title: Virus neutralizing antibody response in mice and dogs with a bicistronic DNA vaccine encoding rabies virus glycoprotein and canine parvovirus VP2.
abstract: A bicistronic DNA vaccine against rabies and parvovirus infection of dogs was developed by subcloning rabies glycoprotein and canine parvovirus (CPV) VP2 genes into a bicistronic vector. After characterizing the expression of both the proteins in vitro, the bicistronic DNA vaccine was injected in mice and induced immune response was compared with monocistronic DNA vaccines. There was no significant difference in ELISA and virus neutralizing (VN) antibody responses against rabies and CPV in mice immunized with either bicistronic or monocistronic DNA vaccine. Further, there was significantly similar protection in mice immunized with either bicistronic or monocistronic rabies DNA vaccine on rabies virus challenge. Similarly, dogs immunized with monocistronic and bicistronic DNA vaccines developed comparable VN antibodies against rabies and CPV. This study indicated that bicistronic DNA vaccine can be used in dogs to induce virus neutralizing immune responses against both rabies and CPV.
authors: Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research institute, Izatnagar, 243 122, India.
authors: Sonika
authors: S
authors: Patial
authors: V K
authors: VK
authors: Chaturvedi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Rai
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Saini
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Chandra
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Saini
authors: Praveen K
authors: PK
authors: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D004285:Dogs; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D011818:Rabies / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D011819:Rabies Vaccines; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D014764:Viral Proteins