title: Immunization of non-human primates with DNA vaccines.
abstract: The pre-clinical efficacy of DNA vaccines has been demonstrated in a number of animal models, but more limited data exist regarding their immunogenicity in non-human primates. The studies described below demonstrate that DNA vaccines in reasonable dosages encoding a variety of viral proteins could result in the generation of antibodies, neutralizing antibodies, or cytotoxic T lymphocytes in primates. Furthermore, these responses could be boosted by repeat administration of the DNA vaccine. In an effort to assess the safety of such vaccines sera from primates was shown to lack anti-DNA antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virus and Cell Biology, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McClements
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ulmer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shiver
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins; D009698:Nucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D014611:Vaccination; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; C048842:NP protein, Influenza A virus; D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins; D009698:Nucleoproteins; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D014758:Viral Core Proteins