کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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2410214 | 1103252 | 2006 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Enhancement of mucosal and systemic immune responses is still a challenge for the application of DNA vaccine. Here, we show anti-caries DNA vaccines, pGJA-P and pGJA-P/VAX, encoding Streptococcus mutans antigens fused to cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA4), which binds to B7 molecule expressed on the surfaces of antigen-presenting cells. Rabbits and monkeys were immunized via intranasal or intramuscular routes. The fusion vaccine induced accelerated and increased specific antibody responses in serum and saliva compared with non-fusion DNA vaccine in rabbits. Significant specific serum IgG and salivary IgA levels could be detected in fusion vaccine-immunized monkeys. Therefore, this study demonstrates that fusing antigens to CTLA4 results in enhancing immune efficacy and strongly suggests that it may represent a promising approach to prevent dental caries or other mucosal infectious diseases. These findings also suggest that CTLA4 fusion anti-caries DNA vaccine may be effective immunogen in primates.
Journal: Vaccine - Volume 24, Issue 24, 12 June 2006, Pages 5192–5200