title: Investigation of immunogenic effect of the BCG priming and Ag85A- GM-CSF boosting in Balb/c mice model.
abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) has once again become a major public health threat owing to the combined effects of a worldwide anti-tuberculosis drug resistance and the emergence of the human immunodeficiency virus pandemic. The Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-based vaccine has displayed inconsistent efficacy in different trials although it continues to be used to prevent tuberculosis in many countries. In current work, we have developed DNA vaccines expressing M. tuberculosis antigen 85A (Ag85A) and cytokine granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and aimed to investigate the immune effect in mice based on BCG priming and DNA vaccine boosting and immune protection against M. tuberculosis challenge. Our results showed that the activity of cytotoxic T lymphocyte and spleen cell proliferative responses to Ag85A and IFN-gamma level as well as the specific antibody titer against Ag85A were significantly increased in mice immunized with prime-boost strategy in comparison with the mice immunized with BCG or DNA vaccine expressing Ag85A and GM-CSF alone. Meanwhile, the immune strategy of BCG-prime and DNA vaccine boost induced mice to generate efficient immune protection against M. tuberculosis challenge. Our data demonstrate that BCG-prime and DNA vaccine expressing Ag85A and GM-CSF boost provides a rational strategy for further development of DNA vaccine against M. tuberculosis infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Southeast University School of Basic Medical Science, Nanjing, China. njdoujun@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.forename: Quan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Fangliu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Haitao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Fengshu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Weiguo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chunsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng He
authors.forename: Yaqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D045142:Cross-Priming; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007117:Immunization, Secondary; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D014162:Transfection; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001500:BCG Vaccine; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000217:Acyltransferases; C112580:antigen 85A, Mycobacterium tuberculosis