title: Ag85B of mycobacteria elicits effective CTL responses through activation of robust Th1 immunity as a novel adjuvant in DNA vaccine.
abstract: CD4+ T cells play a crucial role in CTL generation in a DNA vaccination strategy. Several studies have demonstrated the requirement of CD4+ T cells for the induction of a sufficient immune response by coadministrating DNAs. In the present study we investigated the effectiveness of Ag85B of mycobacteria, which is known to be one of the immunogenic proteins for Th1 development, as an adjuvant of a DNA vaccine. HIV gp120 DNA vaccine mixed with Ag85B DNA as an adjuvant induced HIV gp120-specific Th1 responses, as shown by delayed-type hypersensitivity, cytokine secretion, and increasing HIV-specific CTL responses. Moreover, these responses were enhanced in mice primed with Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin before immunization of HIV DNA vaccine mixed with Ag85B DNA. Furthermore, these immunized mice showed substantial reduction of HIV gp120-expressing recombinant vaccinia virus titers compared with the titers in other experimental mice after recombinant vaccinia virus challenge. Because most humans have been sensitized by spontaneous infection or by vaccination with mycobacteria, these findings indicate that Ag85B is a promising adjuvant for enhancing CTL responses in a DNA vaccination strategy.
authors.affiliation: Japanese Foundation for AIDS Prevention, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takamura
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takebe
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasutomi
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014615:Vaccinia / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D000217:Acyltransferases; C121433:antigen 85B, Mycobacterium tuberculosis