title: Recombinant virus vaccine-induced SIV-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
abstract: Evidence indicates that cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) may be important in containing the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the infected host. Although the use of recombinant viruses has been proposed as an approach to elicit protective immunity against HIV, the ability of recombinant viral constructs to elicit CD8+ CTL responses in higher primates has never been demonstrated. A live recombinant virus, vaccinia-simian immunodeficiency virus of macaques (SIVmac), was used to determine whether such a genetically restricted, T lymphocyte-mediated antiviral response could be generated in a primate. Vaccinia-SIVmac vaccination elicited an SIVmac Gag-specific, CD8+ CTL response in rhesus monkeys. These CTLs recognized a peptide fragment that spans residues 171 to 195 of the Gag protein. The rhesus monkey major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I gene product restricting this CTL response was defined. Both the vaccinated and SIVmac-infected monkeys that shared this MHC class I gene product developed CTLs with the same Gag epitope specificity. These findings support the use of recombinant virus vaccines for the prevention of HIV infections in humans.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, New England Regional Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA 01772.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stallard
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Mazzara
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Panicali
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Letvin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D000939:Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D016097:Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D000939:Epitopes; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014765:Viral Vaccines