title: Oral vaccination of racoons (Procyon lotor) with baculovirus-expressed rabies virus glycoprotein.
abstract: Successful field oral vaccination and protection against viral diseases have so far been achieved only with live-attenuated or live-recombinant virus vaccines. In this communication, we present data that demonstrate that a glycoprotein derived from recombinant baculovirus-infected insect cells is efficacious as an oral vaccine. The glycoprotein (G) of rabies virus (Evelyn Rokitnicki Abelseth strain) was abundantly expressed in a baculovirus expression system and oral vaccination of racoons with the baculovirus-expressed G protein resulted in the production of rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies and protection against a lethal challenge with a street rabies virus. The potential for using the baculovirus-expressed G protein for oral immunization of wildlife is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
authors.forename: Z F
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dietzschold
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saikumar
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Babka
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wunner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koprowski
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D016367:Baculoviridae; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D007668:Kidney; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009036:Moths; D011818:Rabies / Q000517:prevention & control; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*; D011821:Raccoons / Q000276:immunology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006023:Glycoproteins; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C064951:glycoprotein G, Rabies virus