Intranasal vaccination using interleukin-12 and cholera toxin subunit B as adjuvants to enhance mucosal and systemic immunity to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 glycoproteins.
We have investigated the induction of protective mucosal immunity to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) isolate 89.6 by intranasal (i.n.) immunization of mice with gp120 and gp140 together with interleukin-12 (IL-12) and cholera toxin subunit B (CTB) as adjuvants. It was found that both IL-12 and CTB were required to elicit mucosal antibody responses and that i.n. immunization resulted in increased total, immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1), and IgG2a anti-HIV-1 antibody levels in serum; increased total, IgG1, IgG2a, and IgA antibody expression in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids; and increased IgA antibody levels in vaginal washes. Levels of anti-HIV-1 antibodies in both sera and secretions were higher in groups immunized with gp140 than in those immunized with gp120. However, only gp120-specific mucosal antibodies demonstrated neutralizing activity against HIV-1 89.6. Taken together, the results show that IL-12 and CTB act synergistically to enhance both systemic and local mucosal antibody responses to HIV-1 glycoproteins and that even though gp140 induces higher antibody titers than gp120, only gp120-specific mucosal antibodies interfere with virus infectivity.
Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA.
Diana I
DI
Albu
Agnes
A
Jones-Trower
Amy M
AM
Woron
Kathleen
K
Stellrecht
Christopher C
CC
Broder
Dennis W
DW
Metzger
D016915:AIDS Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000818:Animals; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D018928:Immunity, Mucosal; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D014611:Vaccination
D016915:AIDS Vaccines; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D018664:Interleukin-12; D002772:Cholera Toxin