Described herein are antiviral peptides, polynucleotides encoding the peptides, and compositions containing the peptides. Furthermore, described herein are methods for using the peptides, polynucleotides, and compositions for treating or inhibiting a viral infection or one or more symptoms of a viral infection.

Provided are a recombinant antigen comprising a cell membrane permeation domain comprising a polypeptide of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 22 derived from human LRRC24 and a SARS-CoV-2 antigen or a fragment thereof, a vaccine composition comprising the recombinant antigen, a gene construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding the recombinant antigen, a recombinant vector comprising the gene construct, a method for producing the SARS-CoV-2 recombinant antigen, and a kit for preventing or treating SARS-CoV-2 infection comprising the vaccine composition and users' instruction thereof, wherein the antigen exhibited higher immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 the neutralizing antibody was better formed in actual animal experiments, excellent protective immunity was induced, and toxicity did not appear in the toxicity test.

Provided are a recombinant antigen comprising a cell membrane permeation domain comprising a polypeptide of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 22 derived from human LRRC24 and a SARS-CoV-2 antigen or a fragment thereof, a vaccine composition comprising the recombinant antigen, a gene construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding the recombinant antigen, a recombinant vector comprising the gene construct, a method for producing the SARS-CoV-2 recombinant antigen, and a kit for preventing or treating SARS-CoV-2 infection comprising the vaccine composition and users' instruction thereof, wherein the antigen exhibited higher immunogenicity against SARS-CoV-2 the neutralizing antibody was better formed in actual animal experiments, excellent protective immunity was induced, and toxicity did not appear in the toxicity test.

The present invention provides a vaccine against a coronavirus. According to the present invention, there is provided a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a partial peptide of a coronavirus spike protein consisting of the amino acid sequence corresponding to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a multiple antigen peptide containing a plurality of any of these peptides.

The present invention provides a vaccine against a coronavirus. According to the present invention, there is provided a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or a partial peptide of a coronavirus spike protein consisting of the amino acid sequence corresponding to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a multiple antigen peptide containing a plurality of any of these peptides.

Modified alphaviruses encoding a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or antigenic segment of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein are provided. The modified alphaviruses include replicative defective Sindbis viruses. The modified viruses express or are administered with an immunomodulatory agent that is an agonist antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof, or a cytokine, or a combination thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions that include the modified alphaviruses and methods of using the modified alphaviruses and compositions that contain them are provided. The compositions are used to stimulate a therapeutic or protective effect against SARS-CoV-2 infection that includes humoral and cell mediated responses.

Modified alphaviruses encoding a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or antigenic segment of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein are provided. The modified alphaviruses include replicative defective Sindbis viruses. The modified viruses express or are administered with an immunomodulatory agent that is an agonist antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof, or a cytokine, or a combination thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions that include the modified alphaviruses and methods of using the modified alphaviruses and compositions that contain them are provided. The compositions are used to stimulate a therapeutic or protective effect against SARS-CoV-2 infection that includes humoral and cell mediated responses.

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods related to antiviral therapeutics. In particular, the present disclosure provides novel compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing viral infections using vesicles derived from lung spheroid cells (LSCs). LSC-derived vesicles can be used as viral decoy nanoparticles for therapeutic applications, as virus-like particles (VLPs) for vaccine production, and as an antiviral drug delivery platform.

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods related to antiviral therapeutics. In particular, the present disclosure provides novel compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing viral infections using vesicles derived from lung spheroid cells (LSCs). LSC-derived vesicles can be used as viral decoy nanoparticles for therapeutic applications, as virus-like particles (VLPs) for vaccine production, and as an antiviral drug delivery platform.

The present invention relates i.a. to an H52 IBV (infectious bronchitis virus) encoding for a heterologous S (spike) protein or fragment thereof. Further, the present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising said H52 IBV encoding for a heterologous S (spike) protein or fragment thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for immunizing a subject comprising administering to such subject the immunogenic composition of the present invention. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing clinical signs caused by IBV in a subject of need, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an immunogenic composition according to the present invention.