Immunization with DNA vaccines encoding glycoprotein D or glycoprotein B, alone or in combination, induces protective immunity in animal models of herpes simplex virus-2 disease

被引:125
作者
McClements, WL [1 ]
Armstrong, ME [1 ]
Keys, RD [1 ]
Liu, MA [1 ]
机构
[1] MERCK RES LABS, DEPT VIRUS & CELL BIOL, West Point, PA 19486 USA
关键词
herpes simplex virus; nucleic acid; glycoprotein;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.93.21.11414
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
DNA vaccines expressing herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) full-length glycoprotein D (gD), or a truncated form of HSV-2 glycoprotein B (gB) were evaluated for protective efficacy in two experimental models of HSV-2 infection. Intramuscular (i.m.) injection of mice showed that each construction induced neutralizing serum antibodies and protected the mice from lethal HSV-2 infection. Dose-titration studies showed that low doses (less than or equal to 1 mu g) of either DNA construction induced protective immunity, and that a single immunization with the go construction was effective. The two DNAs were then tested in a low-dosage combination in guinea pigs. Immune sera from DNA-injected animals had antibodies to both go and gB, and virus neutralizing activity. When challenged by vaginal infection with HSV-2, the DNA-immunized animals were significantly protected from primary genital disease.
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页码:11414 / 11420
页数:7
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