title: Dose-dependent effects of IL-12 treatment to immune response induced after immunization with a recombinant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein fragment.
abstract: The amino acid (aa) sequence 190-289 of the RSV fusion (F) glycoprotein expressed in insect cells (bF(190-289)) has been shown to partially protect BALB/c mice and to prime for a Th2 cell response. We evaluated the effects of IL-12 treatment during antigen priming of bF(190-289) on immune response and protective efficacy. Low doses of IL-12 (10 ng) reduced IL-4 and IL-5 secretion (but did not affect IL-10 production) and decreased inflammatory signs whereas high doses of IL-12 had no effects. In addition, IL-12 treatment did not improve resistance to RSV replication. These results suggest that IL-12 treatment attenuates Th2 response and Th2 associated pulmonary inflammatory response in a dose-dependent manner, without improving protective efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie Médicale et Moléculaire, Facultés de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Werle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fromantin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexandre
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pothier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology; D005260:Female; D015707:HN Protein; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000276:immunology*; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015707:HN Protein; D015848:Interleukin-5; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines; C116204:attachment protein G; D016753:Interleukin-10; D018664:Interleukin-12; D015847:Interleukin-4