title: Mucosal and systemic antibody responses to a C4/V3 construct following DNA vaccination of rabbits via the Peyer's patch.
abstract: A plasmid encoding T1-SP10MN(A), a peptide derived from immunodominant regions of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp120, was delivered to rabbit Peyer's patches using a helium-driven gene gun. Six weeks thereafter, 2 of 5 animals were given an intradermal booster immunization. Blood, feces, and vaginal washes were collected weekly and assayed by ELISA. High titer T1-SP10MN(A)-specific fecal and vaginal secretory IgA responses were observed, and the response appeared to be augmented following dermal booster immunizations. Specific serum IgG was also detected within 1 week of immunization and remained elevated through week 20 in the 2 animals receiving dermal boosts (titers > or = 6400). This study establishes the Peyer's patch as a promising target tissue for DNA vaccination and demonstrates the efficacy of gene gun-mediated delivery of foreign DNA to a mucosal tissue for the induction of an immune response.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Storrs 06269-4039, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Winchell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Routray
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Betts
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Van Kruiningen
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Silbart
mesh_terms: D016915:AIDS Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D010581:Peyer's Patches; D011817:Rabbits; D014611:Vaccination; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016915:AIDS Vaccines; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D019444:Vaccines, DNA