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Immune responses following neonatal DNA vaccination are long-lived, abundant, and qualitatively similar to those induced by conventional immunization

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authors

  • Hassett, D. E.
  • Zhang, J.
  • Slifka, M.
  • Whitton, J. Lindsay

publication date

  • March 2000

journal

  • Journal of Virology  Journal

abstract

  • Virus infections are devastating to neonates, and the induction of active antiviral immunity in this age group is an important goal. Here, we show that a single neonatal DNA vaccination induces cellular and humoral immune responses which are maintained for a significant part of the animal's life span. We employ a sensitive technique which permits the first demonstration and quantitation, directly ex vivo, of virus-specific CD8(+) T cells induced by DNA immunization. One year postvaccination, antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells were readily detectable and constituted 0.5 to 1% of all CD8(+) T cells. By several criteria-including cytokine production, perforin content, development of lytic ability, and protective capacity-DNA vaccine-induced CD8(+) memory T cells were indistinguishable from memory cells induced by immunization with a conventional (live-virus) vaccine. Analyses of long-term humoral immune responses revealed that, in contrast to the strong immunoglobulin G2a (IgG2a) skewing of the humoral response seen after conventional vaccination, IgG1 and IgG2a levels were similar in DNA-vaccinated neonatal and adult animals, indicating a balanced T helper response. Collectively, these results show that a single DNA vaccination within hours or days of birth can induce long-lasting CD8(+) T- and B-cell responses; there is no need for secondary immunization (boosting). Furthermore, the observed immune responses induced in neonates and in adults are indistinguishable by several criteria, including protection against virus challenge.

subject areas

  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin Isotypes
  • Immunologic Memory
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Nucleoproteins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Perforin
  • Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
  • Quality Control
  • T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
  • Time Factors
  • Vaccines, DNA
  • Viral Vaccines
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Identity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0022-538X

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1128/jvi.74.6.2620-2627.2000

PubMed ID

  • 10684276
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 2620

end page

  • 2627

volume

  • 74

issue

  • 6

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