title: DNA-mediated immunization of glycoprotein 350 of Epstein-Barr virus induces the effective humoral and cellular immune responses against the antigen.
abstract: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human pathogen that is involved in numerous diseases and tumors. Since the EBV infection occurs in the early ages of life, and most of the population is subsequently exposed to EBV, the conventional method of vaccination to induce the prophylactic immunity cannot be considered effective in coping with the virus infection. In this study, we tested whether the injection of a plasmid vector that contained the gene for glycoprotein 350 (gp350), which had been identified as a ligand for virus' adsorption and a target for virus neutralizing antibodies, could induce effective immune responses against the antigen. As a result, the injection of the constructed plasmid vector into mice induced the production of gp350-specific antibodies. A major isotype of the gp350-specific antibodies was IgG1. The antibodies efficiently mediated the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against the cells expressing the gp350 antigen. In addition, the injection of the constructed plasmid vector stimulated the precursor T cell population that was specific to the gp350 antigen. In addition, gp350-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes were efficiently stimulated by the injection of the constructed plasmid vector. These results suggested that the injection of the plasmid vector, containing the gp350 gene of Epstein-Barr virus, could be one of the most effective ways to induce both prophylactic and therapeutic vaccinations against the virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Sciences and the Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Korea.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010957:Plasmids; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; C034059:GP 300-350, Epstein-Barr virus; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines