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Wölfl M, Greenberg PD. Antigen-specific activation and cytokine-facilitated expansion of naive, human CD8+ T cells. Nat Protoc 2014; 9:950-66. [PMID: 24675735 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2014.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Antigen-specific priming of human, naive T cells has been difficult to assess. Owing to the low initial frequency in the naive cell pool of specific T cell precursors, such an analysis has been obscured by the requirements for repeated stimulations and prolonged culture time. In this protocol, we describe how to evaluate antigen-specific priming of CD8(+) cells 10 d after a single specific stimulation. The assay provides reference conditions, which result in the expansion of a substantial population of antigen-specific T cells from the naive repertoire. Various conditions and modifications during the priming process (e.g., testing new cytokines, co-stimulators and so on) can now be directly compared with the reference conditions. Factors relevant to achieving effective priming include the dendritic cell preparation, the T cell preparation, the cell ratio at the time of priming, the serum source used for the experiment and the timing of addition and concentration of the cytokines used for expansion. This protocol is relevant for human immunology, vaccine biology and drug development.
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- Matthias Wölfl
- Children's Hospital, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- 1] Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. [2] Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. [3] Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Saxena M, Van TTH, Baird FJ, Coloe PJ, Smooker PM. Pre-existing immunity against vaccine vectors--friend or foe? MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2012; 159:1-11. [PMID: 23175507 PMCID: PMC3542731 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.049601-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Over the last century, the successful attenuation of multiple bacterial and viral pathogens has led to an effective, robust and safe form of vaccination. Recently, these vaccines have been evaluated as delivery vectors for heterologous antigens, as a means of simultaneous vaccination against two pathogens. The general consensus from published studies is that these vaccine vectors have the potential to be both safe and efficacious. However, some of the commonly employed vectors, for example Salmonella and adenovirus, often have pre-existing immune responses in the host and this has the potential to modify the subsequent immune response to a vectored antigen. This review examines the literature on this topic, and concludes that for bacterial vectors there can in fact, in some cases, be an enhancement in immunogenicity, typically humoral, while for viral vectors pre-existing immunity is a hindrance for subsequent induction of cell-mediated responses.
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- Manvendra Saxena
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Comparative Genomics Centre, School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Khanna KM, Blair DA, Vella AT, McSorley SJ, Datta SK, Lefrançois L. T cell and APC dynamics in situ control the outcome of vaccination. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:239-52. [PMID: 20530268 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The factors controlling the progression of an immune response to generation of protective memory are poorly understood. We compared the in situ and ex vivo characteristics of CD8 T cells responding to different forms of the same immunogen. Immunization with live Listeria monocytogenes, irradiated L. monocytogenes (IRL), or heat-killed L. monocytogenes (HKL) induced rapid activation of CD8 T cells. However, only IRL and live L. monocytogenes inoculation induced sustained proliferation and supported memory development. Gene and protein expression analysis revealed that the three forms of immunization led to three distinct transcriptional and translational programs. Prior to cell division, CD8 T cell-dendritic cell clusters formed in the spleen after live L. monocytogenes and IRL but not after HKL immunization. Furthermore, HKL immunization induced rapid remodeling of splenic architecture, including loss of marginal zone macrophages, which resulted in impaired bacterial clearance. These results identify initial characteristics of a protective T cell response that have implications for the development of more effective vaccination strategies.
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- Kamal M Khanna
- Department of Immunology, Center for Integrated Immunology and Vaccine Research, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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Flatz L, Hegazy AN, Bergthaler A, Verschoor A, Claus C, Fernandez M, Gattinoni L, Johnson S, Kreppel F, Kochanek S, Broek MVD, Radbruch A, Lévy F, Lambert PH, Siegrist CA, Restifo NP, Löhning M, Ochsenbein AF, Nabel GJ, Pinschewer DD. Development of replication-defective lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus vectors for the induction of potent CD8+ T cell immunity. Nat Med 2010; 16:339-45. [PMID: 20139992 PMCID: PMC3247638 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Accepted: 10/21/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) exhibits natural tropism for dendritic cells and represents the prototypic infection that elicits protective CD8(+) T cell (cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)) immunity. Here we have harnessed the immunobiology of this arenavirus for vaccine delivery. By using producer cells constitutively synthesizing the viral glycoprotein (GP), it was possible to replace the gene encoding LCMV GP with vaccine antigens to create replication-defective vaccine vectors. These rLCMV vaccines elicited CTL responses that were equivalent to or greater than those elicited by recombinant adenovirus 5 or recombinant vaccinia virus in their magnitude and cytokine profiles, and they exhibited more effective protection in several models. In contrast to recombinant adenovirus 5, rLCMV failed to elicit vector-specific antibody immunity, which facilitated re-administration of the same vector for booster vaccination. In addition, rLCMV elicited T helper type 1 CD4+ T cell responses and protective neutralizing antibodies to vaccine antigens. These features, together with low seroprevalence in humans, suggest that rLCMV may show utility as a vaccine platform against infectious diseases and cancer.
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- Lukas Flatz
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Bermúdez-Humarán LG, Langella P. Utilisation des bactéries lactiques comme vecteurs vaccinaux. REVUE FRANCOPHONE DES LABORATOIRES 2009; 2009:79-89. [PMID: 32518601 PMCID: PMC7270964 DOI: 10.1016/s1773-035x(09)70312-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aujourd’hui, nous disposons de données suffisantes qui confortent l’intérêt d’utiliser des bactéries lactiques (BL), notamment des souches des lactocoques et lactobacilles, pour le développement de nouvelles stratégies de vaccination mucosale. Les BL sont des bactéries à Gram positif utilisées depuis des millénaires dans la production d’aliments fermentés. Elles sont donc de bonnes candidates pour le développement de nouvelles stratégies de vectorisation orale et constituent des alternatives attractives aux stratégies vaccinales basées sur des bactéries pathogènes atténuées dont l’utilisation présente des risques sanitaires. Ce chapitre passe en revue la recherche et les progrès les plus récents dans l’utilisation des BL comme vecteurs de délivrance de protéines d’intérêt médical pour développer de nouveaux vaccins.
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Charalampopoulos D, Rastall RA. Development of Mucosal Vaccines Based on Lactic Acid Bacteria. PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2009. [PMCID: PMC7121035 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79058-9_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Today, sufficient data are available to support the use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), notably lactococci and lactobacilli, as delivery vehicles for the development of new mucosal vaccines. These non-pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria have been safely consumed by humans for centuries in fermented foods. They thus constitute an attractive alternative to the attenuated pathogens (most popular live vectors actually studied) which could recover their pathogenic potential and are thus not totally safe for use in humans. This chapter reviews the current research and advances in the use of LAB as live delivery vectors of proteins of interest for the development of new safe mucosal vaccines. The use of LAB as DNA vaccine vehicles to deliver DNA directly to antigen-presenting cells of the immune system is also discussed.
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- Department of Food Biosciences, University of Reading Whiteknights, Reading, UK
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Bermúdez-Humarán LG, Cortes-Perez NG, Ah-Leung S, Lefèvre F, Yang G, Pang Q, Wu C, Zeng Y, Adel-Patient K, Langella P. Current prophylactic and therapeutic uses of a recombinant Lactococcus lactis strain secreting biologically active interleukin-12. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2008; 14:80-9. [PMID: 17957114 DOI: 10.1159/000106086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The noninvasive and food-grade Gram-positive bacterium Lactococcus lactis is well adapted to deliver medical proteins to the mucosal immune system. In the last decade, the potential of live recombinant lactococci to deliver such proteins to the mucosal immune system has been investigated. This approach offers several advantages over the traditional systemic injection, such as easy administration and the ability to elicit both systemic and mucosal immune responses. This paper reviews the current research and advances made with recombinant L. lactis as live vector for the in situ delivery of biologically active interleukin-12, a potent pleiotropic cytokine with adjuvant properties when co-delivered with vaccinal antigens, at mucosal surfaces. Three well-illustrated examples demonstrate the high potential of interleukin-12-secreting lactococci strains for future prophylactic and therapeutic uses.
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Singh R, Paterson Y. Listeria monocytogenes as a vector for tumor-associated antigens for cancer immunotherapy. Expert Rev Vaccines 2006; 5:541-52. [PMID: 16989634 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.5.4.541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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As a facultative intracellular bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes has adapted to live within the cytosol of the host cell. It is actively taken up by antigen-presenting cells through phagocytosis, and as Listeria survive within these cells, it is an ideal vector for the delivery of antigens to be processed and presented through both the class I and II antigen-processing pathways. Once phagocytosed, Listeria produces virulence factors within the phagolysosome of the host cell, which allows it to break out of this organelle and live in the host cytosol. It is possible that these virulence factors can enhance the immunogenicity of tumor-associated antigens, which are poorly immunogenic. Recent progress in the development of this bacterium as a vaccine vector for tumor-associated antigens is discussed in the context of bacterial vectors in general. In several mouse models, Listeria-based vaccines have been demonstrated to be an effective method of influencing tumor growth and eliciting potent antitumor immune responses. Safety issues and the transition of Listeria into human clinical trials will also be discussed in this review.
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- Reshma Singh
- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, 323 Johnson Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6076, USA.
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Roback JD. Vaccine-enhanced donor lymphocyte infusion (veDLI). HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2006:486-91, 513. [PMID: 17124103 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2006.1.486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Hematopoietic stem cell or bone marrow transplantation (HSCT/BMT) is curative in many cases of hemato-logical malignancy, but the post-transplant course is often complicated by delayed immune reconstitution that predisposes to opportunistic infections and disease recurrence. Furthermore, since HLA-matched donors cannot be found for almost half of all patients that would benefit from HSCT, donors mismatched at 2-3 HLA loci are increasingly being used, which is associated with elevated rates of opportunistic infections. Donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) is a powerful and direct approach to improve post-transplant immune function. For example, DLI using enriched antiviral cytolytic effectors (CTLs) has been shown to reconstitute cellular immunity to cytomega-lovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and prevent viral disease following HSCT. However, because in vitro expansion and purification of CTLs is lengthy, labor-intensive, and costly, it is rarely used clinically to prevent and treat viral infections following HSCT. Active vaccination after allogeneic transplantation to stimulate in vivo expansion of donor and/or recipient CTLs has been proposed as an alternative method to rapidly reconstitute antiviral immunity, prevent viral disease, and reduce adverse sequelae of antiviral drugs. Fortunately, recent progress has been made in developing vaccines and methodologies that are both safe and effective when administered to immunocompromised HSCT recipients.
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- John D Roback
- Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, WMB 7313, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Stevens R, Lavoy A, Nordone S, Burkhard M, Dean GA. Pre-existing immunity to pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes does not prevent induction of immune responses to feline immunodeficiency virus by a novel recombinant Listeria monocytogenes vaccine. Vaccine 2005; 23:1479-90. [PMID: 15670884 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2003] [Revised: 09/09/2004] [Accepted: 09/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes is an attractive biologic vaccine vector against HIV because it induces a strong cell mediated immune response, can be delivered by mucosal routes, can be readily manipulated to express viral antigens, and is easy and inexpensive to produce. Proof of concept studies have been performed using HIV Gag expressing recombinant L. monocytogenes in the mouse. Here we report the development and validation of recombinant L. monocytogenes to be evaluated in the FIV/cat model of HIV. Using a simplified approach to introduce individual and polyprotein FIV gag genes, we show that recombinant L. monocytogenes containing the entire gag expresses the full-length Gag polyprotein in a soluble secreted form. A DNA vaccine plasmid (pND14-Lc-env) that replicates in Gram positive bacteria and contains the FIV SU (gp100) and the ectodomain of TM (gp40) in a eukaryotic expression cassette was transfected into LM-gag to create LM-gag/pND14-Lc-env. After infection of target cells with LM-gag/pND14-Lc-env in vitro, both FIV Gag and Env proteins were detected in soluble cell lysates. Whether previous exposure to L. monocytogenes affects the immunogenicity of LM-gag/pND14-Lc-env was determined in cats infected with wild-type L. monocytogenes orally and/or subcutaneously. After a single oral dose of LM-gag/pND14-Lc-env, cats with existing anti-L. monocytogenes immune responses developed anti-FIV Gag IgA titers in vaginal secretions, saliva, and feces. Similarly, FIV Gag and Env specific IFN-gamma ELISPOT responses were measurable in spleen and lymph node but at a statistically higher frequency in cats exposed to a single subcutaneous dose of wild-type L. monocytogenes versus cats exposed both subcutaneously and orally. The FIV/cat model will provide a useful challenge system to determine whether recombinant L. monocytogenes can protect against a lentivirus in its natural host after challenge by the routes common to HIV transmission.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Viral/analysis
- Antigens, Viral/genetics
- Antigens, Viral/immunology
- Cats
- Disease Models, Animal
- Feces
- Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/immunology
- Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control
- Female
- Gene Products, env/genetics
- Gene Products, env/immunology
- Gene Products, gag/genetics
- Gene Products, gag/immunology
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline/genetics
- Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline/immunology
- Immunoglobulin A/analysis
- Listeria monocytogenes/genetics
- Listeria monocytogenes/immunology
- Saliva/immunology
- Vaccines, Synthetic/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
- Vagina/immunology
- Viral Proteins/genetics
- Viral Proteins/immunology
- Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Viral Vaccines/immunology
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- Rosemary Stevens
- Department of Microbiology, Pathology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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Starks H, Bruhn KW, Shen H, Barry RA, Dubensky TW, Brockstedt D, Hinrichs DJ, Higgins DE, Miller JF, Giedlin M, Bouwer HGA. Listeria monocytogenes as a vaccine vector: virulence attenuation or existing antivector immunity does not diminish therapeutic efficacy. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:420-7. [PMID: 15210801 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.1.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The bacterium L. monocytogenes is a proposed vaccine carrier based upon the observation that this pathogen replicates within the intracytoplasmic environment facilitating delivery of Ag to the endogenous Ag processing and presentation pathway with subsequent stimulation of peptide specific MHC class I-restricted CD8(+) effector cells. In this report, we evaluate virulence-attenuated strains of Listeria monocytogenes as vaccine vectors and examine whether existing antivector (antilisterial) immunity limits or alters its efficacy as a therapeutic cancer vaccine. Following immunization with virulence-attenuated mutants, we found that the effectiveness of L. monocytogenes as a recombinant cancer vaccine remains intact. In addition, we found that antibiotic treatment initiated 24 or 36 h following therapeutic immunization with recombinant L. monocytogenes allows full development of the antitumor response. We also demonstrate that the vaccine vector potential of L. monocytogenes is not limited in animals with existing antilisterial immunity. For these latter studies, mice previously immunized with wild-type L. monocytogenes were infused with melanoma cells and then 5 days later challenged with recombinant tumor Ag expressing L. monocytogenes. Collectively, these results add additional support for the use of L. monocytogenes as a vaccine vector and underscore its potential to be used repeatedly for stimulation of recall responses concomitant with primary cell-mediated responses to newly delivered heterologous tumor-associated epitopes.
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- Holly Starks
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 97201, USA
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Darji A, Mohamed W, Domann E, Chakraborty T. Induction of immune responses by attenuated isogenic mutant strains of Listeria monocytogenes. Vaccine 2003; 21 Suppl 2:S102-9. [PMID: 12763691 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(03)00208-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We have generated isogenic Listeria monocytogenes mutant strains to study the induction of protective immunity in mice. These strains harbored either a specific deletion within the actin nucleator (actA) and/or have multiple deletions within the actA and phospholipase B (plcB) genes. In comparison to the wild type parental L. monocytogenes EGDe strains, the mutant strains were extremely low in virulence and were rapidly eliminated by the host during the first days of infection. Nevertheless, a single immunization with both mutant strains (EGDe DeltaactA2 and DeltaactADeltaplcB) efficiently induced and maintained effector memory (CD8(+)) T cells and has provided animals with a state of long-lasting protective immunity against wild type L. monocytogenes. These mutant strains can be used as live vaccines against the corresponding virulent pathogen and as carriers for introducing heterologous protective antigens into animals and humans.
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- Ayub Darji
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Germany
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Peters C, Domann E, Darbouche A, Chakraborty T, Mielke MEA. Tailoring host immune responses to Listeria by manipulation of virulence genes -- the interface between innate and acquired immunity. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2003; 35:243-53. [PMID: 12648843 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-8244(02)00469-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Although attenuated strains of microbial pathogens have triggered vaccine development from its origin, the role of virulence factors in determining host immunity has remained largely unexplored. Using the murine listeriosis model, we investigated whether the induction and expansion of protective and inflammatory T cell responses may be modified by selective manipulation of virulence genes. We intentionally deleted specific genes of Listeria monocytogenes, including those encoding the positive regulatory factor (prfA), hemolysin (hly), the actin nucleator (actA), and phospholipase B (plcB). The resulting strains showed decisive differences in their immunogenic properties. In particular, we identified a double-deletion mutant that retained Listeria's profound ability to induce protective CD8(+) T cells, but that is strongly attenuated and exhibits a significantly reduced ability to induce CD4(+) T cell-mediated inflammation. We conclude that this mutant, L. monocytogenes DeltaactADeltaplcB, is at present the most promising mutant for a bacterial vaccine vector and is able to safely induce potent CD8(+) T cell-mediated immunity.
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- Christian Peters
- Aventis Behring, Clinical Research and Development, 1020 First Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA.
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Chabalgoity JA, Dougan G, Mastroeni P, Aspinall RJ. Live bacteria as the basis for immunotherapies against cancer. Expert Rev Vaccines 2002; 1:495-505. [PMID: 12901588 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.1.4.495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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For more than a century, bacteria and bacterial products have been used for the treatment of cancer. Starting from the practical observation of tumor regression in individuals with concomitant bacterial infection, the field has evolved into some standard clinical practices, such as the use of BCG for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer. However, in the last few years, new applications have started to emerge that may profoundly change the perspective of the field. BCG can be engineered to express cytokines to improve its efficacy. Bacteria such as Salmonella and Listeria can be attenuated by genetically-defined mutations and provide effective vehicles for DNA vaccines encoding tumor-associated antigens. Salmonella and nonpathogenic strains of Clostridium can selectively accumulate in tumors in vivo, providing attractive delivery systems to target immunomodulatory molecules and therapeutic agents to the tumor site. Many of these new developments have been attempted for prophylactic or therapeutic vaccination in several different experimental models of cancer and in many cases, results from clinical trials are now emerging. There is still some way to go before achieving products that could be in routine use, but the field has great promise for the development of more effective immunotherapies for several different cancers. In this paper, we will review the current state of such applications and highlight some of the directions that the field may take.
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- José A Chabalgoity
- Department of Biochemistry, Instituto de Higiene, Facultad de Medicina, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Domann E, Deckert M, Schlüter D, Chakraborty T. Listeria monocytogenes: a model system to study invasion and spread of bacteria in the central nervous system. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2002; 265:213-26. [PMID: 12014191 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-09525-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- E Domann
- Abteilung für Neuropathologie, Universität zu Köln, Joseph-Stetzmann-Strasse 9, 50331 Köln
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Gentschev I, Dietrich G, Spreng S, Pilgrim S, Stritzker J, Kolb-Mäurer A, Goebel W. Delivery of protein antigens and DNA by attenuated intracellular bacteria. Int J Med Microbiol 2002; 291:577-82. [PMID: 11890559 DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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On the basis of attenuated intracellular bacteria, we have developed two delivery systems for either heterologous proteins or DNA vaccine vectors. The first system utilizes attenuated strains of Gram-negative bacteria which are engineered to secrete heterologous antigens via the alpha-hemolysin secretion system (type I) of Escherichia coli. The second system is based on attenuated suicide strains of Listeria monocytogenes, which are used for the direct delivery of eukaryotic antigen expression vectors into professional antigen-presenting cells (APC) like macrophages and dendritic cells in vitro and can be also used in animal models.
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Shams H, Poblete F, Rüssmann H, Galán JE, Donis RO. Induction of specific CD8+ memory T cells and long lasting protection following immunization with Salmonella typhimurium expressing a lymphocytic choriomeningitis MHC class I-restricted epitope. Vaccine 2001; 20:577-85. [PMID: 11672924 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(01)00363-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Numerous studies have shown the potential of Salmonella typhimurium as a vector for delivery of heterologous proteins for vaccination against other pathogens. Earlier studies showed that the inefficient elicitation of MHC class I-restricted responses could limit the use of S. typhimurium as a heterologous antigen delivery vector for vaccination. We recently developed an approach to overcome this limitation by using a bacterial-encoded specialized protein secretion system, termed type III, to deliver proteins into the class I antigen presenting pathways. Thus, peptides of interest fused to proteins bearing the type III secretion signal, which can elicit protective CTL responses. Because protective immunity is usually assessed a few weeks after vaccination, there is a paucity of information regarding duration of protective immunity induced by this system. We show here that mice immunized orally with S. typhimurium vectors expressing a MHC class I-restricted epitope of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) nucleoprotein developed specific antiviral CTL responses. CD8+ T cells were found to be necessary for this CTL activity against targets presenting the LCMV epitope. The survival of mice challenged with lethal doses of LCMV 60 or 135 days after vaccination was as complete as the survival of mice challenged 2 weeks after immunization with the same vectors. By demonstrating their ability to induce prolonged protective immunity after oral delivery, S. typhimurium vectors have met an essential requirement in support of their development as vectors for heterologous vaccination.
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- H Shams
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0905, USA
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Pope C, Kim SK, Marzo A, Masopust D, Williams K, Jiang J, Shen H, Lefrançois L. Organ-specific regulation of the CD8 T cell response to Listeria monocytogenes infection. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:3402-9. [PMID: 11207297 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.5.3402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The intestinal mucosal CD8 T cell response to infection with Listeria monocytogenes was measured using MHC class I tetramers and was compared with the response in peripheral blood, secondary lymphoid tissue, and liver. To assess the vaccination potential of Listeria and to analyze responses in C57BL/6 mouse strains, a recombinant Listeria expressing OVA (rLM-ova) was generated. The response peaked at 9 days postinfection with a much larger fraction of the intestinal mucosa and liver CD8 T cell pool OVA specific, as compared with the spleen. However, these differences were not linked to bacterial titers in each site. The higher responses in lamina propria and liver resulted in a larger CD8 memory population in these tissues. Furthermore, the level of memory induced was dependent on infectious dose and inversely correlated with the magnitude of the recall response after oral challenge. Recall responses in the tissues were most robust in the lamina propria and liver, and reactivated Ag-specific T cells produced IFN-gamma. Infection of CD40- or MHC class II-deficient mice induced poor CD8 T cell responses in the intestinal mucosa, but only partially reduced responses in the spleen and liver. Overall, the results point to novel pathways of tissue-specific regulation of primary and memory antimicrobial CD8 T cell responses.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Bacterial Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Bacterial Vaccines/genetics
- Bacterial Vaccines/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD40 Antigens/biosynthesis
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/microbiology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
- Egg Proteins/administration & dosage
- Egg Proteins/genetics
- Egg Proteins/immunology
- Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte/immunology
- Immunization, Secondary
- Immunodominant Epitopes/immunology
- Immunologic Memory/genetics
- Intestinal Mucosa/immunology
- Intestinal Mucosa/microbiology
- Listeria monocytogenes/genetics
- Listeria monocytogenes/immunology
- Listeriosis/blood
- Listeriosis/immunology
- Listeriosis/microbiology
- Liver/immunology
- Liver/microbiology
- Lymphocyte Activation/genetics
- Lymphoid Tissue/immunology
- Lymphoid Tissue/microbiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Organ Specificity/immunology
- Ovalbumin/administration & dosage
- Ovalbumin/genetics
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Peptide Fragments
- Vaccines, Synthetic/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- C Pope
- Division of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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Medina E, Guzmán CA. Modulation of immune responses following antigen administration by mucosal route. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2000; 27:305-11. [PMID: 10727886 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2000.tb01444.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Most microbial infections are either restricted to the mucosal membranes or the etiologic agents needed to transit the mucosa. Thus, it is desirable to stimulate a mucosal response following vaccination, to block both infection and disease development. Attenuated vaccine carriers mimic natural infections, triggering also mucosal responses. Similar results can be achieved by administering antigens with appropriate adjuvants. However, the delivery of antigens per se is not sufficient to engender a protective response. A successful immunization requires the elicitation of an appropriate type of immune response (e.g. antibodies vs. cell-mediated immunity, Th1 vs. Th2 helper pattern). Therefore, a successful vaccination strategy demands the choice of adequate antigens, and their appropriate delivery and/or formulation to promote the required quality of immune response. Different strategies to optimize the immune responses elicited following vaccine administration by the mucosal route are discussed.
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- E Medina
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccine Research, Division of Microbiology, GBF-German Research Centre for Biotechnology, Mascheroder Weg 1, D-38124, Braunschweig, Germany
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Soussi N, Milon G, Colle JH, Mougneau E, Glaichenhaus N, Goossens PL. Listeria monocytogenes as a short-lived delivery system for the induction of type 1 cell-mediated immunity against the p36/LACK antigen of Leishmania major. Infect Immun 2000; 68:1498-506. [PMID: 10678966 PMCID: PMC97307 DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.3.1498-1506.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes has been used as an experimental live vector for the induction of CD8-mediated immune responses in various viral and tumoral experimental models. Susceptibility of BALB/c mice to Leishmania major infection has been correlated to the preferential development of Th2 CD4 T cells through an early production of interleukin 4 (IL-4) by a restricted population of CD4 T cells which react to a single parasite antigen, LACK (stands for Leishmania homologue of receptors for activated C kinase). Experimental vaccination with LACK can redirect the differentiation of CD4(+) T cells towards the Th1 pathway if LACK is coadministrated with IL-12. As IL-12 is known to be induced by L. monocytogenes, we have tested the ability of a recombinant attenuated actA mutant L. monocytogenes strain expressing LACK to induce the development of LACK-specific Th1 cells in both B10.D2 and BALB/c mice, which are resistant and susceptible to L. major, respectively. After a single injection of LACK-expressing L. monocytogenes, IL-12/p40 transcripts showed a rapid burst, and peaks of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-secreting LACK-specific Th1 cells were detected around day 5 in the spleens and livers of mice of both strains. These primed IFN-gamma-secreting LACK-reactive T cells were not detected ex vivo after day 7 of immunization but could be recruited and detected 15 days later in the draining lymph node after an L. major footpad challenge. Although immunization of BALB/c mice with LACK-expressing L. monocytogenes did not change the course of the infection with L. major, immunized B10.D2 mice exhibited significantly smaller lesions than nonimmunized controls. Thus, our results demonstrate that, in addition of its recognized use for the induction of effector CD8 T cells, L. monocytogenes can also be used as a live recombinant vector to favor the development of potentially protective IFN-gamma-secreting Th1 CD4 T lymphocytes.
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- N Soussi
- Unité d'Immunophysiologie et Parasitisme Intracellulaire, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Wilson RL, White DW, Harty JT. Transient expression of bacterial gene fragments in eukaryotic cells: implications for CD8(+) T cell epitope analysis. J Immunol Methods 2000; 234:137-47. [PMID: 10669778 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(99)00221-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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CD8(+) T cells are potent effectors of acquired immunity against some viruses and intracellular bacterial pathogens. Antigens recognized by CD8(+) T cells are small, 8-9 amino acid peptides derived from proteins produced by the pathogen. These peptides are presented by MHC class I molecules on the surface of the infected cell. When characterizing the CD8(+) T cell response to a bacterial or viral pathogen, it is often necessary to express an antigenic protein in a eukaryotic host cell that is capable of processing and presenting peptide epitopes to antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells. We describe a system designed to transiently express bacterial polypeptides and MHC class I molecules in eukaryotic cells. Recognition of these peptide-MHC complexes stimulates TNF production by antigen-specific CD8(+) T cell lines. This system should be useful for analysis of CD8(+) T cell epitope-containing bacterial gene fragments when expression of the entire bacterial protein is detrimental to the eukaryotic cell, or when overexpression of the bacterial gene is detrimental to the bacterial cloning strain. Furthermore, this system can be used for the rapid mapping of CD8(+) T cell epitopes within a protein.
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- R L Wilson
- Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, 3-512 Bowen Science Building, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Many exciting advances in our understanding of T cell mediated immunity to bacterial infection have occurred in the past several years. T cell responses have been more fully characterized, due in part to the development of MHC class I tetramers. The importance of cytokines and various effector molecules in defense against infection has come to light. Finally, intracellular bacteria are being exploited to deliver antigens and DNA in an effort to induce immunity to pathogens.
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- K M Kerksiek
- Sections of Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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Mata M, Paterson Y. Th1 T Cell Responses to HIV-1 Gag Protein Delivered by a Listeria monocytogenes Vaccine Are Similar to Those Induced by Endogenous Listerial Antigens. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.3.1449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular bacterium that lives and grows in the cytoplasm of the host cell. The hallmark of a listerial infection is a cell-mediated immune response to its own secreted virulence factors. Thus, L. monocytogenes vaccines engineered to secrete HIV proteins may be ideal vectors for boosting cellular immune responses against HIV. Using strains of L. monocytogenes that stably express and secrete HIV Gag (Lm-Gag) to deliver this Ag to the immune system, we have previously shown strong MHC class I-restricted cytotoxic T cell responses to this protein. In this study, we examine MHC class II-restricted T cell responses to HIV-Gag delivered by Lm-Gag. We demonstrate the induction of CD4+ T cells that are HIV-Gag specific and identify three epitopes in two strains of mice, BALB/c (H-2d) and C57BL/6 (H-2b), two of which are both H-2d and H-2b restricted, but are not immunodominant for both haplotypes. In addition, we show that the CD4+ T cells induced are of the Th1 phenotype that produce IFN-γ at levels similar to CD4+ T cells induced to endogenous listerial Ags. These studies suggest that chromosomally modified strains of L. monocytogenes may be useful as vaccine vectors for the induction of Th1 T cell responses against HIV.
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- Marielena Mata
- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Schaible UE, Collins HL, Kaufmann SH. Confrontation between intracellular bacteria and the immune system. Adv Immunol 1999; 71:267-377. [PMID: 9917916 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(08)60405-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- U E Schaible
- Max-Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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White DW, MacNeil A, Busch DH, Pilip IM, Pamer EG, Harty JT. Perforin-Deficient CD8+ T Cells: In Vivo Priming and Antigen-Specific Immunity Against Listeria monocytogenes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.2.980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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CD8+ T cells require perforin to mediate immunity against some, but not all, intracellular pathogens. Previous studies with H-2b MHC perforin gene knockout (PO) mice revealed both perforin-dependent and perforin-independent pathways of CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity to Listeria monocytogenes (LM). In this study, we address two previously unresolved issues regarding the requirement for perforin in antilisterial immunity: 1) Is CD8+ T cell-mediated, perforin-independent immunity specific for a single Ag or generalizable to multiple Ags? 2) Is there a deficiency in the priming of the CD8+ T cell compartment of PO mice following an immunizing challenge with LM? We used H-2d MHC PO mice to generate CD8+ T cell lines individually specific for three known Ags expressed by a recombinant strain of virulent LM. Adoptive transfer experiments into BALB/c host mice revealed that immunity can be mediated by PO CD8+ T cells specific for all Ags examined, indicating that perforin-independent immunity is not limited to CD8+ T cells that recognize listeriolysin O. Analysis of epitope-specific CD8+ T cell expansion by MHC class I tetramer staining and ELISPOT revealed no deficiency in either the primary or secondary response to LM infection in PO mice. These results demonstrate that the perforin-independent pathway of antilisterial resistance mediated by CD8+ T cells is generalizable to multiple epitopes. Furthermore, the results show that reduced antilisterial resistance observed with polyclonal PO CD8+ T cells is a consequence of a deficiency in effector function and not a result of suboptimal CD8+ T cell priming.
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- †Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242; and
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- ‡Sections of Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- ‡Sections of Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- ‡Sections of Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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- *Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology and
- †Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242; and
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Bouwer HG, Shen H, Fan X, Miller JF, Barry RA, Hinrichs DJ. Existing antilisterial immunity does not inhibit the development of a Listeria monocytogenes-specific primary cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response. Infect Immun 1999; 67:253-8. [PMID: 9864223 PMCID: PMC96304 DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.1.253-258.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/1998] [Accepted: 10/28/1998] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Infection of BALB/c mice with Listeria monocytogenes stimulates an antilisterial immune response evident by the appearance of H2-Kd-restricted CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) specific for the nanomer peptides amino acids (aa) 91 to 99 of listeriolysin O (LLO 91-99) and aa 217 to 225 of the p60 molecule (p60 217-225). We have introduced point mutations at anchor residues within LLO 91-99 (92F) or p60 217-225 (218F), and BALB/c mice infected with L. monocytogenes strains containing these point mutations do not develop CTLs specific for LLO 91-99 or p60 217-225, respectively. We have used these strains to test whether primary CTL responses against L. monocytogenes-derived determinants can be stimulated within an environment of existing antilisterial immunity. We found that the development of a primary L. monocytogenes-specific CTL response is not altered by existing immunity to L. monocytogenes. For example, primary immunization with the p60 218F strain of L. monocytogenes followed by a secondary immunization with wild-type L. monocytogenes results in stimulation of p60 217-225-specific CTLs at primary response levels and LLO 91-99-specific effectors at levels consistent with a memory CTL response. Similarly, primary immunization with the 92F strain of L. monocytogenes followed by a secondary immunization with wild-type L. monocytogenes results in stimulation of LLO 91-99-specific CTLs at primary response levels and p60 217-225-specific effectors at levels consistent with a memory CTL response. These results provide additional support for the use of L. monocytogenes as a recombinant vaccine vector and show that antivector immunity does not inhibit the development of a primary CTL response when the epitope is delivered by L. monocytogenes as the vaccine strain.
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- H G Bouwer
- Immunology Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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The intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes continues to serve as a model to define general paradigms of cell-mediated immunity. Genetic manipulations of the bacterium and its murine host have allowed us to begin dissecting the intricate interactions between this bacterium and the immune system. As a result, we have gained new insights into the mechanisms of immune surveillance, achieved better understanding of bacterial tactics for immune evasion and developed novel strategies in vaccine development.
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- H Shen
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6076, USA.
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Shen H, Miller JF, Fan X, Kolwyck D, Ahmed R, Harty JT. Compartmentalization of bacterial antigens: differential effects on priming of CD8 T cells and protective immunity. Cell 1998; 92:535-45. [PMID: 9491894 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80946-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bacterial pathogens synthesize numerous proteins that are either secreted or localized within bacterial cells. To address the impact of antigen compartmentalization on T cell immunity, we constructed recombinant Listeria monocytogenes that express a model CD8T cell epitope as a secreted or nonsecreted fusion protein. Both forms of the antigen, either secreted into the host cell cytoplasm or retained within bacterial cells, efficiently prime CD8 T cell responses. However, epitope-specific CD8 T cells confer protection only against bacteria secreting the antigen but not against the bacteria expressing the nonsecreted form of the same antigen. This dichotomy as a result of antigen compartmentalization suggests that bacterial antigens are presented by multiple MHC class I pathways to prime CD8 T cells, but only the endogenous pathway provides target antigens for CD8 T cell-mediated protective immunity.
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- H Shen
- Emory Vaccine Center, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
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