Proliferative lymphocyte responses to foot-and-mouth disease virus and three FMDV peptides after vaccination or immunization with these peptides in cattle.
We studied proliferative responses of bovine T lymphocytes to foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotypes A, O and C as well as to three peptides including the two major B-cell epitopes of FMDV (VP1[141-156] and VP1[200-213]). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from cattle previously vaccinated with monovalent vaccine responded to both homotypic and heterotypic virus strains. Of 14 FMDV-specific bovine T-cell clones, which were prepared from PBMC of an animal vaccinated with the trivalent vaccine, 11 reacted to each of the three serotypes A, O and C. This indicates that several T-cell epitopes might be conserved among these serotypes. PBMC from one of two cattle immunized with VP1[141-156]KLH, one of two cattle immunized with VP1[200-213]KLH and two of three cattle immunized with CC-VP1[200-213]-PPS-VP1[141-156]-PCG responded to the homotypic virus strain. After immunizations with VP1[200-213]KLH also heterotypic responses were found. Thus, it appears that these two B-cell sites include T-cell determinants that are recognized by some cattle. However, when proliferative responses of PBMC from an animal vaccinated with the trivalent vaccine were tested, no responses were found to VP1[141-156] and VP1[200-213], whereas the response was very poor to CC-VP1[200-213]-PPS-VP1[141-156]-PCG. These results suggest that these sequences do not represent dominant T-cell epitopes and/or that T-cell reactivity towards these synthetic peptides does not completely cover the T-cell reactivity towards the fragments present after processing of the whole virus.
van Lierop
M J
MJ
Department of Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
van Maanen
K
K
Meloen
R H
RH
Rutten
V P
VP
de Jong
M A
MA
Hensen
E J
EJ
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005537:Aphthovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014765:Viral Vaccines