title: Protective DNA vaccination against experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis is associated with induction of IFNbeta.
abstract: DNA vaccines encoding encephalitogenic peptides protect against subsequent development of rat experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) through unknown mechanisms. We investigated immune cell phenotypes at different time points after DNA vaccination with vaccine encoding myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide 91-108 and subsequent induction of EAE. In protected rats, we observed (i) no alterations in antigen-specific Th2 or Th3 responses, (ii) reduced MHC II expression on splenocytes early after EAE induction, (iii) antigen-specific upregulation of IFNbeta upon recall stimulation and (iv) reduced IL-12Rbeta2 on lymphocytes. We suggest that the underlying mechanism of DNA vaccination is associated with immunomodulation exerted by induced IFNbeta.
authors.affiliation: Applied Immunology Group, Karolinska Institutet Center for Molecular Medicine L8:04 Karolinska Hospital 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden. judit.wefer@cmm.ki.se
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wefer
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lobell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000166:cytology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004681:Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D000072597:Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2; D006801:Humans; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000235:genetics; D051379:Mice; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein / Q000276:immunology; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D055651:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D053707:Receptors, Interleukin-12; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D014611:Vaccination; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D016207:Cytokines; C442241:Havcr2 protein, mouse; D000072597:Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2; C508444:Il12rb2 protein, rat; C527203:KLRB1 protein, human; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C571326:MOG protein, human; C571327:Mog protein, mouse; C571328:Mog protein, rat; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D063308:Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein; D055651:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D053707:Receptors, Interleukin-12; D011991:Receptors, Virus; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D016899:Interferon-beta