title: Immune response in guinea pigs vaccinated with DNA vaccine of foot-and-mouth disease virus O/China99.
abstract: In order to obtain the gene P12X3C of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV O/China99) that includes full length P1, 2A, 3C and part of 2B and 3B, the site mutation strategy was used. The recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1/P12X3C was transfected into BHK-21 cells. The capsid proteins of FMDV expressed in BHK-21 cells were confirmed by sandwich-ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence test. Then the plasmid pcDNA3.1/P12X3C was administered to guinea pigs intramuscularly, and purified FMDV O/China993D protein expressed in yeast cells was injected together with pcDNA3.1/P12X3C. Anti-FMDV antibodies were detected by indirect ELISA, the T-lymphocyte proliferation response was tested by MTT assay, and neutralizating antibodies titers were analyzed by micro-neutralization assay. The result showed that the plasmid pcDNA3.1/P12X3C was able to express immunocompetent proteins of FMDV in BHK-21 cells. Furthermore, anti-FMDV antibodies were elicited and increased by plasmid pcDNA3.1/P12X3C in the second week after vaccination. Neutralizating antibodies were induced and the T-lymphocyte proliferation response was enhanced after vaccination. In the challenge test, all of guinea pigs vaccinated with pcDNA3.1/P12X3C were fully protected from FMDV challenge. However, the result obtained from animals that were injected with protein 3D together with plasmid pcDNA3.1/P12X3C was not satisfied. In conclusion, the results encouraged further work towards the development of a DNA vaccine against FMDV and provided the basis of research for DNA vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Gansu, PR China.
authors.forename: Huichen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Zaixin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shiqi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Huifang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Yingli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiangtao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qingge
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006224:Cricetinae; D029544:Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014162:Transfection; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000276:immunology; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D014765:Viral Vaccines