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Sartoretti J, Eberhardt CS. The Potential Role of Nonhuman Primate Models to Better Comprehend Early Life Immunity and Maternal Antibody Transfer. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9040306. [PMID: 33804886 PMCID: PMC8063815 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9040306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Early life immunity is a complex field of research and there are still gaps in knowledge regarding the detailed mechanism of maternal antibody transfer, the impact of maternal antibodies on infant vaccine responses and the ontogeny of human early life immunity. A comprehensive understanding is necessary to identify requirements for early life vaccines and to improve early childhood immunization. New immunological methods have facilitated performing research in the youngest, however, some questions can only be addressed in animal models. To date, mostly murine models are used to study neonatal and infant immunity since they are well-described, easy to use and cost effective. Given their limitations especially in the transfer biology of maternal antibodies and the lack of infectivity of numerous human pathogens, this opinion piece discusses the potential and prerequisites of the nonhuman primate model in studying early life immunity and maternal antibody transfer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Julie Sartoretti
- Center for Vaccinology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland;
- Department of Woman, Child and Adolescent Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 6 rue Willy-Donze, 1211 Geneve 4, Switzerland
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- Center for Vaccinology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland;
- Department of Woman, Child and Adolescent Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 6 rue Willy-Donze, 1211 Geneve 4, Switzerland
- Center for Vaccinology, University Hospitals of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
- Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Yu Y. Herd immunization with childhood vaccination may provide protection against COVID-19. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2020; 67:198-200. [PMID: 32986604 DOI: 10.1556/030.2020.01207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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It may take time to obtain a vaccine for the current COVID-19, and the virus genome may keep an evolution and mutations, so a universal and effective vaccine for the coronavirus may not be possible. Epidemiological studies reveal the infection of SARS and COVID-19 in children is less frequent and less severe than in adults. Childhood vaccine-mediated cross cellular immunity and immunomodulation might provide protection against the infections of COVID-19. These data suggest that herd immunization with children vaccines in adults may improve the adult cross cellular immunity and immunomodulation and improve their clinical presentation and prognosis. This can be also useful to cope with future pandemics.
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- Yongqiang Yu
- 1Mindong Hospital, Fuan, Ningde, China
- 2The Affiliated Mindong Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuan, Ningde, China
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Enteric Viral Co-Infections: Pathogenesis and Perspective. Viruses 2020; 12:v12080904. [PMID: 32824880 PMCID: PMC7472086 DOI: 10.3390/v12080904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Enteric viral co-infections, infections involving more than one virus, have been reported for a diverse group of etiological agents, including rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus, adenovirus, and enteroviruses. These pathogens are causative agents for acute gastroenteritis and diarrheal disease in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals of all ages globally. Despite virus–virus co-infection events in the intestine being increasingly detected, little is known about their impact on disease outcomes or human health. Here, we review what is currently known about the clinical prevalence of virus–virus co-infections and how co-infections may influence vaccine responses. While experimental investigations into enteric virus co-infections have been limited, we highlight in vivo and in vitro models with exciting potential to investigate viral co-infections. Many features of virus–virus co-infection mechanisms in the intestine remain unclear, and further research will be critical.
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Non-Human Primate Models of Enteric Viral Infections. Viruses 2018; 10:v10100544. [PMID: 30301125 PMCID: PMC6213648 DOI: 10.3390/v10100544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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There is an important role non-human primates (NHP) play in biomedical research. Phylogenetic proximity of any of the NHP species to Homo sapiens assures that much better translatability of research outcomes from model studies involving human diseases can be achieved than from those generated with other pre-clinical systems. Our group and others used during past two decades NHPs in research directed towards viral and autoimmune disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. This review summarizes progress made in the area of enteric viral infections including its applicability to human disease.
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Koday MT, Leonard JA, Munson P, Forero A, Koday M, Bratt DL, Fuller JT, Murnane R, Qin S, Reinhart TA, Duus K, Messaoudi I, Hartman AL, Stefano-Cole K, Morrison J, Katze MG, Fuller DH. Multigenic DNA vaccine induces protective cross-reactive T cell responses against heterologous influenza virus in nonhuman primates. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189780. [PMID: 29267331 PMCID: PMC5739435 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Recent avian and swine-origin influenza virus outbreaks illustrate the ongoing threat of influenza pandemics. We investigated immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a multi-antigen (MA) universal influenza DNA vaccine consisting of HA, M2, and NP antigens in cynomolgus macaques. Following challenge with a heterologous pandemic H1N1 strain, vaccinated animals exhibited significantly lower viral loads and more rapid viral clearance when compared to unvaccinated controls. The MA DNA vaccine induced robust serum and mucosal antibody responses but these high antibody titers were not broadly neutralizing. In contrast, the vaccine induced broadly-reactive NP specific T cell responses that cross-reacted with the challenge virus and inversely correlated with lower viral loads and inflammation. These results demonstrate that a MA DNA vaccine that induces strong cross-reactive T cell responses can, independent of neutralizing antibody, mediate significant cross-protection in a nonhuman primate model and further supports development as an effective approach to induce broad protection against circulating and emerging influenza strains.
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- Merika T. Koday
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, United States of America
- Basic Sciences Department, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, United States of America
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- Division of Pathobiology and Immunology, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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Nehete PN, Nehete BP, Chitta S, Williams LE, Abee CR. Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes from Various Age- and Sex-Specific Groups of Owl Monkeys ( Aotus nancymaae). Comp Med 2017; 67:67-78. [PMID: 28222841 PMCID: PMC5310627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Owl monkeys (Aotus nancymaae) are New World NHP that serve an important role in vaccine development and as a model for human disease conditions such as malaria. Despite the past contributions of this animal model, limited information is available about the phenotype and functional properties of peripheral blood lymphocytes in reference to sex and age. Using a panel of human antibodies and a set of standardized human immune assays, we identified and characterized various peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets, evaluated the immune functions of T cells, and analyzed cytokines relative to sex and age in healthy owl monkeys. We noted age- and sex-dependent changes in CD28+ (an essential T cell costimulatory molecule) and CD95+ (an apoptotic surface marker) T cells and various levels of cytokines in the plasma. In immune assays of freshly isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells, IFNγ and perforin responses were significantly higher in female than in male monkeys and in young adults than in juvenile and geriatric groups, despite similar lymphocyte (particularly T cell) populations in these groups. Our current findings may be useful in exploring Aotus monkeys as a model system for the study of aging, susceptibility to infectious diseases, and age-associated differences in vaccine efficacy, and other challenges particular to pediatric and geriatric patients.
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- Pramod N Nehete
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Bastrop, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas;,
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Bastrop, Texas
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Bastrop, Texas
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Bastrop, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Bastrop, Texas
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Nanishi E, Hoshina T, Takada H, Ishimura M, Nishio H, Uehara T, Mizuno Y, Hasegawa S, Ohga S, Nagao M, Igarashi M, Yajima S, Kusumoto Y, Onishi N, Sasahara Y, Yasumi T, Heike T, Hara T. A nationwide survey of common viral infections in childhood among patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases. J Infect 2016; 73:358-68. [PMID: 27498293 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) are highly susceptible to various microorganisms. However, no population-based studies have been performed among common viral pathogens, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rotavirus (RV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and influenza virus (IV). The objective of this study was to reveal the clinical burden of these four infections among PID patients in Japan. METHODS We conducted a nationwide survey by sending questionnaires to 898 hospitals with pediatric departments throughout Japan. RESULTS Nine hundred ten PID patients from 621 hospitals were registered (response rate: 69.2%). Fifty-four of the patients were hospitalized due to these viral infections. The durations of hospitalization due to RSV and RV infections differed significantly in the PID patients with and without cellular immunodeficiency (12.0 vs 6.5 days, p = 0.041; and 14.0 vs 6.0 days, p = 0.031, respectively). There was no significant difference in the duration of hospitalization in PID patients with and without cellular immunodeficiency who were hospitalized with IV infections (7.3 vs 6.1 days, p = 0.53). CONCLUSIONS Special attention should be paid to PID patients with compromised cellular immunity who present with RSV and RV infection due to their high risk for severe disease.
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- Etsuro Nanishi
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Perinatal and Pediatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Center for the Study of Global Infection, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Research, NHO Hokkaido Medical Center, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital, Kawaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu Medical Center, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Farkas T, Falkenstein KP, Bohm RP, Pecotte J, Sestak K. High incidence of rhesus enteric calicivirus infections and diarrhea in captive juvenile macaques: a likely association. J Med Primatol 2012; 41:325-8. [PMID: 22882638 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2012.00553.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The rhesus enteric caliciviruses (ReCVs) were recently described. METHODS Prevalence of ReCV antibodies was tested in six species of captive non-human primates. RESULTS High ReCV seroprevalence was revealed in rhesus and cynomolgus macaques. CONCLUSIONS High rates of ReCV seroprevalence and diarrhea in juvenile macaques suggest that ReCVs may play a role in morbidity.
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- Tibor Farkas
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Sestak K, Feely S, Fey B, Dufour J, Hargitt E, Alvarez X, Pahar B, Gregoricus N, Vinjé J, Farkas T. Experimental inoculation of juvenile rhesus macaques with primate enteric caliciviruses. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37973. [PMID: 22666426 PMCID: PMC3364207 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tissue culture-adapted Tulane virus (TV), a GI.1 rhesus enteric calicivirus (ReCV), and a mixture of GII.2 and GII.4 human norovirus (NoV)-containing stool sample were used to intrastomacheally inoculate juvenile rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in order to evaluate infection caused by these viruses. METHODOLOGY & FINDINGS: Two of the three TV-inoculated macaques developed diarrhea, fever, virus-shedding in stools, inflammation of duodenum and 16-fold increase of TV-neutralizing (VN) serum antibodies but no vomiting or viremia. No VN-antibody responses could be detected against a GI.2 ReCV strain FT285, suggesting that TV and FT285 represent different ReCV serotypes. Both NoV-inoculated macaques remained asymptomatic but with demonstrable virus shedding in one animal. Examination of duodenum biopsies of the TV-inoculated macaques showed lymphocytic infiltration of the lamina propria and villous blunting. TV antigen-positive (TV+) cells were detected in the lamina propria. In most of the TV+ cells TV co-localized perinuclearly with calnexin--an endoplasmic reticulum protein. A few CD20+TV+ double-positive B cells were also identified in duodenum. To corroborate the authenticity of CD20+TV+ B cells, in vitro cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy macaques were inoculated with TV. Multicolor flow cytometry confirmed the presence of TV antigen-containing B cells of predominantly CD20+HLA-DR+ phenotype. A 2-log increase of viral RNA by 6 days post inoculation (p<0.05) suggested active TV replication in cultured lymphocytes. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Taken together, our results show that ReCVs represent an alternative cell culture and animal model to study enteric calicivirus replication, pathogenesis and immunity.
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- Karol Sestak
- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
- Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
- * E-mail: (KS); (TF)
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
- Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
- Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
- Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, Louisiana, United States of America
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
- * E-mail: (KS); (TF)
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This study used an in vivo mouse model to analyze the response of dendritic cells (DCs) in Peyer's patches (PPs) within the first 48 h of infection with the wild-type murine rotavirus EDIM (EDIM(wt)). After the infection, the absolute number of DCs was increased by 2-fold in the PPs without a modification of their relative percentage of the total cell number. Also, the DCs from PPs of infected mice showed a time-dependent migration to the subepithelial dome (SED) and an increase of the surface activation markers CD40, CD80, and CD86. This response was more evident at 48 h postinfection (p.i.) and depended on viral replication, since DCs from PPs of mice inoculated with UV-treated virus did not show this phenotype. As a result of the activation, the DCs showed an increase in the expression of mRNA for the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-12/23p40 (IL-12/23p40), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and beta interferon (IFN-beta), as well as for the regulatory cytokine IL-10. These results suggest that, a short time after rotavirus infection, the DCs from PPs play a critical role in controlling the infection and, at the same time, avoiding an excessive inflammatory immune response.
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Simian rotaviruses possess divergent gene constellations that originated from interspecies transmission and reassortment. J Virol 2009; 84:2013-26. [PMID: 19939934 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02081-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Although few simian rotaviruses (RVs) have been isolated, such strains have been important for basic research and vaccine development. To explore the origins of simian RVs, the complete genome sequences of strains PTRV (G8P[1]), RRV (G3P[3]), and TUCH (G3P[24]) were determined. These data allowed the genotype constellations of each virus to be determined and the phylogenetic relationships of the simian strains with each other and with nonsimian RVs to be elucidated. The results indicate that PTRV was likely transmitted from a bovine or other ruminant into pig-tailed macaques (its host of origin), since its genes have genotypes and encode outer-capsid proteins similar to those of bovine RVs. In contrast, most of the genes of rhesus-macaque strains, RRV and TUCH, have genotypes more typical of canine-feline RVs. However, the sequences of the canine and/or feline (canine/feline)-like genes of RRV and TUCH are only distantly related to those of modern canine/feline RVs, indicating that any potential transmission of a progenitor of these viruses from a canine/feline host to a simian host was not recent. The remaining genes of RRV and TUCH appear to have originated through reassortment with bovine, human, or other RV strains. Finally, comparison of PTRV, RRV, and TUCH genes with those of the vervet-monkey RV SA11-H96 (G3P[2]) indicates that SA11-H96 shares little genetic similarity to other simian strains and likely has evolved independently. Collectively, our data indicate that simian RVs are of diverse ancestry with genome constellations that originated largely by interspecies transmission and reassortment with nonhuman animal RVs.
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Istrate C, Hinkula J, Charpilienne A, Poncet D, Cohen J, Svensson L, Johansen K. Parenteral administration of RF 8-2/6/7 rotavirus-like particles in a one-dose regimen induce protective immunity in mice. Vaccine 2008; 26:4594-601. [PMID: 18588935 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.05.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2007] [Revised: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 05/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rotavirus virus-like particles (RV-VLPs) represent a novel strategy for development of a rotavirus subunit vaccine. In this study, RF 8-2/6/7-VLPs with rotavirus VP8 protein (amino acid 1-241 of VP4) fused to the amino terminal end of a truncated VP2, were evaluated for their immunogenic and protective properties. A single intramuscular dose of, either 2 or 20 microg, RF 8-2/6/7-VLPs alone or combined with a potent adjuvant poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy)]phosphazene] (PCPP) induced rotavirus-specific serum IgG and IgA, fecal IgG titers that were enhanced 5-90-fold by adjuvant. Passive protective immunity was achieved in offspring to dams vaccinated with 2 and 20 microg RV-VLPs in presence of adjuvant and 20 microg RV-VLP without adjuvant.
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- Claudia Istrate
- Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnologica and Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica, SE-171 76 Oeiras, Portugal
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Yuan L, Wen K, Azevedo MSP, Gonzalez AM, Zhang W, Saif LJ. Virus-specific intestinal IFN-gamma producing T cell responses induced by human rotavirus infection and vaccines are correlated with protection against rotavirus diarrhea in gnotobiotic pigs. Vaccine 2008; 26:3322-31. [PMID: 18456375 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.03.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2007] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We examined rotavirus-specific IFN-gamma producing CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+CD8+ T cell responses in gnotobiotic pigs infected with a virulent human rotavirus (VirHRV) or vaccinated with an attenuated (Att) HRV vaccine (AttHRV3x or AttHRV2x) or an AttHRV oral priming and 2/6-virus-like particle (VLP) intranasal boosting (AttHRV-2/6VLP) regimen. In VirHRV infected pigs, HRV-specific IFN-gamma producing T cells reside primarily in ileum. AttHRV-2/6VLP induced similar frequencies of intestinal IFN-gamma producing T cells as the VirHRV, whereas AttHRV3x or 2x vaccines were less effective. Protection rates against rotavirus diarrhea upon VirHRV challenge significantly correlated (r=0.97-1.0, p<0.005) with frequencies of intestinal IFN-gamma producing T cells, suggesting their role in protective immunity.
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- Lijuan Yuan
- Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA.
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Zhao W, Pahar B, Sestak K. Identification of Rotavirus VP6-Specific CD4+ T Cell Epitopes in a G1P[8] Human Rotavirus-Infected Rhesus Macaque. Virology (Auckl) 2008; 1:9-15. [PMID: 20401320 DOI: 10.4137/vrt.s563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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A non-human primate model was used to evaluate its potential for identification of rotavirus viral protein 6 (VP6) CD4+ T cell epitopes. Four juvenile rhesus macaques were inoculated with a mixed inoculum (G1P[8] and G9P[8]) of human rotaviruses. Infection accompanied by G1P[8] shedding was achieved in the two macaques that had no rotavirus immunoglobulin A (IgA) in plasma. To measure the interferon gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) anti-viral cytokines produced by peripheral CD4+ cells that recognize VP6 epitopes, whole blood cells from one infected macaque were stimulated in vitro with VP6 peptides. Stimulation with peptide pools derived from the simian rotavirus VP6(161-395) region revealed reactivity of CD4+ T cells with the VP6(281-331) domain. A VP6(301-315) region was identified as the epitope responsible for IFN-γ production while a broader VP6(293-327) domain was linked to TNF production. These results suggest that human rotavirus-infected macaques can be used for identification of additional epitopes and domains to address specific questions related to the development of pediatric vaccines.
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- Wei Zhao
- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA, U.S.A
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Parez N. Rotavirus gastroenteritis: Why to back up the development of new vaccines? Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 31:253-69. [PMID: 17698192 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rotaviruses (RVs) are the main aetiologic agent of severe acute diarrhoea in children under the age of 5, worldwide. Given that the currently available preventive measures to fight against the transmission of RV disease are not sufficiently effective, vaccination likely represents the only efficacious adapted response to the massive impact of this infection. Although the two current RV vaccines have shown good tolerance and significant efficacy to protect infant against severe RV disease, their development have raised key questions that are still unanswered regarding their cost, efficacy and safety. These two vaccines have in common the disadvantages related to the use of oral attenuated live viruses which limit their implementation in both developed and developing countries. In order to overcome these hurdles, it is important to support the development of new, non-replicating vaccines which will not suffer the potential disadvantages of the present vaccines. New approaches and other routes of administration are being tested in animal models and soon will be evaluated in humans. Among those are viral-like particle-based vaccines which have provided the most promising results. Finally, the epidemiology of the disease which differs in developed and developing countries can affect decisions about vaccine composition and delivery. The answer brought by the development of new RV vaccines could reside in developing several types of RV vaccines specifically designed to be used in different settings.
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- Nathalie Parez
- Urgences Pédiatriques, Hôpital Trousseau, AP-HP, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, EA3500, 26 rue du Dr A Netter, 75571 Paris cedex 12, France.
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Mesa MC, Rodríguez LS, Franco MA, Angel J. Interaction of rotavirus with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells: plasmacytoid dendritic cells play a role in stimulating memory rotavirus specific T cells in vitro. Virology 2007; 366:174-84. [PMID: 17499331 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2007] [Revised: 03/16/2007] [Accepted: 04/09/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We studied the interaction of RV with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from adult volunteers. After exposure of PBMC to rhesus RV (RRV), T and B lymphocytes, NK cells, monocytes, and myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells expressed RV non-structural proteins, at variable levels. Expression of these RV proteins was abolished if infection was done in the presence of anti-VP7 neutralizing antibodies or 10% autologous serum. Supernatants of RRV exposed PBMC contained TNF-alpha, IL-6, IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-2 and IL-10. Plasmacytoid DC were found to be the main source of IFN-alpha production, and in their absence the production of IFN-gamma and the frequency of RV specific T cells that secrete IFN-gamma diminished. Finally, we could not detect RV-antigen associated with the PBMC or expression of RV non-structural proteins in PBMC of acutely RV-infected children. Thus, although PBMC are susceptible to the initial steps of RV infection, most PBMC of children with RV-gastroenteritis are not infected.
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- Martha C Mesa
- Instituto de Genética Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera 7 No.40-62, Edificio 32, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Istrate C, Douagi I, Charpilienne A, McInerney GM, Hidmark A, Johansen K, Larsson M, Magnusson KE, Poncet D, Svensson L, Hinkula J. Bone marrow dendritic cells internalize live RF-81 bovine rotavirus and rotavirus-like particles (RF 2/6-GFP-VLP and RF 8*2/6/7-VLP) but are only activated by live bovine rotavirus. Scand J Immunol 2007; 65:494-502. [PMID: 17523941 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.01907.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dendritic cells (DC) represent the link between innate and adaptive immunity. They are classified as antigen-presenting cells (APC) and can initiate and modulate the immune response. To investigate the interaction with DCs, live RF-81 bovine rotavirus strain (RFV) and rotavirus-like particles (rota-VLP), RF 2/6-GFP-VLP and rota RF 8*2/6/7-VLP, were added in vitro to murine bone marrow-derived DCs (bmDCs). Live RFV, RF 2/6-GFP-VLP and RF 8*2/6/7-VLP all bound to bmDC and were internalized but only live RFV stimulated phenotypic maturation of the bmDCs as shown by the upregulation of the co-stimulatory molecule CD86. Even though bmDCs internalized RF 2/6-GFP-VLP and RF 8*2/6/7-VLP as efficiently as live RFV, these rota-VLP were not able to activate the cells. Supernatants derived from bmDC cultures treated with live RFV, RF 2/6-GFP-VLP or RF 8*2/6/7-VLP were examined for TNF-alpha production. At 6, 18 and 24 h post-infection, TNF-alpha concentrations were significantly increased in cultures treated with live RFV and rota-VLP compared with untreated cultures. In conclusion, this study showed that live RF-81 bovine rotavirus strain was internalized and induced bmDCs activation, whereas both RF 2/6-GFP-VLP and RF 8*2/6/7-VLP were internalized by bmDCs without triggering their activation.
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- C Istrate
- IBET/ITQB Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnologica/ Instituto de Tecnologica Quimica e Biologica, Oeiras, Portugal
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Sestak K, Scheiners C, Wu XW, Hollemweguer E. Identification of anti-human CD antibodies reactive with rhesus macaque peripheral blood cells. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2007; 119:21-6. [PMID: 17681612 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2007.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Three hundred and seventy seven commercially available monoclonal antibodies (mAb) were tested for their cross-reactivity with rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) peripheral blood cells. These antibodies were collected by the animal homologue section of the HLDA8 Workshop in order to assign their potential applicability for in vitro assays. Reactivity of each mAb with lymphocyte, monocyte and granulocyte populations obtained from peripheral blood of adult rhesus macaques was evaluated. Single-colour flow cytometry and indirect labeling method was used in first-round screening. Based on their reactivity with rhesus macaque cells 57 positive mAb were selected for second-round testing. Multi-colour flow cytometry and combinations of direct and indirect labeling was used to compare the reactivity of the respective mAb. In addition, reference reagents known to react with rhesus macaque CD3, CD20 and CD56 were used to further characterization of the reactivity of the selected 57 mAb on peripheral blood cells.
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- Karol Sestak
- Tulane National Primate Research Center, 18703 Three Rivers Road, Covington, LA 70433, USA.
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Small C, Barro M, Brown TL, Patton JT. Genome heterogeneity of SA11 rotavirus due to reassortment with "O" agent. Virology 2007; 359:415-24. [PMID: 17059839 PMCID: PMC1925260 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2006] [Revised: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 09/08/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Derivatives of the rotavirus SA11-H96 strain, isolated in 1958 from an overtly healthy vervet monkey, have been used extensively to probe the viral life cycle. To gain insight into the phenotypic and genotypic differences among SA11 isolates, we sequenced the segmented double-stranded RNA genomes of SA11-H96 (P5B[2]:G3), two SA11-4F-like viruses (P6[1]:G3), two SA11-4F-like viruses with gene 5 rearrangements, and relevant segments of SA11 temperature-sensitive mutants and the "O" (Offal) agent (P6[1]:G8), a rotavirus isolated in 1965 from abattoir waste. This analysis indicates that the only complete genomic sequence previously reported for SA11 (Both) is instead that of a reassortant, originating like the SA11-4F-like viruses, from the introduction of an "O" agent gene into the SA11 genetic background. These results, combined with identification of mutations that correlate with altered growth properties and ts phenotype, emphasize the importance of considering segment origin and sequence variation in interpreting experimental outcomes with SA11 strains.
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- Catie Small
- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892‐8026, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892‐8026, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892‐8026, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892‐8026, USA
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Pahar B, Cantu MA, Zhao W, Kuroda MJ, Veazey RS, Montefiori DC, Clements JD, Aye PP, Lackner AA, Lovgren-Bengtsson K, Sestak K. Single epitope mucosal vaccine delivered via immuno-stimulating complexes induces low level of immunity against simian-HIV. Vaccine 2006; 24:6839-49. [PMID: 17050045 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The difficulty in developing an effective vaccine to contain the HIV/AIDS epidemic coupled with the fact that primary HIV-1 infection typically occurs via mucosal sites has increased emphasis on vaccine approaches that protect at mucosal surfaces. In this study we employed HIV and simian-HIV (SHIV)-derived T helper (Th) and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) single epitopes incorporated into immuno-stimulating complexes (ISCOM) as a candidate immunogens. Immunized rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) were challenged with CCR5-tropic SHIV(SF162p4). On the day of challenge, low levels of virus-neutralizing antibodies (Ab) and CTLs were detected in ISCOM-immunized macaques. Greater than 10(5) viral RNA copies per ml of plasma in 2/5 immunized and 3/4 control macaques were detected within 3 weeks post-challenge. Depletion of CD4+ T cells from gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALT) was observed by post-challenge day (PCD) 14 in all macaques regardless immunization. Nonetheless, lower viral loads and relatively better preservation of peripheral CD4+ T cells following the SHIV infection was observed in ISCOM-immunized macaques. We predict that if coadministered with additional epitopes and/or more efficacious mucosal delivery system or route, HIV/SIV-derived peptide vaccines may have potential to elicit heterologous protection.
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- Bapi Pahar
- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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We have previously shown that very few rotavirus (RV)-specific T cells that secrete gamma interferon circulate in recently infected and seropositive adults and children. Here, we have studied the interaction of RV with myeloid immature (IDC) and mature dendritic cells (MDC) in vitro. RV did not induce cell death of IDC or MDC and induced maturation of between 12 and 48% of IDC. Nonetheless, RV did not inhibit the maturation of IDC or change the expression of maturation markers on MDC. After treatment with RV, few IDC expressed the nonstructural viral protein NSP4. In contrast, a discrete productive viral infection was shown in MDC of a subset of volunteers, and between 3 and 46% of these cells expressed NSP4. RV-treated IDC secreted interleukin 6 (IL-6) (but not IL-1beta, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, tumor necrosis factor alpha, or transforming growth factor beta), and MDC released IL-6 and small amounts of IL-10 and IL-12p70. The patterns of cytokines secreted by T cells stimulated by staphylococcal enterotoxin B presented by MDC infected with RV or uninfected were comparable. The frequencies and patterns of cytokines secreted by memory RV-specific T cells evidenced after stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) with RV were similar to those evidenced after stimulation of PBMC with RV-infected MDC. Finally, IDC treated with RV strongly stimulated naive allogeneic CD4+ T cells to secrete Th1 cytokines. Thus, although RV does not seem to be a strong maturing stimulus for DC, it promotes their capacity to prime Th1 cells.
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- Carlos F Narváez
- Instituto de Genética Humana, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera 7 40-62, Bogotá, Colombia
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Mavilio D, Benjamin J, Kim D, Lombardo G, Daucher M, Kinter A, Nies-Kraske E, Marcenaro E, Moretta A, Fauci AS. Identification of NKG2A and NKp80 as specific natural killer cell markers in rhesus and pigtailed monkeys. Blood 2005; 106:1718-25. [PMID: 15899917 PMCID: PMC1895226 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-12-4762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Accepted: 05/02/2005] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Investigations of natural killer (NK) cells in simian models of disease have been hampered by a lack of appropriate phenotypic markers and by an inadequate understanding of the regulation of NK cell activities. In the present study, a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for various human NK receptors was screened for cross-reactivity with NK cells from rhesus macaques and pigtailed macaques. Flow cytometric analyses using anti-human NKG2A and anti-human NKp80 mAbs individually, and particularly in combination with anti-CD16 mAb, allowed for the identification of the entire NK cell population in both species. NK cells in monkeys were generally identified by negative selection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) for the absence of T-cell, B-cell, and monocyte markers. mAb-mediated ligation of NKp80 induced NK cell cytotoxicity, while in the case of NKG2A it displayed a clear capability to inhibit the lysis of target cells by NK cells from macaques, as well as from humans. This new phenotypic and functional characterization of NKG2A and NKp80 in rhesus and pigtailed macaque NK cells provides a new approach in the analysis of their innate immune system.
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- Domenico Mavilio
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, Bldg 10, Rm 6A08A, MSC 1576, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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Zhao W, Xia M, Bridges-Malveo T, Cantú M, McNeal MM, Choi AH, Ward RL, Sestak K. Evaluation of rotavirus dsRNA load in specimens and body fluids from experimentally infected juvenile macaques by real-time PCR. Virology 2005; 341:248-56. [PMID: 16095646 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2005] [Revised: 04/22/2005] [Accepted: 06/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We recently established a non-human primate model of rotavirus infection that is characterized by consistent and high levels of virus antigen shedding in stools. Here, we report that starting from post challenge day (PCD) 2, 6 x 10(3) to 1.5 x 10(6) copies of rotavirus double-stranded RNA per nanogram of total RNA were detected by real-time PCR in MA104 cells that were 48 h pre-incubated with filtered stool suspensions of three experimentally infected juvenile macaques. The peak of virus load was detected at PCD 4-5, followed by decreased load at PCD 6-11, and very low levels at PCD 12. Such a pattern corresponded to virus shedding in stools as reported recently based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results. In addition, plasma and cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) from six infected animals were tested for the presence of rotavirus. Rotavirus extraintestinal escape was revealed in three out of six animals by a combination of real-time and nested PCR. However, very low quantities of detected viral RNA (approximately 20 copies/ng of total RNA) were not suggestive of viremia. Thus, the rhesus model of rotavirus infection can be exploited further in studies with vaccine candidates designed to prevent or abrogate rotavirus infection.
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- Wei Zhao
- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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McNeal MM, Sestak K, Choi AHC, Basu M, Cole MJ, Aye PP, Bohm RP, Ward RL. Development of a rotavirus-shedding model in rhesus macaques, using a homologous wild-type rotavirus of a new P genotype. J Virol 2005; 79:944-54. [PMID: 15613323 PMCID: PMC538554 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.2.944-954.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Although there are several reports on rotavirus inoculation of nonhuman primates, no reliable model exists. Therefore, this study was designed to develop a rhesus macaque model for rotavirus studies. The goals were to obtain a wild-type macaque rotavirus and evaluate it as a challenge virus for model studies. Once rotavirus was shown to be endemic within the macaque colony at the Tulane National Primate Research Center, stool specimens were collected from juvenile animals (2.6 to 5.9 months of age) without evidence of previous rotavirus infection and examined for rotavirus antigen. Six of 10 animals shed rotavirus during the 10-week collection period, and the electropherotypes of all isolates were identical to each other but distinct from those of prototype simian rotaviruses. These viruses were characterized as serotype G3 and subgroup 1, properties typical of many animal rotaviruses, including simian strains. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the VP4 gene was performed with a culture-grown isolate from the stool of one animal, designated the TUCH strain. Based on both genotypic and phylogenetic comparisons between TUCH VP4 and cognate proteins of representatives of the reported 22 P genotypes, the TUCH virus belongs to a new genotype, P[23]. A pool of wild-type TUCH was prepared and intragastrically administered to eight cesarean section-derived, specific-pathogen-free macaques 14 to 42 days of age. All animals were kept in a biocontainment level 2 facility. Although no diarrhea was observed and the animals remained clinically normal, all animals shed large quantities of rotavirus antigen in their feces after inoculation, which resolved by the end of the 14-day observation period. Therefore, TUCH infection of macaques provides a useful nonhuman primate model for studies on rotavirus protection.
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- Monica M McNeal
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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