title: Elicitation of efficient, protective immune responses by using DNA vaccines against tuberculosis.
abstract: DNA vaccination is an effective method for elicitation of strong humoral as well as cellular immune responses. DNA vaccines expressing mycobacterial antigens ESAT-6 (Rv3875), alpha-crystallin (Rv2031c) and superoxide dismutase A (Rv3846) were evaluated for their immune responses in Balb/c mice and protective efficacy in guinea pigs. Immunization of mice with the DNA vaccines expressing superoxide dismutase A and alpha-crystallin resulted in markedly higher levels of IFN-gamma as compared to the levels of IL-10. The DNA vaccine expressing ESAT-6 elicited a mixed Th1/Th2 response. Immunization of guinea pigs with these DNA vaccines and subsequent challenge of animals with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H(37)Rv, showed that DNA vaccine expressing superoxide dismutase imparted the maximum protection as observed by a 50 and 10 folds reduction in bacillary load in spleens and lungs, respectively, in comparison to immunization with vector control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India.
authors.forename: Aparna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khera
authors.forename: Ramandeep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shakila
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Parmasivan
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tyagi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D019556:COS Cells; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D019444:Vaccines, DNA