title: Intranasal vaccination with peptides and cholera toxin subunit B as adjuvant to enhance mucosal and systemic immunity to respiratory syncytial virus.
abstract: Amino acid sequences 200-225 and 255-278 of the F protein of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) are T cell epitopes (Bourgeois et al., 1991; Corvaisier et al, 1993). Peptides corresponding to these two regions were synthesized and coupled with keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH). The two conjugated proteins were administered intranasally to BALB/c mice alone or together with cholera toxin B (CTB). ELISAs revealed that the mixture of the conjugates with CTB increased not only the systemic response but also the mucosal immune response of the saliva. The systemic response was lower and the mucosal immune response was undetectable in mice immunized with the conjugates on their own. These results suggest that these two peptide sequences are effective epitopes for inducing systemic and mucosal immune responses in conjunction with CTB, and may provide the basis for a nasal peptide vaccine against RSV for human use.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Kwon
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Byum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hoan Jong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hong-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology*; D022261:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000276:immunology; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology; D014611:Vaccination; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D022261:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D002772:Cholera Toxin