AG Wibke Bayer
Entwicklung von anti-retroviralen Impfstrategien
Forschungsschwerpunkte
- prophylaktische und therapeutische Impfungen im Retrovirus-Mausmodell
- Verbesserung von Adenovirus-, Cytomegalovirus- und DNA-basierten Impfvektoren
- Genetische Adjuvanzien
- Einfluss der Prä-Immunität gegen Impfvektoren
Projekt
Die Entwicklung eines effektiven Impfstoffs gegen HIV hat sich als außerordentlich schwierig erwiesen. Traditionelle Impfstoffansätze, wie die Verwendung eines Proteinimpfstoffs oder von inaktiviertem oder attenuiertem Virus, haben sich als nicht wirksam herausgestellt bzw. bergen ein zu großes Gefahrenpotential. Für die Entwicklung eines sicheren und effektiven Impfstoffs gegen HIV müssen daher innovative Strategien verfolgt werden, wie die Verwendung von Virus- oder DNA-basierten Impfvektoren, die Verbesserung solcher Vektor-basierter Impfstoffe durch die Koadministration genetischer Adjuvanzien, und die Kombination verschiedener Impfvektoren in optimierten Impfschemata.
Wir arbeiten an der Entwicklung verschiedener Virus- und DNA-basierter Impfvektoren, die im Friend-Retrovirus-Modell getestet werden. In diesem Mausmodell besteht die Möglichkeit, sowohl die induzierten Immunantworten zu analysieren als auch den vermittelten Schutz in stringenten Belastungsinfektionen zu testen. Hier können verschiedene Impfvektoren und Impfstrategien nebeneinander verglichen werden. Ferner wollen wir durch die Kombination verschiedener Vektoren in optimaler Abstimmung einen prophylaktischen Vektor-basierten Impfstoff entwickeln, der vollständigen Schutz vor einer nachfolgenden Infektion vermittelt. Dies ist bislang nur mit attenuiertem Virus möglich.
Neben der Entwicklung eines prophylaktischen Impfstoffs verwenden wir unsere Vektor-basierten Impfstoffe auch für die Etablierung einer therapeutischen Impfung von chronisch Friend-Retrovirus-infizierten Mäusen. Hier muss die durch die chronische Infektion etablierte Immunsuppression durch den Impfstoff durchbrochen werden, um eine Senkung der chronischen Viruslast durch das Immunsystem zu ermöglichen.
Ein wichtiges Problem bei der Verwendung von Virus-basierten Impfvektoren ist die Prä-Immunität gegen den Impfvektor. Gegen das häufig als Impfvektor verwendete Adenovirus Typ 5 besteht in großen Bevölkerungsgruppen hohe Immunität, und diese prä-existierende Immunität gegen den Vektor selbst ist in klinischen Studien als äußerst problematisch erkannt worden. Wir untersuchen im Mausmodell die Rolle der anti-Vektor-Immunität und erforschen Strategien um diese Prä-Immunität zu umgehen
Arbeitsgruppe
Athanasios Papadamakis, M. Sc.
Tel.: +49 (0)201 723 3042
Email: athanasios.papadamakis@uk-essen.de
Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Xiaoyan Wang
E-Mail: xiaoyan.wang@uk-essen.de
Publikationen
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Novel adenovirus vaccine vectors lacking binding to the thrombosis associated Platelet Factor 4 protein
ESGCT 31st Annual Congress In collaboration with SITGEC; 22-25, 2024; Rome, Italy,In: Human Gene Therapy. New York: Mary Ann Liebert, Jg. 36, 2025, Nr. 3-4, S. e129 – e557DOI (Open Access) -
Novel adenovirus vaccine vectors lacking binding to the thrombosis associated Platelet Factor 4 proteinIn: Molecular Therapy. Cambridge: Cell Press, Jg. 33, 2025, Nr. 4, Supplement 1: 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy, 200(Open Access)
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Tumor spheroids effectively model hypoxia’s impact on adenoviral replication
Europhysiology 2025, 40th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, 11–14 September 2025, Frankfurt, Germany,In: Acta Physiologica. Weinheim: Wiley-Blackwell, Jg. 241, 2025, Nr. S735, S. 277 – 278DOI (Open Access) -
A Variety of Mouse PYHIN Proteins Restrict Murine and Human RetrovirusesIn: Viruses, Jg. 16, 2024, Nr. 4, 493DOI (Open Access)
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Filling two needs with one deed : A combinatory mucosal vaccine against influenza A virus and respiratory syncytial virusIn: Frontiers in Immunology, Jg. 15, 2024, 1376395DOI (Open Access)
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Longitudinal Analysis of Binding Antibody Levels Against 39 Human Adenovirus Types in Sera from 60 Regular Blood Donors from Greifswald, Germany, over 5 Years from 2018 to 2022In: Viruses, Jg. 16, 2024, Nr. 11, 1747DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Mucosal tumor vaccination delivering endogenous tumor antigens protects against pulmonary breast cancer metastasesIn: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Jg. 12, 2024, Nr. 3, e008652DOI (Open Access)
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Seroprevalence of binding and neutralizing antibodies against 18 adeno-associated virus types in patients with neuromuscular disordersIn: Frontiers in Immunology, Jg. 15, 2024, 1450858DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Comparative analysis of the impact of 40 adenovirus types on dendritic cell activation and CD8⁺ T cell proliferation capacity for the identification of favorable immunization vector candidatesIn: Frontiers in Immunology, Jg. 14, 2023, 1286622DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Immunotherapy-induced cytotoxic T follicular helper cells reduce numbers of retrovirus-infected reservoir cells in B cell folliclesIn: PLoS Pathogens, Jg. 19, 2023, Nr. 10, e1011725DOI (Open Access)
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Seroprevalence of Binding and Neutralizing Antibodies against 39 Human Adenovirus Types in Patients with Neuromuscular DisordersIn: Viruses, Jg. 15, 2023, Nr. 1, 79DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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A detailed analysis of F-MuLV- and SFFV-infected cells in Friend virus-infected mice reveals the contribution of both F-MuLV- and SFFV-infected cells to the interleukin-10 host responseIn: Retrovirology, Jg. 19, 2022, Nr. 1, 29DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Analysis of the Prevalence of Binding and Neutralizing Antibodies against 39 Human Adenovirus Types in Student Cohorts Reveals Low-Prevalence Types and a Decline in Binding Antibody Levels during the SARS-CoV-2 PandemicIn: Journal of Virology, Jg. 96, 2022, Nr. 22, e0113322
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COVID-19 vaccination and HIV-1 acquisitionIn: Lancet, Jg. 399, 2022, Nr. 10333, S. e34 – e35DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Changes in Symptoms Experienced by SARS-CoV-2-Infected Individuals : From the First Wave to the Omicron VariantIn: Frontiers in Virology, Jg. 2, 2022, 880707DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Immune suppression of vaccine-induced CD8⁺ T cell-responses by gamma retrovirus envelope is mediated by interleukin-10 producing CD4⁺ T cellsIn: Frontiers in Immunology, Jg. 13, 2022, 934399DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Prevalence of Anti-Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9 Antibodies in Adult Patients with Spinal Muscular AtrophyIn: Human Gene Therapy, Jg. 33, 2022, Nr. 17-18, S. 968 – 976
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The Role of the Inhibitory Ligand HVEM and Its Receptors CD160 and BTLA in the Regulation of Anti-retroviral T Cell ResponsesIn: Frontiers in Virology, Jg. 2, 2022, 836291DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Adenovirus-basierte Immunisierungen gegen Retroviren : Strategien zur OptimierungDuisburg ; Essen, 2020
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Comparative evaluation of the vaccine efficacies of three adenovirus-based vector types in the friend retrovirus infection modelIn: Journal of Virology, Jg. 93, 2019, Nr. 21, S. e01155 – 19DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Effects of Friend Virus Infection and Regulatory T Cells on the Antigen Presentation Function of B CellsIn: mBio, Jg. 10, 2019, Nr. 1, S. e02578 – 18DOI (Open Access)
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Fcγ Receptor Type I (CD64)-Mediated Impairment of the Capacity of Dendritic Cells to Activate Specific CD8 T Cells by IgG-opsonized Friend VirusIn: Viruses, Jg. 11, 2019, Nr. 2, S. 145DOI (Open Access)
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Immunization with a murine cytomegalovirus based vector encoding retrovirus envelope confers strong protection from Friend retrovirus challenge infectionIn: PLoS Pathogens, Jg. 15, 2019, Nr. 9, e1008043DOI (Open Access)
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Infection of B Cell Follicle-Resident Cells by Friend Retrovirus Occurs during Acute Infection and Is Maintained during Viral PersistenceIn: mBio, Jg. 10, 2019, Nr. 1DOI (Open Access)
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MMP2/MMP9-mediated CD100 shedding is crucial for inducing intrahepatic anti-HBV CD8 T cell responses and HBV clearanceIn: Journal of Hepatology, Jg. 71, 2019, Nr. 4, S. 685 – 698
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IL-1β as mucosal vaccine adjuvant : the specific induction of tissue-resident memory T cells improves the heterosubtypic immunity against influenza A virusesIn: Mucosal Immunology, Jg. 11, 2018, Nr. 4, S. 1265 – 1278DOI (Open Access)
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Induction of Type I Interferons by Therapeutic Nanoparticle-Based Vaccination Is Indispensable to Reinforce Cytotoxic CD8+ T Cell Responses During Chronic Retroviral InfectionIn: Frontiers in Immunology, Jg. 9, 2018, 614DOI (Open Access)
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Immunodominance of Adenovirus-Derived CD8+ T Cell Epitopes Interferes with the Induction of Transgene-Specific Immunity in Adenovirus-Based ImmunizationIn: Journal of Virology, Jg. 91, 2017, Nr. 20, S. e01184 – 17DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Induction of complex immune responses and strong protection against retrovirus challenge by adenovirus-based immunization depends on the order of vaccine deliveryIn: Retrovirology, Jg. 14, 2017, Nr. 1, 8DOI (Open Access)
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Interference of retroviral envelope with vaccine-induced CD8+ T cell responses is relieved by co-administration of cytokine-encoding vectorsIn: Retrovirology, Jg. 14, 2017, Nr. 1, 28DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Broad and potent antiviral activity of the NAE inhibitor MLN4924In: Scientific Reports, Jg. 6, 2016, 19977DOI (Open Access)
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Combination of nanoparticle‑based therapeutic vaccination and transient ablation of regulatory T cells enhances anti‑viral immunity during chronic retroviral infectionIn: Retrovirology, Jg. 13, 2016, 24DOI (Open Access)
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Opposing Development of Cytotoxic and Follicular Helper CD4 T Cells Controlled by the TCF-1-Bcl6 NexusIn: Cell Reports, Jg. 17, 2016, Nr. 6, S. 1571 – 1583DOI (Open Access)
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Clonotypic composition of the CD4+ T cell response to a vectored retroviral antigen is determined by its speedIn: The Journal of Immunology (JI), Jg. 193, 2014, Nr. 4, S. 1567 – 1577DOI (Open Access)
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Prophylactic and therapeutic vaccination with a nanoparticle-based peptide vaccine induces efficient protective immunity during acute and chronic retroviral infectionIn: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, Jg. 10, 2014, Nr. 8, S. 1787 – 1798
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Comparison of polystyrene nanoparticles and UV-inactivated antigen-displaying adenovirus for vaccine delivery in miceIn: Virology Journal, Jg. 10, 2013, 108DOI (Open Access)
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Das überlistete Immunsystem : Viren tricksen das Immunsystem aus, um chronische Infektionen zu etablierenIn: Unikate: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, 2013, Nr. 44: Medizin : 50 Jahre Universitätsklinikum Essen, S. 32 – 41DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Interleukin-encoding adenoviral vectors as genetic adjuvant for vaccination against retroviral infectionIn: PLoS ONE, Jg. 8, 2013, Nr. 12, S. e82528DOI (Open Access)
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Effective immunmodulation by biodegradable calcium phosphate nanoparticles confers strong antiviral protection
65th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM), 22.-25.09.2013, Rostock,In: International Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM). Amsterdam: Elsevier, Jg. 303, 2013, Nr. Suppl. 1, S. 38 – 38 -
Codelivery of the chemokine CCL3 by an adenovirus-based vaccine improves protection from retrovirus infectionIn: Journal of Virology, Jg. 86, 2012, Nr. 3, S. 1706 – 1716
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Modification of One Epitope-Flanking Amino Acid Allows for the Induction of Friend Retrovirus-Specific CD8+ T Cells by Adenovirus-Based ImmunizationIn: Journal of Virology, Jg. 86, 2012, Nr. 22, S. 12422 – 12425
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Distinct roles of CD4+ T cell subpopulations in retroviral immunity : lessons from the Friend virus mouse model.In: Retrovirology, Jg. 8, 2011, 76DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Improved vaccine protection against retrovirus infection after co-administration of adenoviral vectors encoding viral antigens and type I interferon subtypes.In: Retrovirology, Jg. 8, 2011, Nr. 1, 75DOI, Online Volltext (Open Access)
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Vaccination with an adenoviral vector that encodes and displays a retroviral antigen induces improved neutralizing antibody and CD4⁺ T-cell responses and confers enhanced protectionIn: Journal of Virology, Jg. 84, 2010, Nr. 4, S. 1967 – 1976



