title: DNA fragment encoding human IL-1beta 163-171 peptide enhances the immune responses elicited in mice by DNA vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease.
abstract: DNA vaccine has been tested for protection against foot-and-mouth disease. However, the relatively low efficacy of DNA vaccine in inducing immune responses in large animals has restricted its practical use. Interleukin-1 plays an essential role in amplifying both the cellular and humoral immune responses to foreign antigens, and may therefore represent a good candidate as an adjuvant of DNA vaccines. Since the inflammatory activity of IL-I may restrict its application in DNA vaccine treatment, we explored the possibilities of augmenting immune responses without unwanted inflammatory effects using the IL-1beta fragment (amino acids (aa) 163-171), which is essential for IL-1 receptor-1 binding. The DNA fragment encoding the human IL-1beta fragment (aa 163-171) was fused to foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) DNA vaccine, and injected into mice to analyse its immune response. Compared with control mice receiving FMDV DNA vaccine alone, significant increases in the FMDV-specific antibody response and also in T cell proliferation were observed in mice receiving IL-1beta (163-171)-FMDV. These results suggested that DNA fragment encoding IL-1beta 163-171 peptide might represent a good candidate for an adjuvant of FMDV DNA vaccine.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Cell Biology and Tumor Cell Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D010957:Plasmids; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D007375:Interleukin-1; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D014765:Viral Vaccines; C052994:interleukin-1beta (163-171)
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