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Potent, persistent induction and modulation of cellular immune responses in rhesus macaques primed with ad5hr-simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) env/rev, gag, and/or nef vaccines and boosted with SIV gp120

  1. Author:
    Patterson, L. J.
    Malkevitch, N.
    Pinczewski, J.
    Venzon, D.
    Lou, Y. M.
    Peng, B.
    Munch, C.
    Leonard, M.
    Richardson, E.
    Aldrich, K.
    Kalyanaraman, V. S.
    Pavlakis, G. N.
    Robert-Guroff, M.

  2. Author Address

    NCI, NIH, Basic Res Labs, 41 Lib Dr,MSC5055,Bldg 41,Room D804, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA NCI, NIH, Basic Res Labs, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA NCI, NIH, Biostat & Data Management Sect, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA NCI, Frederick Canc Res & Dev Ctr, Frederick, MD 21702 USA Adv Biosci Labs Inc, Kensington, MD 20895 USA Robert-Guroff M NCI, NIH, Basic Res Labs, 41 Lib Dr,MSC5055,Bldg 41,Room D804, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
    1. Year: 2003
  2. Journal: Journal of Virology
    1. 77
    2. 16
    3. Pages: 8607-8620
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    Immunity elicited by multicomponent vaccines delivered by replication-competent Ad5hr-simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) recombinants was systematically investigated. Rhesus macaques were immunized mucosally at weeks 0 and 12 with Ad5hr-SIVsmH4 env/rev, with or without Ad5hr-SIV(mac239)gag or Ad5hr- SIVmac239 nef, or with all three recombinants. The total Ad5hr dosage was comparably adjusted among all animals with empty Ad5hr-DeltaE3 vector. The macaques were boosted with SIV gp120 in monophosphoryl A-stable emulsion adjuvant at 24 and 36 weeks. Controls received Ad5hr-DeltaE3 vector or adjuvant only. By ELISPOT analysis, all four SIV gene products elicited potent cellular immune responses that persisted 42 weeks post-initial immunization. Unexpectedly, modulation of this cellular immune response was observed among macaques receiving one, two, or three Ad5hr-SIV recombinants. Env responses were significantly enhanced throughout the immunization period in macaques immunized with Ad5hr-SIV env/rev plus Ad5hr-SIV gag and tended to be higher in macaques that also received Ad5hr-SIV nef. Macaques primed with all three recombinants displayed significant down-modulation in numbers of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-secreting cells specific for SIV Nef, and the Env- and Gag-specific responses were also diminished. Modulation of antibody responses was not observed. Down-modulation was seen only during the period of Ad5hr-recombinant priming, not during subunit boosting, although SIV-specific IFN-gamma-secreting cells persisted. The effect was not attributable to Ad5hr replication differences among immunization groups. Vaccine delivery via replication-competent live vectors, which can persistently infect new cells and continuously present low- level antigen, may be advantageous in overcoming competition among complex immunogens for immune recognition. Effects of current multicomponent vaccines on individual immune responses should be evaluated with regard to future vaccine design.

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