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Therefore, the
respiratory tract mucosa is the first barrier to prevent virus invasion. It is very important to stimulate mucosal
immunity to protect the body from respiratory virus infection. Inspired by this, we designed a bionic-virus
nanovaccine, which can induce mucosal immunity by nasal delivery to prevent virus infection from respiratory tract. The nanovaccine that mimic virosome is composed of poly(I:C) mimicking viral genetic material as
immune adjuvant, biomimetic pulmonary surfactant (bio-PS) liposomes as capsid structure of virus and the
receptor binding domains (RBDs) of SARS-CoV-2 as “spike” to completely simulate the structure of the coronavirus. The nanovaccine can be administered by inhaling to imitate the process of SARS-CoV-2 infection
through the respiratory tract. Our results demonstrated that the inhalable nanovaccine with bionic virus-like
structure has a stronger mucosal protective effect than routine muscle and subcutaneous inoculation. In
particular, high titer of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) was detected in respiratory secretions, which
effectively neutralize the virus and prevent it from entering the body through the respiratory tract. Through
imitating the structure and route of infection, this inhalable nanovaccine strategy might inspire a new approach
to the precaution of respiratory viruses.

Received 11 January 2021; Received in revised form 22 February 2021; Accepted 12 March 2021

Available online 19 March 2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7972832/pdf/main.pdf

References & Citation

https://www.meta.org/papers/inhalable-nanovaccine-with-biomimetic-coronavirus/33762883