title: Immunopotentiation of the antibody response against influenza HA with apoptotic bodies generated by rabies virus G-ERA protein-driven apoptosis.
abstract: Apoptosis is considered to be a way of eliminating unwanted cells without causing major inflammation. Nevertheless, several lines of evidence show that apoptotic cell-derived antigens can be strong immunogens. The rabies virus glycoprotein G-ERA is an apoptotic molecule. We tested the ability of G-ERA to potentiate a B cell response against an exogenous antigen (influenza hemagglutinin, HA). We found that co-expression of G-ERA and HA in apoptotic bodies increased both the primary and memory HA-specific immune responses. The immunopotentiation of G-ERA is apoptosis-mediated but not necrosis-mediated. Our data indicate that G-ERA-mediated apoptosis might be useful to improve the immunogenicity of live vaccines.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Neuroimmunologie Virale, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mégret
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prehaud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lafage
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Batejat
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Escriou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Thoulouze
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lafon
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006388:Hemagglutinins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology*; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C064951:glycoprotein G, Rabies virus