title: Construction, purification, and evaluation of multivalent DNA vaccine against Schistosoma japonicum.
abstract: DNA vaccine encoding a multivalent antigen is a novel approach of protective immunization. Four Schistosoma japonicum candidate antigen genes, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (SjGAPDH), 23 kDa transmembrane protein (Sj23), 14 kDa fatty-acid binding protein (SjFABP) and 26 kDa glutathione-S-transferase (Sj26), are recombined into two pieces of fusion genes SjFABP.Sj23 and Sj26.SjGAPDH, respectively. Tetravalent DNA vaccine pVIVO2-SjFABP.Sj23/Sj26.SjGAPDH is constructed by co-expressing these two fusion genes. The super-coiled DNA vaccines for large-scale clinic application were purified by sequential chromatographies including group separation chromatography and affinitive chromatographies. The purified DNA vaccines were evaluated for in vivo and in vitro transfection assay. The immunoprotective properties of the different kinds of constructed DNA vaccines were appraised by pharmacological trials. The pharmacological trials results showed that tetravalent DNA vaccine has higher protective efficiency than other tested DNA vaccines.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hai-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming-Bo
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Quan-Ke
authors.initials: QK
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: You-En
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Long-Jiang
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D015801:Helminth Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic