The induction of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-specific T-cell response is generally considered as critical to the development of effective immunity to HIV type 1 ( HIV-1 ). Recombinant Avipoxvirus vectors are...The induction of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-specific T-cell response is generally considered as critical to the development of effective immunity to HIV type 1 ( HIV-1 ). Recombinant Avipoxvirus vectors are used widely for vaccination against HIV-1, where the induction of a cytotoxic CD8 + T-cell(CTL) response seems to be an important component of protective immunity. A recombinant fowlpox virus(rFPV/Gag-pol) expressing the Gag-pol protein of HIV was constructed and characterized. The specific expression protein in CEF cells infected by recombinant fowlpox and the specific antibody in the sera of mice immunized with rFPV were analyzed via Western-blot.展开更多
A recombinant fowlpox virus co-expressing Haemagglutinin (HA) and Neuraminidase (NA)named as rFPV-HA-NA was produced by HA and NA gene of A/Goose/Guangdong/3/96(H5N1)isolate of avian influenza virus recombined into th...A recombinant fowlpox virus co-expressing Haemagglutinin (HA) and Neuraminidase (NA)named as rFPV-HA-NA was produced by HA and NA gene of A/Goose/Guangdong/3/96(H5N1)isolate of avian influenza virus recombined into the genome of fowlpox virus. In thisstudy, to evaluate its ability of protecting chickens against challenge with a lethaldose of highly pathogenic isolates of avian influenza virus, eight-week-old specific-pathogenic-free (SPF) chickens were vaccinated with recombinant virus or the wildtypefowlpox virus by wing-web puncture. After challenge 4 weeks with 10 LD50 highly pathogenicavian influenza virus H5N1 and H7N1 isolate, all chickens vaccinated with recombinantvirus were protected, while the chickens vaccinated with the wildtype fowlpox virus orunvaccinated controls experienced 100% mortality respectively following challenge. Thiscomplete protection was accompanied by the high levels of specific antibody response tothe respective components of the recombinant virus.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the influence of consecutive immunization on cellular and humoral immunity in mice. Methods: We evaluated a consecutive immunization strategy of priming with recombinant fowlpox virus vUTALG ...Objective: To investigate the influence of consecutive immunization on cellular and humoral immunity in mice. Methods: We evaluated a consecutive immunization strategy of priming with recombinant fowlpox virus vUTALG and boosting with plasmid DNA pcDNAG encoding HIV-1 capsid protein Gag. Results: In immunized mice, the number of CD 4 + T cells from splenic lymphocytes increased significantly and the proliferation response of splenocytes to ConA and LPS elevated markedly and HIV-1-specific antibody response could be induced. Conclusion: Consecutive immunization could increase cellular and humoral immunity responses in mice.展开更多
The epidemic of HIV/AIDS is sweeping across the world. It is of great importance to figure out new ways to curb this disease. Epitope-based vaccine is one of these solutions. In this study, a chimeric gene was obtaine...The epidemic of HIV/AIDS is sweeping across the world. It is of great importance to figure out new ways to curb this disease. Epitope-based vaccine is one of these solutions. In this study, a chimeric gene was obtained by combination of a designed HIV-1 multi-epitope gene (MEG) and HIV-1 p24 gene. A re- combinant plasmid pUTA2-MEGp24 was then constructed by inserting MEGp24 gene into the down- stream of the promoter (ATI-P7.5×20) of fowlpox virus (FPV) transfer vector pUTA2. The recombinant plasmid and wild-type FPV 282E4 strain were then co-transfected into CEF cells and homologous re- combination occurred. A recombinant virus expressing HIV-1 protein MEGp24 was screened by ge- nome PCR and Western blot assay. Large scale preparation and purification of the recombinant fowl- pox virus (rFPV) were then carried out. BALB/c mice were immunized intramuscularly with the rFPV for three times on day 0, 14 and 42. Mice were executed and sampled one week after the third inoculation. Anti-HIV-1 antibody in serum and Th1 cytokines in the supernatant of cultured spleen cells were as- sayed by ELISA. The count of T lymphocyte subsets and the CTL activity of spleen lymphocytes were analyzed by flow cytometry and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assay, respectively. The results showed that HIV-1 specific antibody in serum and increased T lymphocyte subsets (CD4+ T, CD8+ T) were detected in the immunization group. CTL target-killing activity and higher secretion of Th1 cyto- kines (IFN-γ and IL-2) of spleen lymphocytes stimulated by H-2d-restricted CTL peptide were observed in immunized mice. We concluded that the rFPV may induce HIV-1 specific immunity especially cellular immunity in mice.展开更多
Two recombinant plasmids, pUTA2P1 and pUTAL3CP1, were constructed by inserting structural pro-tein precursor P1-2A and proteinase 3C of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) into fowl-pox virus (FPV) recombi-nant vector...Two recombinant plasmids, pUTA2P1 and pUTAL3CP1, were constructed by inserting structural pro-tein precursor P1-2A and proteinase 3C of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) into fowl-pox virus (FPV) recombi-nant vectors pUTA-2 and pUTA-16-LacZ respectively, and two recombinant FPVs (vUTA2P1 and vUTAL3CP1) screened by the RT-PCR, IFA assay and Western blotting assay were obtained successfully. Mice injected respectively with rFPVs were induced high level specific anti-FMDV an-tibodies, increasing of T subtypes, and higher cytotoxicities of splenocytes than those of control groups. These results indicated that a new method was used to construct a poten-tial candidate vaccine of FMDV.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No 30371317)
文摘The induction of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-specific T-cell response is generally considered as critical to the development of effective immunity to HIV type 1 ( HIV-1 ). Recombinant Avipoxvirus vectors are used widely for vaccination against HIV-1, where the induction of a cytotoxic CD8 + T-cell(CTL) response seems to be an important component of protective immunity. A recombinant fowlpox virus(rFPV/Gag-pol) expressing the Gag-pol protein of HIV was constructed and characterized. The specific expression protein in CEF cells infected by recombinant fowlpox and the specific antibody in the sera of mice immunized with rFPV were analyzed via Western-blot.
文摘A recombinant fowlpox virus co-expressing Haemagglutinin (HA) and Neuraminidase (NA)named as rFPV-HA-NA was produced by HA and NA gene of A/Goose/Guangdong/3/96(H5N1)isolate of avian influenza virus recombined into the genome of fowlpox virus. In thisstudy, to evaluate its ability of protecting chickens against challenge with a lethaldose of highly pathogenic isolates of avian influenza virus, eight-week-old specific-pathogenic-free (SPF) chickens were vaccinated with recombinant virus or the wildtypefowlpox virus by wing-web puncture. After challenge 4 weeks with 10 LD50 highly pathogenicavian influenza virus H5N1 and H7N1 isolate, all chickens vaccinated with recombinantvirus were protected, while the chickens vaccinated with the wildtype fowlpox virus orunvaccinated controls experienced 100% mortality respectively following challenge. Thiscomplete protection was accompanied by the high levels of specific antibody response tothe respective components of the recombinant virus.
基金This work was supported by the National Scientific Research Foundation for Excellent Young Scientist of China (No. 398251197).
文摘Objective: To investigate the influence of consecutive immunization on cellular and humoral immunity in mice. Methods: We evaluated a consecutive immunization strategy of priming with recombinant fowlpox virus vUTALG and boosting with plasmid DNA pcDNAG encoding HIV-1 capsid protein Gag. Results: In immunized mice, the number of CD 4 + T cells from splenic lymphocytes increased significantly and the proliferation response of splenocytes to ConA and LPS elevated markedly and HIV-1-specific antibody response could be induced. Conclusion: Consecutive immunization could increase cellular and humoral immunity responses in mice.
文摘The epidemic of HIV/AIDS is sweeping across the world. It is of great importance to figure out new ways to curb this disease. Epitope-based vaccine is one of these solutions. In this study, a chimeric gene was obtained by combination of a designed HIV-1 multi-epitope gene (MEG) and HIV-1 p24 gene. A re- combinant plasmid pUTA2-MEGp24 was then constructed by inserting MEGp24 gene into the down- stream of the promoter (ATI-P7.5×20) of fowlpox virus (FPV) transfer vector pUTA2. The recombinant plasmid and wild-type FPV 282E4 strain were then co-transfected into CEF cells and homologous re- combination occurred. A recombinant virus expressing HIV-1 protein MEGp24 was screened by ge- nome PCR and Western blot assay. Large scale preparation and purification of the recombinant fowl- pox virus (rFPV) were then carried out. BALB/c mice were immunized intramuscularly with the rFPV for three times on day 0, 14 and 42. Mice were executed and sampled one week after the third inoculation. Anti-HIV-1 antibody in serum and Th1 cytokines in the supernatant of cultured spleen cells were as- sayed by ELISA. The count of T lymphocyte subsets and the CTL activity of spleen lymphocytes were analyzed by flow cytometry and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assay, respectively. The results showed that HIV-1 specific antibody in serum and increased T lymphocyte subsets (CD4+ T, CD8+ T) were detected in the immunization group. CTL target-killing activity and higher secretion of Th1 cyto- kines (IFN-γ and IL-2) of spleen lymphocytes stimulated by H-2d-restricted CTL peptide were observed in immunized mice. We concluded that the rFPV may induce HIV-1 specific immunity especially cellular immunity in mice.
文摘Two recombinant plasmids, pUTA2P1 and pUTAL3CP1, were constructed by inserting structural pro-tein precursor P1-2A and proteinase 3C of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) into fowl-pox virus (FPV) recombi-nant vectors pUTA-2 and pUTA-16-LacZ respectively, and two recombinant FPVs (vUTA2P1 and vUTAL3CP1) screened by the RT-PCR, IFA assay and Western blotting assay were obtained successfully. Mice injected respectively with rFPVs were induced high level specific anti-FMDV an-tibodies, increasing of T subtypes, and higher cytotoxicities of splenocytes than those of control groups. These results indicated that a new method was used to construct a poten-tial candidate vaccine of FMDV.
文摘采用 RT- PCR技术扩增了禽流感病毒 A/ Guangdong/ 3/ 96 (H5 N1) [GD3/ 96 ]神经氨酸酶 (NA)基因 ,并将其克隆到 p UC18质粒中进行测序。核苷酸序列测定结果为 :NA基因全长为 14 10 bp,共编码 4 6 9个氨基酸。从 p UCNA中切下 NA基因片段 ,将其亚克隆到质粒 p SY5 38的 Eco R 位点 ,将带有痘苗病毒启动子 P11的 L ac Z基因平端克隆到该质粒的 Sm a 位点 ,然后切下同时含有 NA及 L ac Z基因的片段 ,再亚克隆到禽痘病毒载体 p SY6 81的 Not 位点 ,经限制性内切酶分析、PCR鉴定等 ,证明含有禽流感病毒 NA基因的重组禽痘病毒转移载体已构建成功 ,从而为进一步筛选表达 NA蛋白的重组禽痘病毒及探讨该蛋白的免疫原性奠定了实验基础。