title: Protection against influenza virus infection in BALB/c mice immunized with a single dose of neuraminidase-expressing DNAs by electroporation.
abstract: The ability of a single dose of plasmid DNA encoding neuraminidase (NA) or hemagglutinin (HA) from influenza virus A/PR/8/34 (PR8) (H1N1) to protect against homologous virus infection was examined in BALB/c mice. In the present study, mice were immunized once with 30 microg of NA or HA DNA by electroporation. Four weeks or 28 weeks after immunization, mice were challenged with a lethal dose of homologous virus and the ability of NA or HA DNA to protect the mice from influenza was evaluated. We found that a single inoculation of NA DNA could provide protection against influenza virus challenge as well as long-term protection against viral infection. Whereas, the mice immunized with a single dose of HA DNA could not be protected. In addition, neonatal mice immunized with a single dose of 30 microg of NA DNA could be provided with significant protection against viral infection.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Yuelushan, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Xiangzhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D009976:Orthomyxoviridae Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D009439:Neuraminidase