title: Herpes simplex virus type-2 glycoprotein-subunit vaccine: tolerance and humoral and cellular responses in humans.
abstract: Twenty-three subjects were administered three doses of inactivated herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 2 (HSV-2) glycoprotein-subunit vaccine, with doses 2 and 3 being given four and 22 weeks after dose 1. Both HSV-neutralizing antibody and antibody effective in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity were detected in serum samples of 12 of the 13 initially seronegative subjects by week 8. The geometric mean titers of both antibody types decreased between weeks 8 and 22 but increased one week after dose 3. HSV-neutralizing antibody remained detectable in serum samples of seven of the 10 initially seronegative subjects assayed seven months after dose 3. Cell-mediated immunity was detected by lymphocyte transformation responses to HSV-2 after vaccine administration in 12 of the 13 initially seronegative subjects. Unlike humoral antibody, which waned over time, in vitro cell-mediated immune responses remained stable over the seven-month follow-up period after dose 3. This HSV-2-subunit vaccine is well tolerated and elicits both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to HSV.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D014611:Vaccination; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006023:Glycoproteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines