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Coimmunization with IL-15 plasmid enhances the longevity of CD8 T cells induced by DNA encoding hepatitis B virus core antigen.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To test the feasibility of delivering a plasmid encoding IL-15 as a DNA vaccine adjuvant for improving the immune responses induced by hepatitis B virus core gene DNA vaccine.

Methods

We used RT-PCR based strategies to develop IL-15 expression constructs. We first confirmed that the gene could be expressed in Escherichia coli due to the poor expression of IL-15. Then the bioactivity of IL-15 plasmid expression product was identified by CTLL-2 proliferation assay. One hundred micrograms of DNA from each of the IL-15 eukaryotic expressed plasmid and the recombinant plasmid harboring DNA encoding the 144 amino acids of the N-terminus of HBV core gene (abbreviated pHBc144) was used to co-immunize C57 BL/6 mice. The titer of anti-HBcIgG was detected by ELISA and the antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells (CD8(+)IFN-gamma(+) T cells) were detected by intracellular cytokine staining at different time points.

Results

After co-immunization by pIL-15 and pHBc144 DNA vaccine the antigen-specific CD8(+) cells of mice increased gradually, the first peak of immune response appeared 14 d later, then the number of antigen-specific CD8(+) Ts cells decreased gradually and maintained at a steady level in 3 mo. After boosting, the number of antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells reached the second peak 10 d later with a double of the 1st peak, then the number of antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells decreased slowly. IL-15 as a gene adjuvant had no significant effect on humoral immune responses induced by hepatitis B virus core gene DNA vaccine, but increased the memory antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells induced by hepatitis B virus core gene DNA vaccine.

Conclusion

DNA vaccine constructed by HBc Ag 1-144 amino acid induces effective cell immunity, and cytokine plasmid-delivered IL-15 enhances the longevity of CD8(+) T cells.

SUBMITTER: Zhang W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4087841 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Coimmunization with IL-15 plasmid enhances the longevity of CD8 T cells induced by DNA encoding hepatitis B virus core antigen.

Zhang Wei W Dong Sheng-Fu SF Sun Shu-Hui SH Wang Yuan Y Li Guang-Di GD Qu Di D

World journal of gastroenterology 20060801 29

<h4>Aim</h4>To test the feasibility of delivering a plasmid encoding IL-15 as a DNA vaccine adjuvant for improving the immune responses induced by hepatitis B virus core gene DNA vaccine.<h4>Methods</h4>We used RT-PCR based strategies to develop IL-15 expression constructs. We first confirmed that the gene could be expressed in Escherichia coli due to the poor expression of IL-15. Then the bioactivity of IL-15 plasmid expression product was identified by CTLL-2 proliferation assay. One hundred m ...[more]

PMID: 16937447

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Coimmunization with IL-15 plasmid enhances the longevity of CD8 T cells induced by DNA encoding hepatitis B virus core antigen.

Aim

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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Coimmunization with IL-15 plasmid enhances the longevity of CD8 T cells induced by DNA encoding hepatitis B virus core antigen.

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