title: Role of coexpression of IL-2 and herpes simplex virus proteins in recombinant vaccinia virus vectors on levels of induced immunity.
abstract: Vaccinia virus recombinants co-expressing the genes for IL-2 and HSV-1 gC or gD were used to study the potential adjuvant effects of IL-2 on immunity to HSV-1. In addition, constructs were produced which, while expressing IL-2, encoded for reduced levels of HSV-1 gC. Studies with mice revealed that gC and gD could stimulate HSV-1 immunity as measured by neutralizing antibody (NA), lymphoproliferation and viral clearance. IL-2 enhancement of NA and lymphoproliferation was observed only in those groups of mice immunized with the sub-optimal gC construct which co-expressed IL-2. In no instance did the presence of IL-2 augment the ability of mice to clear an epithelial challenge of HSV-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mercadal
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Rouse
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015870:Gene Expression; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007109:Immunity; D007114:Immunization; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014709:Vero Cells; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines; C038535:glycoprotein gC, herpes simplex virus type 1