Isolation and characterization of a highly attenuated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate by mutagenesis of the incompletely attenuated RSV A2 ts-1 NG-1 mutant virus

Vaccine
K H HsuB R Murphy

Abstract

Ts-1, a temperature sensitive (ts) mutant of RSV, was previously derived from RSV A2 virus by mutagenesis with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Ts-1 was attenuated for adult volunteers and seropositive children but retained a low level of virulence in seronegative infant vaccinees as indicated by the occurrence of upper respiratory tract disease. Ts-1 NG-1, a more defective derivative of ts-1, was produced by mutagenesis of ts-1 with nitrosoguanidine. However, ts-1 NG-1 still retained a low level of virulence for the upper respiratory tract and showed some genetic instability in chimpanzees. With renewed interest in the goal of developing a live, attenuated RSV vaccine, we have now attempted to further attenuate ts-1 NG-1 by mutagenesis with 5-FU and 5-azacytidine. Four mutants that are phenotypically different from the ts-1 NG-1 parental virus were identified. Each of the four mutants was more restricted in replication in BALB/c mice compared with the ts-1 NG-1 parental virus. One of the ts-1 NG-1 derivatives, termed A-20-4, which showed the lowest (35 degrees C) in vitro shutoff temperature and which was also completely restricted in replication in BALB/c mice, was selected for further evaluation in seronegative chimpanzees. A-20-4 did...Continue Reading

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