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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2007

Targeting hepatitis B virus antigens to dendritic cells by heat shock protein to improve DNA vaccine potency.

Qin-Long Gu, Xue Huang, Wen-Hong Ren, Lei Shen, Bing-Ya Liu, Si-Yi Chen

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Qin-Long GuDepartment of Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Surgery, Affiliated Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 227 Chongqing Nan Road, Shanghai 200025, China. qlgu@shsmu.edu.cn
Xue Huang
Wen-Hong Ren
Lei Shen
Bing-Ya Liu
Si-Yi Chen
Ruijin Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate a novel DNA vaccination based upon expression of the HBV e antigen fused to a heat shock protein (HSP) as a strategy to enhance DNA vaccine potency.

methodsA pCMV-HBeAg-HSP DNA vaccine and a control DNA vaccine were generated. Mice were immunized with these different construct. Immune responses were measured 2 wk after a second immunization by a T cell response assay, CTL cytotoxicity assay, and an antibody assay in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice. CT26-HBeAg tumor cell challenge test in vivo was performed in BALB/c mice to monitor anti-tumor immune responses.

resultsIn the mice immunized with pCMV-HBe-HSP DNA, superior CTL activity to target HBV-positive target cells was observed in comparison with mice immunized with pCMV-HBeAg (44% +/- 5% vs 30% +/- 6% in E:T > 50:1, P < 0.05). ELISPOT assays showed a stronger T-cell response from mice immunized with pCMV-HBe-HSP than that from pCMV-HBeAg immunized animals when stimulated either with MHC class I or class II epitopes derived from HBeAg (74% +/- 9% vs 31% +/- 6%, P < 0.01). ELISA assays revealed an enhanced HBeAg antibody response from mice immunized with pCMV-HBe-HSP than from those immunized with pCMV-HBeAg. The lowest tumor incidence and the slowest tumor growth were observed in mice immunized with pCMV-HBe-HSP when challenged with CT26-HBeAg.

conclusionThe results of this study demonstrate a broad enhancement of antigen-specific CD4+ helper, CD8+ cytotoxic T-cell, and B-cell responses by a novel DNA vaccination strategy. They also proved a stronger antigen-specific immune memory, which may be superior to currently described HBV DNA vaccination strategies for the treatment of chronic HBV infection.

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AnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsFemaleHeat-Shock ProteinsHepatitis BHepatitis B e AntigensHepatitis B virusMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLVaccines, DNAXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysHeat-Shock ProteinsHepatitis B e AntigensVaccines, DNA

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PMID17990356
PMCPMC4205437
OpenAlexW2144968946

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