Immunization with lentivirus-like particles elicits a potent SIV-specific recall cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response in rhesus monkeys.
An effective acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) vaccine should be capable of eliciting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) responses. We have explored the use of lentivirus-like particles produced in mammalian cells infected with a recombinant vaccinia virus to immunize for the induction of CTL in the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)/rhesus monkey model for AIDS. SIV-like particles in a threonyl-MDP-based adjuvant did not elicit a high frequency of SIV gag-specific effector cells in naive rhesus monkeys. However, immunization with these particles elicited a potent recall CTL response in monkeys previously vaccinated with a recombinant vaccinia-SIV virus. These observations suggest that poxvirus-produced virus-like particles may represent a safe immunogen for use in periodic boosting to maintain viable cell-mediated immunity to the AIDS virus.
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Harvard Medical School, New England Regional Primate Research Center, Southborough, MA 01772.
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D000818:Animals; D005805:Genes, MHC Class I; D015752:Genes, env; D015750:Genes, gag; D015751:Genes, pol; D007114:Immunization; D016086:Lentivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology