title: [Antivirus effect of plasmid co expressing hepatitis B surface antigen and granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether GM-CSF can enhance the antiviral effect of HBsAg DNA vaccine.
  
  
  METHODS
  Divided animals into 8 groups. Group A: pcDNA3.1-S 100microg; Group B: pcDNA3.1-GM-CSF-S 100microg; Group C: pcDNA3.1-S-GM-CSF 100microg; Group D: pcDNA3.1-S 50microg + pcDNA3.1-GM-CSF 50microg; Group E: pcDNA3.1-GM-CSF 100microg; Group F: recombinant HBsAg vaccine 1microg; Group G: pcDNA3.1,100microg; Group H: PBS 100microl. Serum HBsAg level and concentration of IL-2, IL-4 and IFN-gamma were examined using commercial ELISA kit. The [3H] thymidine incorporation into DNA of Spleen cells was measured; HBsAg expression of hepatocytes from HBV-transgenic mice was assessed using immunohistochemical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serum HBsAg level was lower and concentration of IL-2, IFN-gamma and SI was higher in mice immunized with pcDNA3.1-GM-CSF-S than those from mice immunized with pcDNA3.1-S and other groups (F=11.262, P<0.01, F=8.147, P<0.01, F=62.275, P<0.01, F=116.28, P<0.01. Less Hepatic HBsAg expression and decline of pcDNA3.1-GM-CSF-S of mice immunized with pcDNA3 were observed in comparison with control groups (F=41.439, P<0.01). Liver histological analysis showed no evidence of necrosis or inflammation in various groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The plasmid co expressing GM-CSF and HBsAg could improve HBsAg-specific humoral and cellular immune responses induced by plasmid encoding HBsAg alone and enhance HBsAg DNA vaccine antivirus effect.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Viral Hepatitis, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing 400010, China.
authors.forename: Yu-ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Qing
authors.forename: Jia-jiang
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D010957:Plasmids; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D007376:Interleukin-2; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor