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作者: Karlinsey, Dalton ; Sanders, Rogier W ; Stamatatos, Leonidas ; Lee, Wen-Hsin ; Tomai, Mark ; Montefiori, David C ; Hyrien, Ollivier ; Duplessis, Chris ; Baden, Lindsey R ; Sewall, Leigh M ; MacPhee, Kellie ; Sagawa, Zachary K ; Edupuganti, Srilatha ; Janes, Holly ; Ballweber-Fleming, Lamar ; Rubin, Vanessa ; McElrath, M Juliana ; Duff, Michael ; Maenza, Janine ; Ward, Andrew B ; Turner, Hannah L ; Seese, Aaron ; Furth, Sarah ; Shen, Mingchao ; Keefer, Michael C ; Tomaras, Georgia D ; Corey, Lawrence ; Dey, Antu K ; Kallur Siddaramaiah, Latha ; Moore, John P ; Woodward Davis, Amanda S ; Parks, K Rachael ; De Rosa, Stephen C ; Frank, Ian ; Ozorowski, Gabriel ; Hahn, William O ; Rouphael, Nadine
Stabilized trimers preserving the native-like HIV envelope structure may be key components of a preventive HIV vaccine regimen to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs). We evaluated trimeric BG505 SOSIP.664 gp140 formulated with a novel TLR7/8 signaling adjuvant, 3M-052-AF/Alum, for safety, adjuvant dose-finding, and immunogenicity in a first-in-healthy adult (n = 17), randomized, and placebo-controlled trial (HVTN 137A). The vaccine regimen appeared safe. Robust, trimer-specific antibody, and B cell and CD4+ T cell responses emerged after vaccination. Five vaccinees developed serum autologous tier 2 nAbs (ID50 titer, 1:28-1:8647) after two to three doses targeting C3/V5 and/or V1/V2/V3 Env regions by electron microscopy and mutated pseudovirus-based neutralization analyses. Trimer-specific, B cell-derived monoclonal antibody activities confirmed these results and showed weak heterologous neutralization in the strongest responder. Our findings demonstrate the clinical utility of the 3M-052-AF/Alum adjuvant and support further improvements of trimer-based Env immunogens to focus responses on multiple broad nAb epitopes.