MV140

MV140
Names
Trade namesUromune[1]
Clinical data
Main usesPrevention of recurrent urinary tract infections[2]
Routes of
use
Sublingual spray[3]

MV140, sold under the brand name Uromune, is a vaccine used to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs).[1][2] It decreases the risk of UTIs by about 60%.[1][4] It appears to be more effective than preventative antibiotics.[3] It is taken as a spray under the tongue.[3]

There does not appear to be significant side effects.[5] Side effects may include vaginal yeast infections.[6] It is made from dead bacteria which commonly cause urinary tract infections; specifically Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, and Enterococcus faecalis.[7]

MV140 was approved for medical use in Spain in 2010.[1] As of 2020 it is available in a further 25 countries including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and a number of European countries.[3] It is in the approval process in Canada as of 2023.[1] It is not available in the United States as of 2023.[2] In New Zealand it costs about NZ$360 for three months as of 2023.[8]

Medical use

It may be used in those with recurrent UTIs.[2] Long term usefulness is unclear as of 2023.[2]

Dosage

It is used once a day for three months.[3] Its flavour is of pineapple.[2]

Mechanism of action

It is made using equal amounts of killed bacteria; E.coli, Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterococcus faecalis.[9]

Society and culture

They are not available in the United States or Canada as of 2023.[2] As of 2023, it is available through certain access programs in Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.[9] In the United Kingdom, they are not covered by the NHS as of 2023.[2]

Names

Uromune is the brand name for MV140.[1] Brand names of other vaccines for recurrent UTIs include Uro vaxom and Uro Vac.[2][9]

History

It was developed and made in Spain, where it has been marketed since 2010.[9][10]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Sublingual vaccine for urinary tract infections is awaiting approval by Health Canada". CTVNews. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023. Archived 8 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Vaccines". Chronic UTI Info. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023. Archived 26 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Nickel, JC; Saz-Leal, P; Doiron, RC (August 2020). "Could sublingual vaccination be a viable option for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection in Canada? A systematic review of the current literature and plans for the future". Canadian Urological Association journal / Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada. 14 (8): 281–287. doi:10.5489/cuaj.6690. PMID 33626320.
  4. Lorenzo-Gómez, María-Fernanda; Foley, Stephen; Nickel, J. Curtis; García-Cenador, María-Begoña; Padilla-Fernández, Barbara-Yolanda; González-Casado, Ignacio; Martínez-Huélamo, Misericordia; Yang, Bob; Blick, Christopher; Ferreira, Francini; Caballero, Raquel; Saz-Leal, Paula; Casanovas, Miguel (22 March 2022). "Sublingual MV140 for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections". NEJM Evidence. 1 (4). doi:10.1056/EVIDoa2100018.
  5. Cardozo, Linda; Staskin, David (2023). Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology: Clinical Perspectives (5th ed.). CRC Press. p. 1560. ISBN 978-1-000-63122-7. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  6. Swatesutipun, Valeerat (March 2023). "Can recurrent UTIs in women be cured? Review article". Continence Reports. 5: 100021. doi:10.1016/j.contre.2023.100021.
  7. Osborne, Jill (19 February 2022). "Uromune Vaccine To Prevent UTI Showing Remarkable Success". Interstitial Cystitis Network. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023. Archived 3 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Recurrent Urinary Infection". Recurrent Urinary Infection | Bay Urology. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023. Archived 24 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Kelmis, Caroline; Stephan, Katarina; Varadhan, Ajay; Brown, Jeffrey B.; Preuss, Charles (2023). "Recent developments in the treatment of bacterial urinary tract infections". In Shegokar, Ranjita; Pathak, Yashwant (eds.). Infectious Diseases Drug Delivery Systems. Sitzerland: Springer. p. 396. ISBN 978-3-031-20521-7. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  10. Sevilla, Christobel Ramirez; Gomez Lanza, Esther; Manzanera, Juan Llopis; Martin, Juan Antonio Romero; Sanz, Miguel Angel Barranco (2022). "27. Recurrent urinary tract infection". In Dökmeci, Fulya; Rizk, Diaa E. E. (eds.). Insights Into Incontinence and the Pelvic Floor. Springer. p. 211. ISBN 978-3-030-94174-1. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.