title: Induction of protective immunity by DNA vaccination with Toxoplasma gondii HSP70, HSP30 and SAG1 genes.
abstract: The vaccination with Toxoplasma gondii heat shock protein 70 (T.g.HSP70) gene (a virulent tachyzoite-specific) induced the most prominent reduction in T. gondii loads in various organs of B6 and BALB/c mice at the acute and chronic phases of toxoplasmosis compared with T.g.HSP30 (a bradyzoite-specific) and SAG1 (a tachyzoite-specific) genes. A single gene gun vaccination with 2 microg of T.g.HSP70 gene induced a significant reduction in the number of T. gondii organisms compared with 50 microg of T.g.HSP70 gene vaccination by intramuscular (i.m.) or intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection. The vaccine effects of T.g.HSP70 gene persisted for more than 3 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection & Host Defense, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-Ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Rabie M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: Fumie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aosai
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hye-Seong
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Norose
authors.forename: Usama S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Belal
authors.forename: Lian-Xun
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Piao
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019470:Biolistics; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D050890:HSP30 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010957:Plasmids; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D050890:HSP30 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; C047168:SAG1 antigen, Toxoplasma; D019444:Vaccines, DNA