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Lu Y, Wu F, Duan W, Mu X, Fang S, Lu N, Zhou X, Kong W. Engineering a “PEG-g-PEI/DNA nanoparticle-in- PLGA microsphere” hybrid controlled release system to enhance immunogenicity of DNA vaccine. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 106:110294. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Gilfillan CB, Wang C, Mohsen MO, Rufer N, Hebeisen M, Allard M, Verdeil G, Irvine DJ, Bachmann MF, Speiser DE. Murine CD8 T-cell functional avidity is stable in vivo but not in vitro: Independence from homologous prime/boost time interval and antigen density. Eur J Immunol 2019; 50:505-514. [PMID: 31785153 PMCID: PMC7187562 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201948355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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It is known that for achieving high affinity antibody responses, vaccines must be optimized for antigen dose/density, and the prime/boost interval should be at least 4 weeks. Similar knowledge is lacking for generating high avidity T‐cell responses. The functional avidity (FA) of T cells, describing responsiveness to peptide, is associated with the quality of effector function and the protective capacity in vivo. Despite its importance, the FA is rarely determined in T‐cell vaccination studies. We addressed the question whether different time intervals for short‐term homologous vaccinations impact the FA of CD8 T‐cell responses. Four‐week instead of 2‐week intervals between priming and boosting with potent subunit vaccines in C57BL/6 mice did not improve FA. Equally, similar FA was observed after vaccination with virus‐like particles displaying low versus high antigen densities. Interestingly, FA was stable in vivo but not in vitro, depending on the antigen dose and the time interval since T‐cell activation, as observed in murine monoclonal T cells. Our findings suggest dynamic in vivo modulation for equal FA. We conclude that low antigen density vaccines or a minimal 4‐week prime/boost interval are not crucial for the T‐cell's FA, in contrast to antibody responses.
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Inselspital, Universitaetsklinik RIA, Immunologie, Bern, Switzerland.,Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Inselspital, Universitaetsklinik RIA, Immunologie, Bern, Switzerland.,Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Valdés I, Lazo L, Hermida L, Guillén G, Gil L. Can Complementary Prime-Boost Immunization Strategies Be an Alternative and Promising Vaccine Approach Against Dengue Virus? Front Immunol 2019; 10:1956. [PMID: 31507591 PMCID: PMC6718459 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Dengue is one of the most important diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. Dengvaxia®, a vaccine registered in several countries, cannot be administered to non-immune individuals and children younger than 9 years old, due to safety reasons. There are two vaccine candidates in phase 3 efficacy trials, but their registration date is completely unknown at this moment. So, the development of new vaccines or vaccine strategies continues to be a priority for the WHO. This work reviews some complementary prime-boost immunization studies against important human pathogens. Additionally, it reviews the results obtained using this regimen of immunization against dengue virus as a potential alternative approach for finding a safe and efficient vaccine. Finally, the main elements associated with this strategy are also discussed. The generation of new strategies of vaccination against dengue virus, must be directed to reduce the risk of increasing viral load through sub-neutralizing antibodies and it must be also directed to induce a polyfunctional T cell response. Complementary prime-boost immunization strategies could emerge as an interesting approach to induce solid immunity or at least to reduce viral load after natural infection, avoiding severe dengue. Subunit vaccine could be safe and attractive antigens for this strategy, especially proteins including B, and T-cells epitopes for inducing humoral and cellular immune responses, which can play an important role controlling the disease.
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- Iris Valdés
- Vaccine Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
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- Vaccine Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
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- Vaccine Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
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- Vaccine Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
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- Vaccine Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba
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Prow NA, Jimenez Martinez R, Hayball JD, Howley PM, Suhrbier A. Poxvirus-based vector systems and the potential for multi-valent and multi-pathogen vaccines. Expert Rev Vaccines 2018; 17:925-934. [PMID: 30300041 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2018.1522255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION With the increasing number of vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases, the pressure to generate multi-valent and multi-pathogen vaccines grows. Combining individual established vaccines to generate single-shot formulations represents an established path, with significant ensuing public health and cost benefits. Poxvirus-based vector systems have the capacity for large recombinant payloads and have been widely used as platforms for the development of recombinant vaccines encoding multiple antigens, with considerable clinical trials activity and a number of registered and licensed products. AREAS COVERED Herein we discuss design strategies, production processes, safety issues, regulatory hurdles and clinical trial activities, as well as pertinent new technologies such as systems vaccinology and needle-free delivery. Literature searches used PubMed, Google Scholar and clinical trials registries, with a focus on the recombinant vaccinia-based systems, Modified Vaccinia Ankara and the recently developed Sementis Copenhagen Vector. EXPERT COMMENTARY Vaccinia-based platforms show considerable promise for the development of multi-valent and multi-pathogen vaccines, especially with recent developments in vector technologies and manufacturing processes. New methodologies for defining immune correlates and human challenge models may also facilitate bringing such vaccines to market.
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- Natalie A Prow
- a Inflammation Biology , QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute , Brisbane , Australia.,b Inflammation Biology , Australian Infectious Disease Research Centre , Brisbane , Australia
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- a Inflammation Biology , QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute , Brisbane , Australia
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- c Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences , University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute , Adelaide , Australia
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- d Inflammation Biology , Sementis Ltd , Berwick , Australia
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- a Inflammation Biology , QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute , Brisbane , Australia.,b Inflammation Biology , Australian Infectious Disease Research Centre , Brisbane , Australia
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Modeling the effect of boost timing in murine irradiated sporozoite prime-boost vaccines. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190940. [PMID: 29329308 PMCID: PMC5766151 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Vaccination with radiation-attenuated sporozoites has been shown to induce CD8+ T cell-mediated protection against pre-erythrocytic stages of malaria. Empirical evidence suggests that successive inoculations often improve the efficacy of this type of vaccines. An initial dose (prime) triggers a specific cellular response, and subsequent inoculations (boost) amplify this response to create a robust CD8+ T cell memory. In this work we propose a model to analyze the effect of T cell dynamics on the performance of prime-boost vaccines. This model suggests that boost doses and timings should be selected according to the T cell response elicited by priming. Specifically, boosting during late stages of clonal contraction would maximize T cell memory production for vaccines using lower doses of irradiated sporozoites. In contrast, single-dose inoculations would be indicated for higher vaccine doses. Experimental data have been obtained that support theoretical predictions of the model.
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Golshani M, Rafati S, Nejati-Moheimani M, Pourabdi S, Arsang A, Bouzari S. Protein/Protein, DNA/DNA and DNA/Protein based vaccination strategies using truncated Omp2b against Brucella infection in BALB/c Mice. Int J Med Microbiol 2017; 307:249-256. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Comparison of potential protection conferred by three immunization strategies (protein/protein, DNA/DNA, and DNA/protein) against Brucella infection using Omp2b in BALB/c Mice. Vet Microbiol 2016; 197:47-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Au BC, Lee CJ, Lopez-Perez O, Foltz W, Felizardo TC, Wang JCM, Huang J, Fan X, Madden M, Goldstein A, Jaffray DA, Moloo B, McCart JA, Medin JA. Direct Lymph Node Vaccination of Lentivector/Prostate-Specific Antigen is Safe and Generates Tissue-Specific Responses in Rhesus Macaques. Biomedicines 2016; 4:biomedicines4010006. [PMID: 28536373 PMCID: PMC5344243 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines4010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Anti-cancer immunotherapy is emerging from a nadir and demonstrating tangible benefits to patients. A variety of approaches are now employed. We are invoking antigen (Ag)-specific responses through direct injections of recombinant lentivectors (LVs) that encode sequences for tumor-associated antigens into multiple lymph nodes to optimize immune presentation/stimulation. Here we first demonstrate the effectiveness and antigen-specificity of this approach in mice challenged with prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-expressing tumor cells. Next we tested the safety and efficacy of this approach in two cohorts of rhesus macaques as a prelude to a clinical trial application. Our vector encodes the cDNA for rhesus macaque PSA and a rhesus macaque cell surface marker to facilitate vector titering and tracking. We utilized two independent injection schemas demarcated by the timing of LV administration. In both cohorts we observed marked tissue-specific responses as measured by clinical evaluations and magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate gland. Tissue-specific responses were sustained for up to six months-the end-point of the study. Control animals immunized against an irrelevant Ag were unaffected. We did not observe vector spread in test or control animals or perturbations of systemic immune parameters. This approach thus offers an "off-the-shelf" anti-cancer vaccine that could be made at large scale and injected into patients-even on an out-patient basis.
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- Bryan C Au
- University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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- University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, UHN, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada.
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- University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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- University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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- University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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- Animal Resources Centre, UHN, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada.
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, UHN, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada.
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- Animal Resources Centre, UHN, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada.
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- University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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- University Health Network (UHN), Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.
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Prime-boost vaccine strategy against viral infections: Mechanisms and benefits. Vaccine 2016; 34:413-423. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 11/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Munang’andu HM, Mutoloki S, Evensen Ø. An Overview of Challenges Limiting the Design of Protective Mucosal Vaccines for Finfish. Front Immunol 2015; 6:542. [PMID: 26557121 PMCID: PMC4617105 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Research in mucosal vaccination in finfish has gained prominence in the last decade in pursuit of mucosal vaccines that would lengthen the duration of protective immunity in vaccinated fish. However, injectable vaccines have continued to dominate in the vaccination of finfish because they are perceived to be more protective than mucosal vaccines. Therefore, it has become important to identify the factors that limit developing protective mucosal vaccines in finfish as an overture to identifying key areas that require optimization in mucosal vaccine design. Some of the factors that limit the success for designing protective mucosal vaccines for finfish identified in this review include the lack optimized protective antigen doses for mucosal vaccines, absence of immunostimulants able to enhance the performance of non-replicative mucosal vaccines, reduction of systemic antibodies due to prolonged exposure to oral vaccination and the lack of predefined correlates of protective immunity for use in the optimization of newly developed mucosal vaccines. This review also points out the need to develop prime-boost vaccination regimes able to induce long-term protective immunity in vaccinated fish. By overcoming some of the obstacles identified herein, it is anticipated that future mucosal vaccines shall be designed to induce long-term protective immunity in finfish.
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- Hetron Mweemba Munang’andu
- Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Aquatic Medicine and Nutrition, Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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IL-12 is required for mTOR regulation of memory CTLs during viral infection. Genes Immun 2014; 15:413-23. [PMID: 24898389 PMCID: PMC4156562 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2014.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The induction of functional memory CTLs is a major goal of vaccination against
intracellular pathogens. IL-12 is critical for the generation of memory CTLs, and
inhibition of mTOR by rapamycin can effectively enhance the memory CTL response. Yet, the
role of IL-12 in mTOR’s regulation of memory CTL is unknown. Here, we hypothesized
that the immunostimulatory effects of mTOR on memory CTLs requires IL-12 signaling. Our
results revealed that rapamycin increased the generation of memory CTLs in vaccinia virus
infection, and this enhancement was dependent upon the IL-12 signal. Furthermore, IL-12
receptor deficiency diminished the secondary expansion of rapamycin-regulated memory, and
resultant secondary memory CTLs were abolished. Rapamycin enhanced IL-12 signaling by up
regulating IL-12 receptor β2 expression and STAT4 phosphorylation in CTLs during
early infection. In addition, rapamycin continually suppressed T-bet expression in both WT
and IL-12 receptor knockout CTLs. These results indicate an essential role for IL-12 in
the regulation of memory CTLs by mTOR, and highlight the importance of considering the
interplay between cytokines and adjuvants during vaccine design.
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Baz A, Jackson DC, Kienzle N, Kelso A. Memory cytolytic T-lymphocytes: induction, regulation and implications for vaccine design. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 4:711-23. [PMID: 16221072 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.4.5.711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The design of vaccines that protect against intracellular infections or cancer remains a challenge. In many cases, immunity depends on the development of antigen-specific memory CD8+ T-cells that can express cytokines and kill antigen-bearing cells when they encounter the pathogen or tumor. Here, the authors review current understanding of the signals and cells that lead to memory CD8+ T-cell differentiation, the relationship between the primary CD8+ T-cell response and the memory response and the regulation of memory CD8+ T-cell survival and function. The implications of this new knowledge for vaccine design are discussed, and recent progress in the development of lipidated peptide vaccines as a promising approach for vaccination against intracellular infections and cancer is reviewed.
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- Adriana Baz
- Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
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Barrett L, Gallant M, Howley C, Ian Bowmer M, Hirsch G, Peltekian K, Grant M. Stronger hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in HIV coinfection. J Viral Hepat 2011; 18:170-80. [PMID: 20497309 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01293.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a widespread chronic infection that shares routes of transmission with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Thus, coinfection with these viruses is a relatively common and growing problem. In general, liver disease develops over years with HIV coinfection, when compared to decades in HCV monoinfection. The role of the immune system in the accelerated pathogenesis of liver disease in HIV/HCV coinfection is not clear. In this study, we compared the frequency, magnitude, breadth and specificity of peripheral blood CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses between HCV-monoinfected and HCV/HIV-coinfected individuals and between HIV/HCV-coinfected subgroups distinguished by anti-HCV antibody and HCV RNA status. While HIV coinfection tended to reduce the frequency and breadth of anti-HCV CD8+ T-cell responses in general, responses that were present were substantially stronger than in monoinfection. In all groups, HCV-specific CD4+ T-cell responses were rare and weak, independent of either nadir or concurrent CD4+ T-cell counts of HIV-infected individuals. Subgroup analysis demonstrated restricted breadth of CD8+ HCV-specific T-cell responses and lower B-cell counts in HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals without anti-HCV antibodies. The greatest difference between HIV/HCV-coinfected and HCV-monoinfected groups was substantially stronger HCV-specific CD8+ T-cell responses in the HIV-coinfected group, which may relate to accelerated liver disease in this setting.
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- L Barrett
- Immunology Program, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.
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Prime‐boost vaccinations using recombinant flavivirus replicon and vaccinia virus vaccines: an ELISPOT analysis. Immunol Cell Biol 2010; 89:426-36. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2010.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Smolen KK, Loeffler DIM, Reikie BA, Aplin L, Cai B, Fortuno ES, Kollmann TR. Neonatal immunization with Listeria monocytogenes induces T cells with an adult-like avidity, sensitivity, and TCR-Vbeta repertoire, and does not adversely impact the response to boosting. Vaccine 2009; 28:235-42. [PMID: 19796722 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.09.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) holds promise as a neonatal vaccine vehicle. Here we show that Lm immunized neonatal mice reached maximal Ag-specific CD8(+) T cell expansion after only a single immunization, while adults required two doses. Ag-specific CD4(+) T cell expansion in both age groups required a boost to reach its peak. Neither functional avidity, sensitivity, nor the TCR-Vbeta repertoire of the Ag-specific T cells differed between mice immunized as neonates or adults. Lastly, neonatal immunization did not decrease protection or preclude a booster response. Overall, our data provide further evidence in support of immunization at birth as a feasible public health strategy to combat early life infections.
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- Kinga K Smolen
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Overstreet MG, Cockburn IA, Chen YC, Zavala F. Protective CD8 T cells against Plasmodium liver stages: immunobiology of an 'unnatural' immune response. Immunol Rev 2009; 225:272-83. [PMID: 18837788 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2008.00671.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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SUMMARY Immunization with high doses of irradiated sporozoites delivered by the bites of infected mosquitoes has been shown to induce protective responses against malaria, mediated in part by CD8(+) T cells. In contrast, natural transmission involving low exposure to live sporozoite antigen fails to elicit strong immunity. In this review, we examine how irradiated sporozoite immunization breaks the natural host-parasite interaction and induces protective CD8(+) T cells. Upon biting, the malaria-infected mosquitoes deposit parasites in the skin, many of which eventually exit to the bloodstream and infect hepatocytes. However, certain antigens, including the circumsporozoite (CS) protein, remain in the skin and are presented in the draining lymph node. These antigens prime specific CD8(+) T cells, which migrate to the liver where they eliminate parasitized hepatocytes. We discuss the relevance of the different tissue compartments involved in the induction and effector phases of this response, as well as the cellular requirements for priming and memory development of CD8(+) T cells, which include a complete dependence on dendritic cells and a near absolute need for CD4(+) T-cell help. Finally, we discuss the impact of the immunodominant CS protein on this protection and the implications of these findings for vaccine design.
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- Michael Glen Overstreet
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Deng Y, Zhang K, Tan W, Wang Y, Chen H, Wu X, Ruan L. A recombinant DNA and vaccinia virus prime-boost regimen induces potent long-term T-cell responses to HCV in BALB/c mice. Vaccine 2009; 27:2085-8. [PMID: 19356609 PMCID: PMC7115398 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To explore the best prime-boost regimen and evaluate the T-cellular response memory against HCV, we constructed two DNA vaccine candidates (pVRC-CE1E2 and pAAV-CE1E2) and two recombinant viruses (rTTV-E1E2 and rAAV-E1E2) and then assessed the immune response to different prime-boost patterns in BALB/c mice. The rTTV-E1E2 boosted the immune response to HCV DNA vaccine prime significantly, and the inverted terminal repeat sequence harboring DNA construct PAAV-CE1E2 was the best prime agent in this study. Our study provides new information for both the prime-boost regimen and long-term T-cell response for HCV vaccine development.
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- Yao Deng
- National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yingxin Street 100, Xuanwu District, Beijing 100052, People's Republic of China
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Cockburn IA, Chakravarty S, Overstreet MG, García-Sastre A, Zavala F. Memory CD8+ T cell responses expand when antigen presentation overcomes T cell self-regulation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:64-71. [PMID: 18097005 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.1.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Antimicrobial memory CD8+ T cell responses are not readily expanded by either repeated infections or immunizations. This is a major obstacle to the development of T cell vaccines. Prime-boost immunization with heterologous microbes sharing the same CD8+ epitope can induce a large expansion of the CD8+ response; however, different vectors vary greatly in their ability to boost for reasons that are poorly understood. To investigate how efficient memory T cell expansion can occur, we evaluated immune regulatory events and Ag presentation after secondary immunization with strong and weak boosting vectors. We found that dendritic cells were essential for T cell boosting and that Ag presentation by these cells was regulated by cognate memory CD8+ T cells. When weak boosting vectors were used for secondary immunization, pre-established CD8+ T cells were able to effectively curtail Ag presentation, resulting in limited CD8+ T cell expansion. In contrast, a strong boosting vector, vaccinia virus, induced highly efficient Ag presentation that overcame regulation by cognate T cells and induced large numbers of memory CD8+ T cells to expand. Thus, efficient targeting of Ag to dendritic cells in the face of cognate immunity is an important requirement for T cell expansion.
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- Ian A Cockburn
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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van den Berg T, Lambrecht B, Marché S, Steensels M, Van Borm S, Bublot M. Influenza vaccines and vaccination strategies in birds. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2008; 31:121-65. [PMID: 17889937 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/12/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Although it is well accepted that the present Asian H5N1 panzootic is predominantly an animal health problem, the human health implications and the risk of human pandemic have highlighted the need for more information and collaboration in the field of veterinary and human health. H5 and H7 avian influenza (AI) viruses have the unique property of becoming highly pathogenic (HPAI) during circulation in poultry. Therefore, the final objective of poultry vaccination against AI must be eradication of the virus and the disease. Actually, important differences exist in the control of avian and human influenza viruses. Firstly, unlike human vaccines that must be adapted to the circulating strain to provide adequate protection, avian influenza vaccination provides broader protection against HPAI viruses. Secondly, although clinical protection is the primary goal of human vaccines, poultry vaccination must also stop transmission to achieve efficient control of the disease. This paper addresses these differences by reviewing the current and future influenza vaccines and vaccination strategies in birds.
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- Thierry van den Berg
- Avian Virology & Immunology, Veterinary & Agrochemical Research Centre, 99 Groeselenberg, 1180 Brussels, Belgium.
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Cristillo AD, Lisziewicz J, He L, Lori F, Galmin L, Trocio JN, Unangst T, Whitman L, Hudacik L, Bakare N, Whitney S, Restrepo S, Suschak J, Ferrari MG, Chung HK, Kalyanaraman VS, Markham P, Pal R. HIV-1 prophylactic vaccine comprised of topical DermaVir prime and protein boost elicits cellular immune responses and controls pathogenic R5 SHIV162P3. Virology 2007; 366:197-211. [PMID: 17499328 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.04.012] [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: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 03/29/2007] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Topical DNA vaccination (DermaVir) facilitates antigen presentation to naive T cells. DermaVir immunization in mice, using HIV-1 Env and Gag, elicited cellular immune responses. Boosting with HIV-1 gp120 Env and p41 Gag augmented Th1 cytokine levels. Intramuscular DNA administration was less efficient in priming antigen-specific cytokine production and memory T cells. In rhesus macaques, DermaVir immunization induced Gag- and Env-specific Th1 and Th2 cytokines and generation of memory T cells. Boosting of DermaVir-primed serum antibody levels was noted following gp140(SHIV89.6P)/p27(SIV) immunization. Rectal challenge with pathogenic R5-tropic SHIV162P3 resulted in control of plasma viremia (4/5 animals) that was reflected in jejunum, colon and mesenteric lymph nodes. An inverse correlation was found between Gag- and Env-specific central memory T cell responses on the day of challenge and plasma viremia at set point. Overall, the topical DermaVir/protein vaccination yields central memory T cell responses and facilitates control of pathogenic SHIV infection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anthony D Cristillo
- Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Inc., 5510 Nicholson Lane, Kensington, MD 20895, USA.
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Narayan S, Choyce A, Fernando GJP, Leggatt GR. Secondary immunisation with high-dose heterologous peptide leads to CD8 T cell populations with reduced functional avidity. Eur J Immunol 2007; 37:406-15. [PMID: 17274003 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Expansion of high- or low-avidity CD8 T cells in vitro inversely correlates with the concentration of peptide ligand present during culture. In contrast, the selective enrichment of high- or low-avidity T cell populations in vivo using peptide immunisation is not well documented. In our study, a single immunisation with different doses of wild-type peptide or a variant peptide able to stimulate CTL responses cross-reactive with wild-type peptide failed to shift the average avidity of the responding CD8 T cell population specific to either peptide. However, in contrast to homologous prime-boost immunisation, heterologous prime-boost immunisation incorporating high doses of the second immunogen resulted in peptide-specific CD8 T cell populations polarized toward a low average functional avidity. These data suggest that sequential exposure to structurally related viral peptides could impair rather than promote anti-viral immunity by lowering the avidity of the responding CD8 T cell population. This study has implications for improving vaccine strategies against viruses and tumours and enhances our understanding of heterologous immunity during sequential viral infection.
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- Sharmal Narayan
- Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Australia
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Eshofonie A, van der Loeff MS, Whittle H, Jaye A. An adaptation of recombinant vaccinia-based ELISPOT and intracellular cytokine staining for a comparative measurement of cellular immune responses in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in West Africa. Clin Exp Immunol 2006; 146:471-8. [PMID: 17100767 PMCID: PMC1810415 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03238.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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An efficient and quantitative tool for rapid assessment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-induced cellular immune responses is important for resource-limited settings, such as in sub-Saharan Africa. Modifications are required to previously reported methods for evaluating ex-vivo antigen-specific cellular responses based on direct recombinant vaccinia virus (rVV) stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISPOT) and by flow cytometry intracellular cytokine assay (ICA). We made such modifications in order to detect specific responses and compared quantitative cellular immune responses in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected Gambians. The sensitivity of the rVV-based ELISPOT assay was on average 1.25 interferon (IFN)-gamma spot forming cells (SFC) per 50 000 PBMCs specific for either infection, and 5 IFN-gamma-secreting CD8+ T cells/50 000 in the ICA. The level of IFN-gamma SFC detected by ELISPOT and by ICA were correlated (P < 0.02). ICA detected pol-specific responses in 88% and 67% of HIV-1 and HIV-2 subjects, respectively, and gag-specific responses in more than 80% of both infections. Lower proportions of responders were obtained with ELISPOT, for which pol responses were present in 60% of HIV-1 and 46% of HIV-2 infected patients, and gag responses in 55% and 69%, respectively. The assays did not show any significant difference in cellular immune responses between HIV-1 and HIV-2 infected subjects with CD4% >or= 20%. These outcomes are comparable with results obtained using standard techniques and thus this method is a suitable, rapid and less expensive assessment of cellular immunity.
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- A Eshofonie
- Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia
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Abaitua F, Rodríguez JR, Garzón A, Rodríguez D, Esteban M. Improving recombinant MVA immune responses: Potentiation of the immune responses to HIV-1 with MVA and DNA vectors expressing Env and the cytokines IL-12 and IFN-gamma. Virus Res 2006; 116:11-20. [PMID: 16214252 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2005] [Revised: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Recombinants based on vaccinia virus vectors, especially on the highly attenuated modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) strain, are now being tested in clinical trials for safety and immunogenicity, using prime/boost heterologous regimes of vaccination. Due to the limited replication capacity of MVA, it is necessary to develop procedures that can enhance the specific cellular immune responses to the recombinant antigen delivered by the MVA vector. In this investigation, we have characterized the systemic immune responses in BALB/c mice using interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) or interleukin-12 (IL-12) in an adjuvant-like manner elicited by MVA recombinants or naked DNA vectors expressing one of those cytokines in combination with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope (Env) as antigen. In infected mice, virus gene expression in splenocytes and levels of cytokines IFN-gamma and IL-12 in serum were maximal by 6h post-infection (hpi) with MVA recombinants expressing IFN-gamma (MVAIFN-gamma) or IL-12 (MVAIL-12). In the infected animals, co-expression of HIV-1 env (MVAENV) and either IFN-gamma or IL-12 from MVA recombinants produced a two and three-fold increase of anti-env CD8+ T cell response, respectively. When priming was carried out with DNA vectors expressing HIV-1 env and either IFN-gamma or IL-12, the magnitude of the specific anti-env CD8+ T cell stimulation after MVAENV booster was further enhanced. Our findings revealed that IFN-gamma or IL-12 can be used to potentiate the cellular immune response to HIV-1 env, when delivered either from a single MVA recombinant or from a DNA vector. The increment of the CD8+ T cell response was higher in a DNA/MVA prime/boost protocol. Thus, the immune response of MVA vectors can be improved with the co-delivery of the cytokines IFN-gamma or IL-12.
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MESH Headings
- AIDS Vaccines/administration & dosage
- AIDS Vaccines/genetics
- AIDS Vaccines/immunology
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/genetics
- Animals
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Gene Products, env/genetics
- Gene Products, env/immunology
- Genetic Vectors/genetics
- Genetic Vectors/immunology
- HIV-1/immunology
- Immunization, Secondary
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Interleukin-12/genetics
- Interleukin-12/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Models, Animal
- Vaccines, DNA/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, DNA/genetics
- Vaccines, DNA/immunology
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
- Vaccinia virus/genetics
- Vaccinia virus/immunology
- Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Viral Vaccines/genetics
- Viral Vaccines/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Abaitua
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, CSIC, Campus Ciudad Universitaria Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Cristillo AD, Wang S, Caskey MS, Unangst T, Hocker L, He L, Hudacik L, Whitney S, Keen T, Chou THW, Shen S, Joshi S, Kalyanaraman VS, Nair B, Markham P, Lu S, Pal R. Preclinical evaluation of cellular immune responses elicited by a polyvalent DNA prime/protein boost HIV-1 vaccine. Virology 2005; 346:151-68. [PMID: 16325880 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2005] [Revised: 09/19/2005] [Accepted: 10/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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While DNA vaccines have been shown to prime cellular immune responses, levels are often low in nonhuman primates or humans. Hence, efforts have been directed toward boosting responses by combining DNA with different vaccination modalities. To this end, a polyvalent DNA prime/protein boost vaccine, consisting of codon optimized HIV-1 env (A, B, C, E) and gag (C) and homologous gp120 proteins in QS-21, was evaluated in rhesus macaques and BALB/c mice. Humoral and cellular responses, detected following DNA immunization, were increased following protein boost in macaques and mice. In dissecting cellular immune responses in mice, protein-enhanced responses were found to be mediated by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells with a Th1 cytokine bias. Our study reveals that, in addition to augmenting humoral responses, protein boosting of DNA-primed animals augments cellular immune responses mediated by CD8+ CTL, CD4+ T-helper cells and Th1 cytokines; thus, offering much promise in controlling HIV-1 in vaccinees.
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- Anthony D Cristillo
- Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Department of Cell Biology, 5510 Nicholson Lane, Kensington, MD 20895, USA.
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Qiu HJ, Tian ZJ, Tong GZ, Zhou YJ, Ni JQ, Luo YZ, Cai XH. Protective immunity induced by a recombinant pseudorabies virus expressing the GP5 of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in piglets. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2005; 106:309-19. [PMID: 15963827 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2005.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2004] [Revised: 03/01/2005] [Accepted: 03/21/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Pseudorabies virus (PRV) has been developed as a vaccine vector for expressing foreign immunogens. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), continues to be a major problem to the pork industry worldwide. Many vaccine strategies have been developed to control the disease but most of them turn out to be unsuccessful. The objective of this research was to explore the feasibility of PRV-based vector vaccine in protection against PRRSV. A live attenuated vaccine-based PRV recombinant expressing the envelope protein GP5 of PRRSV was generated using recombinant DNA techniques. The Bartha-K61-derived recombinant virus, named rPRV-GP5, was shown to express PRRSV GP5 efficiently. Sixteen healthy piglets were assigned to one of four groups (one to four, four pigs per group). Animals in Groups 1 and 2 were each inoculated intramuscularly and intranasally with 10(7.0) PFU of rPRV-GP5 and its parent Bartha-K61, respectively; Group 3 were vaccinated intramuscularly with one-dose of PRRS inactivated vaccine; Group 4 was served as non-vaccinated control. One month later, all animals were all challenged with 10(6.5) TCID(50) of virulent PRRSV CH-1a. All animals in Groups 1 and 3 remained clinically healthy before and after challenge, with only a short period of fever (no more than 41 degrees C and 3 days), mild and gradually improving lung and kidney lesions, and short-term viremia (2 and 3 week, respectively) in spite of no detectable anti-PRRSV antibody before challenge. On the other hand, all animals in the other two groups showed evident clinical signs with higher temperatures (more than 41 degrees C) after challenge, and severe lung, kidney and spleen lesions and extended viremia (4 weeks). The results indicate that the rPRV-GP5 is safe for vaccinates and able to confer significant protection against clinical disease and reduce pathogenic lesions induced by PRRSV challenge in vaccinated pigs.
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- Hua-Ji Qiu
- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 427 Maduan Street, Harbin 150001, PR China
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Several regulatory challenges are encountered when proceeding towards human clinical trials with gene therapy products, one of these relating to the validity of the analytical methods. Many of the analytical methods used in preclinical studies and/or for analysing the gene therapy products are not yet recognized as a standardized pharmacopoeial methods. Thus, their validity should be demonstrated for the regulatory authorities by thorough assay validations, the extent being dependent on the product developmental stage. We hereby provide an overview on the critical parameters that have to be taken into consideration during the optimization and validation of bio-analytical methods such as PCR, enzyme-linked immunospot assay, Microarray and Limulus Amebocyte Lysate analyses.
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- M Tuomela
- FIT Biotech Plc, Biokatu 8, Tampere, Finland
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McGettigan JP, Koser ML, McKenna PM, Smith ME, Marvin JM, Eisenlohr LC, Dietzschold B, Schnell MJ. Enhanced humoral HIV-1-specific immune responses generated from recombinant rhabdoviral-based vaccine vectors co-expressing HIV-1 proteins and IL-2. Virology 2005; 344:363-77. [PMID: 16226782 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2005] [Revised: 08/10/2005] [Accepted: 09/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Recombinant rabies virus (RV) vaccine strain-based vectors expressing HIV-1 antigens have been shown to induce strong and long-lasting cellular but modest humoral responses against the expressed antigens in mice. However, an effective vaccine against HIV-1 may require stronger responses, and the development of such an immune response may depend on the presence of certain cytokines at the time of the inoculation. Here, we describe several new RV-based vaccine vehicles expressing HIV-1 Gag or envelope (Env) and murine IL-2 or IL-4. Cells infected with recombinant RVs expressed high levels of functional IL-2 or IL-4 in culture supernatants in addition to HIV-1 proteins. The recombinant RV expressing IL-4 was highly attenuated in a cytokine-independent manner, indicating that the insertion of two foreign genes into the RV genome is mainly responsible for the attenuation observed. The expression of IL-4 resulted in a decrease in the cellular immune response against HIV-1 Gag and Env when compared with the parental virus not expressing IL-4 and only 2 of 20 mice seroconverted to HIV-1 Env after two inoculations. The IL-2-expressing RV was completely apathogenic after direct intracranial inoculation of mice. In addition, mice immunized with IL-2 maintained strong anti-HIV-1 Gag and Env cellular responses and consistently induced seroconversion against HIV-1 Env after two inoculations. This suggests the potential use of IL-2 in RV-based HIV-1 vaccine strategies, which may require the induction of both arms of the immune response.
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- James P McGettigan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 South 10th Street, BLSB 330, Philadelphia, PA 19107-6799, USA.
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Tscharke DC, Suhrbier A. From mice to humans – murine intelligence for human CD8+T cell vaccine design. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2005; 5:263-71. [PMID: 15757387 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.5.2.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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There has been considerable progress in the design of vaccines capable of safely and effectively inducing CD8(+) T cells for prophylaxis and treatment of chronic infectious diseases and cancer. Much of what is known about CD8(+) T cell-mediated immunity has come from pioneering work in mice; this broad overview discusses recent work in mouse systems where lessons may be drawn for human vaccine development. The areas highlighted include antivector immunity, immunodominance, dendritic cell biology and targeting, the role of Toll-like receptors and their exploitation by novel adjuvants, the role of CD4(+) T cell help, regulatory T cells and, finally, some comments on the different requirements of prophylactic versus therapeutic vaccines.
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- David C Tscharke
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, EBVBiology, P.O. Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia.
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Drexler I, Staib C, Sutter G. Modified vaccinia virus Ankara as antigen delivery system: how can we best use its potential? Curr Opin Biotechnol 2005; 15:506-12. [PMID: 15560976 PMCID: PMC7127071 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Safety-tested modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) has been established as a potent vector system for the development of candidate recombinant vaccines. The versatility of the vector system was recently demonstrated by the rapid production of experimental MVA vaccines for immunization against severe acute respiratory syndrome associated coronavirus. Promising results were also obtained in the delivery of Epstein-Barr virus or human cytomegalovirus antigens and from the clinical testing of MVA vectors for vaccination against immunodeficiency virus, papilloma virus, Plasmodium falciparum or melanoma. Moreover, MVA is considered to be a prime candidate vaccine for safer protection against orthopoxvirus infections. Thus, vector development to challenge dilemmas in vaccinology or immunization against poxvirus biothreat seems possible, yet the right choice should be made for a most beneficial use.
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- Ingo Drexler
- GSF - Institute for Molecular Virology, München, Germany
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- Institute for Virology, Technical University München, Germany
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- Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Department of Virology, 63225 Langen, Germany
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Domènech VES, Panthel K, Meinel KM, Rüssmann H. Rapid clearance of a recombinant Salmonella vaccine carrier prevents enhanced antigen-specific CD8 T-cell responses after oral boost immunizations. Microbes Infect 2005; 7:860-6. [PMID: 15878680 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2005.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2005] [Revised: 02/03/2005] [Accepted: 02/07/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The type III secretion system of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium can be used to target heterologous antigens directly into the cytosol of antigen-presenting cells. Our laboratory has previously reported that the single oral immunization of mice with a recombinant Salmonella strain expressing the translocated Yersinia outer protein E fused to the immunodominant antigen p60 from Listeria monocytogenes results in the efficient induction of p60-specific CD8 T cells and confers protection against a lethal wild-type Listeria challenge infection. In the present study, we investigated whether these antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes induced by the prime immunization contribute to a more rapid clearance of the vaccine carrier after subsequent boost immunizations and whether oral boost immunizations lead to an augmented p60-specific CD8 T-cell response. We found that the ability of recombinant Salmonella strains to colonize the intestine, mesenteric lymph nodes, and spleen was markedly impaired after boost immunizations but that this effect was independent of existing CD8 T cells reactive with p60(217-225). A significant elevation of antigen-specific CD8 T cells could not be detected by enzyme-linked immunospot assay after the second or the third oral immunization, possibly due to the rapid clearance of the bacterial vaccine carrier from lymphatic organs.
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- Victòria E Sevil Domènech
- Max von Pettenkofer-Institut für Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstrasse 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany
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Tan GS, McKenna PM, Koser ML, McLinden R, Kim JH, McGettigan JP, Schnell MJ. Strong cellular and humoral anti-HIV Env immune responses induced by a heterologous rhabdoviral prime-boost approach. Virology 2005; 331:82-93. [PMID: 15582655 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2004.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2004] [Revised: 09/15/2004] [Accepted: 10/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recombinant rhabdovirus vectors expressing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) proteins have been shown to induce strong immune responses in mice and rhesus macaques. However, the finding that such responses protect rhesus macaques from AIDS-like disease but not from infection indicates that further improvements for these vectors are needed. Here, we designed a prime-boost schedule consisting of a rabies virus (RV) vaccine strain and a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) both expressing HIV Envelope (Env). Mice were primed and boosted with the two vaccine vehicles by different routes and in different combinations. Mucosal and systemic humoral responses were assessed using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) while the cellular immune response was determined by an IFN-gamma ELISPOT assay. We found that an immunization combination of RV and VSV elicited the highest titers of anti-Env antibodies and the greatest amount of Env-specific IFN-gamma secreting cells pre- and post-challenge with a recombinant vaccinia virus expressing HIV(89.6) Env. Furthermore, intramuscular immunization did not induce antigen-specific mucosal antibodies while intranasal inoculation stimulated vector-specific IgA antibodies in vaginal washings and serum. Our results show that it is feasible to elicit robust cellular and humoral anti-HIV responses using two different live attenuated Rhabdovirus vectors to sequentially prime and boost.
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- Gene S Tan
- Department of Microbiology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Lásaro MO, Luiz WB, Sbrogio-Almeida ME, Nishimura LS, Guth BEC, Ferreira LCS. Combined vaccine regimen based on parenteral priming with a DNA vaccine and administration of an oral booster consisting of a recombinant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine strain for immunization against infection with human-derived enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains. Infect Immun 2004; 72:6480-91. [PMID: 15501779 PMCID: PMC522993 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.11.6480-6491.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Repeated evidence has demonstrated that combined primer-booster immunization regimens can improve both secreted and humoral immune responses to antigens derived from viral, bacterial, and parasitic pathogens. For the present work, we evaluated the synergic serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and fecal IgA antibody responses elicited in BALB/c mice who were intramuscularly primed with a DNA vaccine, pRECFA, followed by oral boosting with an attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium vaccine (HG3) strain, with both vaccines encoding the structural subunit (CfaB) of the CFA/I fimbriae produced by human-derived enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains. The immunological properties of the vaccine regimen were evaluated according to the order of the administered vaccines, the nature of the oral antigen carrier, the age of the vaccinated animals, the interval between the priming and boosting doses, and the amount of injected DNA. The production of gamma interferon and the IgG2a subclass in serum indicated that mice immunized with the primer-booster regimen developed prevailing type 1 T-cell-dependent immune responses. The synergic effect of the vaccine regimen on the induced antibody responses was also revealed by its ability to block the adhesive properties of CFA/I fimbriae expressed by live bacteria, as shown by the inhibition of Caco-2 cell and human erythrocyte binding. Moreover, DBA2 newborn mice were protected from lethal challenges with a CFA/I+ ETEC strain after the incubation of live bacteria with serum samples harvested from mice who were subjected to the primer-booster regimen. We propose, therefore, that the DNA primer-Salmonella booster regimen represents an alternative for the development of vaccines requiring both mucosal and systemic antibody responses for immunological protection.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Bacterial/blood
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/immunology
- Escherichia coli Infections/prevention & control
- Escherichia coli Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Escherichia coli Vaccines/genetics
- Escherichia coli Vaccines/immunology
- Feces/chemistry
- Female
- Fimbriae Proteins/genetics
- Fimbriae Proteins/immunology
- Humans
- Immunization
- Immunization Schedule
- Immunization, Secondary
- Immunoglobulin A, Secretory/analysis
- Immunoglobulin G/blood
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/immunology
- Salmonella typhimurium/genetics
- Salmonella typhimurium/immunology
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Vaccines, Combined/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Combined/immunology
- Vaccines, DNA/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, DNA/genetics
- Vaccines, DNA/immunology
- Vaccines, Synthetic/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
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- Marcio O Lásaro
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Lenarczyk A, Le TTT, Drane D, Malliaros J, Pearse M, Hamilton R, Cox J, Luft T, Gardner J, Suhrbier A. ISCOM based vaccines for cancer immunotherapy. Vaccine 2004; 22:963-74. [PMID: 15161073 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Immunostimulating complex (ISCOM) vaccines are particulate antigen delivery vehicles composed of saponin, cholesterol, phospholipid and immunogen. Here we illustrate that ISCOM-based vaccines represent an attractive modality for the development of anti-cancer vaccines. Using murine models and a model cancer antigen, ISCOM vaccines were shown to induce potent CD8 T cell responses, to mediate protection in three different tumor models, to promote Th1-biased immunity, and to induce CD8 T cell responses in the absence of CD4+ T cell help. The former three activities were also found to be substantially improved when the vaccine antigen was associated with the ISCOM structure. Furthermore, the presence in vivo of pre-existing antibodies against the vaccine antigen did not inhibit CD8 T cell induction by the ISCOM vaccine. Although vaccination was effective against challenge with vaccine-antigen expressing tumors, no activity against neighboring vaccine-antigen negative tumor cells was observed, indicating that determinant spreading or bystander activity does not lead to significant anti-cancer activity.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/blood
- Antigens, Neoplasm/chemistry
- Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cancer Vaccines/chemistry
- Cancer Vaccines/immunology
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung/immunology
- Carcinoma, Lewis Lung/prevention & control
- Epitopes
- Female
- ISCOMs/chemistry
- ISCOMs/immunology
- Immunoglobulin G/immunology
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Ovalbumin/chemistry
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Time Factors
- Vaccination
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- Aleksandra Lenarczyk
- Cooperative Research Center for Vaccine Technology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the University of Queensland, Queensland 4029, Australia
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Cai H, Tian X, Hu XD, Zhuang YH, Zhu YX. Combined DNA Vaccines Formulated in DDA Enhance Protective Immunity against Tuberculosis. DNA Cell Biol 2004; 23:450-6. [PMID: 15294094 DOI: 10.1089/1044549041474742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the adjuvant Dimethyldioctyldecyl Ammonium Bromide (DDA) effect on the protective immunity induced by a combination of plasmids containing genes encoding antigens Ag85B, MPT-83, and ESAT-6 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The combined DNA vaccines in DDA resulted in significant increases in both specific IgG and splenic T-cell-derived Th1-type cytokine gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) production in response to the three purified antigens when compared to that of combined DNA vaccines in saline. Vaccines in DDA increased the protective efficacy of mice challenged with M. tuberculosis H37Rv as measured by reduced relative CFU counts in their lungs. Mice immunized with the combined DNA vaccines were shown to limit the growth of tubercle bacilli both in lungs and in spleens. Histopathological analyses showed that vaccinated mice had substantially improved postinfection lung pathology relative to the controls. We suggest that our combination of antigens together with DDA formulation may provide a new insight into tuberculosis prevention.
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- H Cai
- The National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, Peking University, Beijing People's Republic of China
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Nonresectable primary and metastatic liver tumors are common malignancies that lack therapies allowing substantial prolongation of survival. Recent progress in molecular and cell biology has opened the way to novel therapies based on biological modifiers, gene transfer, and autologous stem cells. It is now possible to transfer therapeutic genes to the tumor or pericancerous tissue, and to control their expression for long periods of time. It is also feasible to generate autologous endothelial progenitor cells that can be recruited by tumoral vessels acting as vehicles to convey therapeutic genes to the interior of the tumor mass. Combination of biological modifiers, gene therapy, and cell therapy will hopefully provide efficient means to combat inoperable neoplasms in a not-very-distant future.
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- Jesus Prieto
- Division of Hepatology and Gene Therapy, Fundación para la Investigación Médica Aplicada (FIMA), University of Navarra, Avenida Pio XII s/n, 31080 Pamplona, Spain.
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A major challenge for immunologists has been the development of vaccines designed to emphasize cellular immune responses. One particularly promising approach is the prime-boost strategy, which has been shown to generate high levels of T-cell memory in animal models. Recently, several papers have highlighted the power of prime-boost strategies in eliciting protective cellular immunity to a variety of pathogens and have demonstrated efficacy in humans. Coupled with recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the generation, maintenance and recall of T-cell memory, the field is poised to make tremendous progress. This Review discusses the impact of these recent developments on the future of prime-boost vaccine strategies.
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- David L Woodland
- Trudeau Institute, 154 Algonquin Ave., Saranac Lake, NY 12983, USA.
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Franchini M, Hefti H, Vollstedt S, Glanzmann B, Riesen M, Ackermann M, Chaplin P, Shortman K, Suter M. Dendritic Cells from Mice Neonatally Vaccinated with Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Transfer Resistance against Herpes Simplex Virus Type I to Naive One-Week-Old Mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:6304-12. [PMID: 15128820 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.10.6304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) is an attenuated virus. MVA induces the production of IFN and Flt3-L (FL), which results in the expansion of dendritic cells (DC) and enhanced resistance against viral infections. We report on the interplay among IFN, FL, and DC in the resistance against heterologous virus after injection of neonatal mice with MVA. The induction of serum FL was tested on day 2, and the expansion of DC was tested 1 wk after treatment with MVA. At this time point the resistance against infection with heterologous virus was also determined. After MVA treatment, serum FL was enhanced, and DC, including plasmacytoid cells in spleen, were increased in number. Mice that lacked functional IFN type I and II systems failed to increase both the concentration of FL and the number of DC. Treatment with MVA enhanced resistance against HSV-1 in wild-type animals 100-fold, but animals without a functional IFN system were not protected. Transfer of CD11c(+) cells from MVA-treated mice into naive animals protected against lethal infection with HSV-1. Thus, although the increased resistance could be largely attributed to the increase in activation of IFN-producing plasmacytoid cells, this, in turn, depends on a complex interplay between the DC and T cell systems involving both FL and IFNs.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Adoptive Transfer
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn/growth & development
- Animals, Newborn/immunology
- CD8 Antigens/biosynthesis
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Dendritic Cells/metabolism
- Dendritic Cells/transplantation
- Herpes Simplex/immunology
- Herpes Simplex/prevention & control
- Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccines/immunology
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/immunology
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/biosynthesis
- Immunity, Innate
- Interferon Type I/biosynthesis
- Interferon Type I/metabolism
- Interferon Type I/physiology
- Ligands
- Membrane Proteins/blood
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta
- Receptors, Interferon/deficiency
- Receptors, Interferon/genetics
- Stem Cells/immunology
- Stem Cells/metabolism
- Vaccines, Attenuated/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, Attenuated/immunology
- Vaccinia virus/immunology
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- Marco Franchini
- Institute of Virology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ha SJ, Kim DJ, Baek KH, Yun YD, Sung YC. IL-23 induces stronger sustained CTL and Th1 immune responses than IL-12 in hepatitis C virus envelope protein 2 DNA immunization. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:525-31. [PMID: 14688363 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.1.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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IL-23 is a heterodimeric cytokine consisting of p19 and the p40 subunit of IL-12. IL-23 has been shown to possess IL-12-like biological activities, but is different in its capacity to stimulate memory T cells in vitro. In this study, we investigated whether IL-23 could influence envelope protein 2 (E2)-specific cell-mediated immunity induced by immunization of hepatitis C virus E2 DNA. We found that IL-23 induced long-lasting Th1 and CTL immune responses to E2, which are much stronger than IL-12-mediated immune responses. Interestingly, IL-23N220L, an N-glycosylation mutant showing reduced expression of excess p40 without changing the level of IL-23, exhibited a higher ratio of IFN-gamma- to IL-4-producing CD4(+) T cell frequency than did wild-type IL-23, suggesting a negative regulatory effect of p40 on Th1-prone immune response induced by IL-23. These data suggest that IL-23, particularly IL-23N220L, would be an effective adjuvant of DNA vaccine for the induction of durable Ag-specific T cell immunity.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/genetics
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/therapeutic use
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics
- Female
- Genetic Vectors
- Hepacivirus/genetics
- Hepacivirus/immunology
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular/genetics
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Interleukin-12/administration & dosage
- Interleukin-12/genetics
- Interleukin-12/therapeutic use
- Interleukin-12 Subunit p40
- Interleukin-23
- Interleukin-23 Subunit p19
- Interleukins/administration & dosage
- Interleukins/genetics
- Interleukins/therapeutic use
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Protein Subunits/administration & dosage
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/virology
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th1 Cells/virology
- Vaccines, DNA/administration & dosage
- Vaccines, DNA/genetics
- Vaccines, DNA/immunology
- Viral Envelope Proteins/administration & dosage
- Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
- Viral Envelope Proteins/immunology
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- Sang-Jun Ha
- National Research Laboratory of DNA Medicine, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31 Hyoja-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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Toka FN, Gierynska M, Rouse BT. Codelivery of CCR7 ligands as molecular adjuvants enhances the protective immune response against herpes simplex virus type 1. J Virol 2004; 77:12742-52. [PMID: 14610196 PMCID: PMC262576 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.77.23.12742-12752.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Humoral and cellular immunity, associated with long-term protective immunological memory, defines the efficacy of a given vaccine formulation. However, few vaccines achieve this target without the aid of a suitable adjuvant. Molecular adjuvants in vaccination against infectious agents offer a noninvasive means of enhancing the immune response against target antigens. To examine the potency of two beta-chemokines as immunomodulators, plasmid DNA encoding beta-chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 (CCR7L) was codelivered intranasally with plasmid DNA or recombinant vaccinia virus encoding herpes simplex virus (HSV) gB (HSV-gB) in a prime-and-boost vaccination strategy. This vaccination regimen increased serum and vaginal immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA, respectively, as well as the numbers of HSV-gB(498-505) peptide-specific gamma interferon-producing CD8(+) T cells. Distinctively, a high number of cytotoxic T lymphocytes was achieved when pCCR7L was applied at both prime and boost as opposed to omission of pCCR7L. A rapid-recall response was induced in the genital tract upon challenge with the HSV McKrae strain, affording a high level of protection and survival of vaccinated mice. Our results demonstrate that high innate immune kinetics and distribution of adaptive response induced in the nasal mucosa appears to be key factors in generating protective memory responses against HSV. Thus CCR7L expressed ectopically may serve as a molecular adjuvant to boost the immune response to a codelivered antigen in mucosal surfaces.
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- Felix N Toka
- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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Vaccines play important roles in preventing infectious diseases caused by different pathogens. However, some pathogens such as HIV-1 challenge current vaccine strategy. Poor immunogenicity and the high mutation rate of HIV-1 make great difficulties in inducing potent immune responses strong enough to prevent infection via vaccination. Epitope-vaccine, which could intensively enhance predefined epitope-specific immune responses, was suggested as a new strategy against HIV-1 and HIV-1 mutation. Epitope-vaccines afford powerful approaches to elicit potent, broad and complete immune protection against not only primary homologous viral isolates but also heterologous viral mutants. Although most studies are still preliminary now, epitope-vaccine as a novel strategy against the AIDS epidemic has great developmental potential. To trigger T-cell-dependent IgG antibody responses and improve affinities of the epitope-specific antibodies, approaches such as recombinant multi-epitope-vaccination and prime-boosting vaccination were suggested. Cellular immune responses, especially CTL responses, could also be elicited and enhanced in addition to humoral immune responses. Developed epitope-vaccines activating both arms of the immune system would benefit prevention and immunotherapy not only against HIV but also other chronic infections.
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- Zuqiang Liu
- Laboratory of Immunology, Research Center for Medical Science, Department of Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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