3456 may be a good PRRSV vaccine candidate for further development to confer heterologous protection.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2427-2434
JournalVaccine
Volume35
Issue number18
Early online date23 Mar 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Apr 2017

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)
  • Vaccine
  • DNA shuffling
  • Cross-protection
  • Heterologous strains
  • RFLP 1-7-4

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