METHODS FOR PREVENTING DISEASE OR DISORDER CAUSED BY RSV INFECTION
The present invention is generally related to modified or mutated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion (F) proteins and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of RSV infection. Specifically, the disclosure provides a method of maternal immunization comprising administering a composition comprising an RSV F protein and an adjuvant to a pregnant woman carrying a gestational infant, wherein the method induces an immune response against at least one symptom associated with RSV lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in the infant following birth.
1 . A method of maternal immunization comprising administering a composition comprising an RSV F protein and an adjuvant to a pregnant woman carrying a gestational infant, wherein the method induces an immune response against at least one symptom associated with RSV lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in the infant following birth and wherein the pregnant woman is about 28 weeks to about 33 weeks pregnant.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one symptom is hypoxemia.
3 . The method of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the adjuvant is an aluminum-based adjuvant.
4 . The method of any one of claims 1 - 3 , wherein the composition comprises a nanoparticle comprising a non-ionic detergent core and a RSV F protein, wherein the RSV F protein is associated with the core and the detergent is present at about 0.03% to about 005%.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the detergent is selected from the group consisting of PS-20, PS-40, PS-60, PS-65, and PS-80.
6 . The method of any one of claims 1 - 5 , wherein the RSV F protein comprises a deletion of 1 to 10 amino acids corresponding to amino acids 137-146 of SEQ ID NO:2 and an inactivated primary furin cleavage site corresponding to amino acids 131 to 136 of SEQ ID NO:2, wherein the primary furin cleavage site is inactivated by mutation.
7 . The method of any one of claims 1 - 5 , wherein the RSV-F protein is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 3-12.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the RSV-F protein is encoded by SEQ ID NO: 0: 8.
9 . The method of any one of claims 1 - 5 , wherein the RSV-F protein comprises SEQ ID NO: 19.