Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue: 3

Development of Rabies Virus-Like particles for Vaccine applications: Production, Characterization, and protection Studies

  • Author:
  • Rehan Haider1,*, Asghar Mehdi2,**, Geetha Kumari Das3,***, Zameer Ahmed4,****, Sambreen Zameer5,*****
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Published Online: Nov 19, 2025
  • Page Number: 241 to 248

1PhD Riggs Pharmaceuticals Department of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Pakistan

2PhD Head Department of Pharmacology, Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College, Air University, Karachi, Pakistan

3Ph.D GD Pharmaceutical IncOPJS University, Rajasthan, India

4PhD Assistant Professor Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

5Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author Email: rehan_haider64@yahoo.com

**drasgharmehdi@gmail.com

***dasgeetha342@gmail.com

****ahmed_dr2003@yahoo.com

*****sambreenzameer@yahoo.com

Online published on 19 November, 2025.

Abstract

Rabies continues to pose a critical danger to international public health, highlighting the want for greater powerful vaccines. This takes a look at the specialty of the development of rabies virus-like particles (RVLPs) as a novel vaccine candidate. RVLPs were successfully produced using a recombinant baculovirus expression system in insect cells, which allowed for high yield and scalability. certain characterization via electron microscopy, dynamic mild scattering, and Western blotting confirmed that RVLPs closely mimic the morphology and antigenicity of the native rabies virus. In vitro experiments confirmed that RVLPs prompted a sturdy immune reaction, as indicated via high levels of neutralizing antibodies. In vivo protection studies carried out in a mouse version revealed that vaccination with RVLPs supplied entire safety towards a lethal Rabies virus venture, demonstrating their potential as a powerful vaccine. moreover, RVLPs showed a positive protection profile, and no damaging effects were determined. The findings from those production, characterization, and safety studies advise that RVLPs ought to appreciably beautify the efficacy and protection of rabies vaccines. destiny research needs to goal at optimizing large-scale manufacturing and accomplishing clinical trials to affirm the efficacy and safety of RVLPs in people.

Keywords

Rabies, Virus-Like Particles, Vaccine Development, Immunogenicity, Baculovirus Expression System, Neutralizing Antibodies, In Vivo Protection, Public Health, Lentiviral Vectors, Stable Cell Line, HEK293