title: Superiority of needle-free transdermal plasmid delivery for the induction of antigen-specific IFNgamma T cell responses in the dog.
abstract: Although successful needle-free DNA vaccination has been described on several occasions, the true benefit of this delivery technology over needle-based injections for DNA vaccination of dogs has not yet been documented. We conducted a side-by-side comparison of needle-free transdermal plasmid delivery vs. intramuscular vs. intradermal needle-based delivery of the same plasmid in dogs. Our data confirmed the importance of the route of plasmid delivery and further established the unique potential of needle-free transdermal plasmid delivery to elicit strong antigen-specific, hTyr-specific IFNgamma T in the dog. Further, this study demonstrated that properly enabled DNA vaccination has the potential to trigger very significant cell-based immune responses in dogs, establishing needle-free transdermal plasmid delivery as a critical technology for successful immunotherapy of cancer and/or chronic infectious diseases in companion animal medicine.
authors.affiliation: Merial S.A.S., R&D, Laboratoire de Lyon Gerland, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goubier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuhrmann
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forest
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cachet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evrad-Blanchard
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Juillard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010957:Plasmids; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D007371:Interferon-gamma