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Evaluation of the persistence, integration, histopathology and environmental release of DNA vaccine encoding Eimeria tenella TA4 and chicken IL-2. Vet Parasitol 2016; 229:22-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pradhan SN, Prince PR, Madhumathi J, Arunkumar C, Roy P, Narayanan RB, Antony U. DNA vaccination with VP2 gene fragment confers protection against Infectious Bursal Disease Virus in chickens. Vet Microbiol 2014; 171:13-22. [PMID: 24745626 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Revised: 12/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) causes immunosuppression in young chickens by destruction of antibody producing B cells in the Bursa of Fabricius and poses a potential threat to the poultry industry. We have examined the protective efficacy of a subunit DNA vaccine against IBDV infection in chickens in this study. An immunodominant VP2 gene fragment (VP252-417) was cloned into CMV promoter based DNA vaccine vector pVAX1 and in vitro expression of the DNA encoded antigens was confirmed by transfection of CHO cells with vaccine constructs followed by RT-PCR and western blot analysis using IBDV-antiserum. Two weeks old chickens were immunized intramuscularly with pVAXVP252-417 and the in vivo transcription of the plasmid DNA was confirmed by RT-PCR analysis of DNA injected muscle tissue at different intervals of post immunization. Tissue distribution analysis revealed that the plasmid DNA was extensively distributed in muscle, spleen, kidney, liver, and bursa tissues. Chickens immunized with pVAXVP252-417 developed high titer (1:12,000) of anti-VP252-417 antibodies. Further, chicken splenocytes from pVAXVP252-417 immunized group showed a significantly high proliferation to the whole viral and recombinant antigen (P<0.01) compared to control groups, which implies that pVAXVP252-417 codes for immunogenic fragment which has epitopes capable of eliciting both B and T cell responses. This is evident by the fact that, pVAXVP252-417 immunized chicken conferred 75% protection against virulent IBDV (vIBDV) challenge compared to the control group. Thus, the present study confirms that the immunodominant VP2 fragment can be used as a potential DNA vaccine against IBDV infection in chickens.
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- Centre for Animal Health Studies, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai 600051, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India.
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Faurez F, Dory D, Le Moigne V, Gravier R, Jestin A. Biosafety of DNA vaccines: New generation of DNA vectors and current knowledge on the fate of plasmids after injection. Vaccine 2010; 28:3888-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Revised: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 03/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Orság P, Kvardová V, Raska M, Miller AD, Ledvina M, Turánek J. Quantitative real-time PCR study on persistence of pDNA vaccine pVax-Hsp60 TM814 in beef muscles. GENETIC VACCINES AND THERAPY 2008; 6:11. [PMID: 18761754 PMCID: PMC2542361 DOI: 10.1186/1479-0556-6-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Application of plasmid DNA for immunization of food-producing animals established new standards of food safety. The addition of foreign products e.g. pDNA into the food chain should be carefully examined to ensure that neither livestock animals nor consumers develop unpredicted or undesirable side-effects. Methods A quantitative real-time PCR (QRTPCR) methodology was developed to study the biodistribution and persistence of plasmid DNA vaccine pDNAX (pVAX-Hsp60 TM814) in mice and beef cattle. The linear quantification range and the sensitivity of the method was found to be 10 – 109 copies per reaction (500 ng/gDNA) and 3 copies per reaction, respectively. Results Persistence of pDNAX in mice muscle tissue was restricted to injection site and the amount of pDNAX showed delivery formulation dependent (naked pDNA, electroporation, cationic liposome complexes) and mouse age-dependent clearance form injection site but pDNAX was still detectable even after 365 days. The QRTPCR analysis of various muscle tissue samples of vaccinated beef bulls performed 242–292 days after the last revaccination proved that residual pDNAX was found only in the injection site. The highest plasmid levels (up to 290 copies per reaction) were detected in the pDNAX:CDAN/DOPE group similarly to mice model. No pDNA was detected in the samples from distant muscles and draining lymph nodes. Conclusion Quantitative real-time PCR (QRTPCR) assay was developed to assess the residual pDNA vaccine pVAX-Hsp60 TM814 in mice and beef cattle. In beef cattle, ultra low residual level of pDNA vaccine was only found at the injection site. According to rough estimation, consumption of muscles from the injection site represents almost an undetectable intake of pDNA (400 fg/g muscle tissue) for consumers. Residual plasmid in native state will hardly be found at measurable level following further meat processing. This study brings supportive data for animal and food safety and hence for further approval of pDNA vaccine field trials.
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- Petr Orság
- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Immunology, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Tonheim TC, Bøgwald J, Dalmo RA. What happens to the DNA vaccine in fish? A review of current knowledge. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 25:1-18. [PMID: 18448358 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2008.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2007] [Revised: 03/11/2008] [Accepted: 03/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The primary function of DNA vaccines, a bacterial plasmid DNA containing a construct for a given protective antigen, is to establish specific and long-lasting protective immunity against diseases where conventional vaccines fail to induce protection. It is acknowledged that less effort has been made to study the fate, in terms of cellular uptake, persistence and degradation, of DNA vaccines after in vivo administration. However, during the last year some papers have given new insights into the fate of DNA vaccines in fish. By comparing the newly acquired information in fish with similar knowledge from studies in mammals, similarities with regard to transport, blood clearance, cellular uptake and degradation of DNA vaccines have been found. But the amount of DNA vaccine redistributed from the administration site after intramuscular administration seems to differ between fish and mammals. This review presents up-to-date and in-depth knowledge concerning the fate of DNA vaccines with emphasis on tissue distribution, cellular uptake and uptake mechanism(s) before finally describing the intracellular hurdles that DNA vaccines need to overcome in order to produce their gene product.
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- Tom Christian Tonheim
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway.
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Liu C, Fan M, Xu Q, Li Y. Biodistribution and expression of targeted fusion anti-caries DNA vaccine pGJA-P/VAX in mice. J Gene Med 2008; 10:298-305. [DOI: 10.1002/jgm.1138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Tonheim TC, Leirvik J, Løvoll M, Myhr AI, Bøgwald J, Dalmo RA. Detection of supercoiled plasmid DNA and luciferase expression in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) 535 days after injection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 23:867-76. [PMID: 17502156 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2007] [Revised: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this study our aim was to investigate the persistence and distribution of plasmid DNA in Atlantic salmon. Atlantic salmon (mean weight 70 g) were injected with 100 microg of plasmid DNA in 100 microl of phosphate buffered saline. The fish were reared in running fresh water at temperature 0-12 degrees C and injections were performed at 8 degrees C. After intramuscular injection, samples were obtained from blood and different tissues and organs up to day 535 after injection. We found by use of Southern blotting open circular and supercoiled plasmid DNA at the injection site and plasmid DNA fragments, assessed by real-time PCR, were detected in some of the examined tissues up to day 535. A co-persistence of luciferase transcript and activity were identified at the injection site up to day 535, however analysis of DAM methylation pattern suggested that the plasmid DNA did not replicate in vivo. Our study indicated that the plasmid DNA can persist for a prolonged time after intramuscular injection.
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- Tom Christian Tonheim
- Department of Marine Biotechnology, The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037, Tromsø, Norway.
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Garver KA, Conway CM, Elliott DG, Kurath G. Analysis of DNA-vaccinated fish reveals viral antigen in muscle, kidney and thymus, and transient histopathologic changes. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2005; 7:540-53. [PMID: 16075347 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-004-5129-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2004] [Accepted: 02/08/2005] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A highly efficacious DNA vaccine against a fish rhabdovirus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), was used in a systematic study to analyze vaccine tissue distribution, persistence, expression patterns, and histopathologic effects. Vaccine plasmid pIHNw-G, containing the gene for the viral glycoprotein, was detected immediately after intramuscular injection in all tissues analyzed, including blood, but at later time points was found primarily in muscle tissue, where it persisted to 90 days. Glycoprotein expression was detected in muscle, kidney, and thymus tissues, with levels peaking at 14 days and becoming undetectable by 28 days. Histologic examination revealed no vaccine-specific pathologic changes at the standard effective dose of 0.1 mug DNA per fish, but at a high dose of 50 mug an increased inflammatory response was evident. Transient damage associated with needle injection was localized in muscle tissue, but by 90 days after vaccination no damage was detected in any tissue, indicating the vaccine to be safe and well tolerated.
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- Kyle A Garver
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Maeda S, Ohmori K, Kurata K, Sakaguchi M, Masuda K, Ohno K, Tsujimoto H. Expression of LacZ gene in canine muscle by intramuscular inoculation of a plasmid DNA. J Vet Med Sci 2004; 66:337-9. [PMID: 15107571 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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DNA immunization induces systemic humoral and cellular immune responses to the antigen encoded by cDNA in a plasmid DNA. In the present study, a plasmid DNA encoding cDNA of beta-galactosidase (beta-gal), pCAGGS-lacZ, was inoculated intramuscularly to a healthy dog in order to evaluate location and duration of the gene expression. On day 7, the plasmid DNA was found by PCR in the muscle where the plasmid was injected. Furthermore, beta-gal expression was detected in the same muscle sample by beta-gal staining. However, the plasmid DNA was not detected in any samples collected on days 14, 21 and 28. The present results suggest that duration of the gene expression of beta-gal by the plasmid DNA is limited in the muscle in dogs and an efficacy for a gene expression should be evaluated depending on the gene inserted in the plasmid DNA for immunotherapy.
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- Sadatoshi Maeda
- Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Kawase A, Nomura T, Yasuda K, Kobayashi N, Hashida M, Takakura Y. Disposition and gene expression characteristics in solid tumors and skeletal muscle after direct injection of naked plasmid DNA in mice. J Pharm Sci 2003; 92:1295-304. [PMID: 12761818 DOI: 10.1002/jps.10392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Previous studies have suggested that direct injection of naked plasmid DNA (pDNA) into solid tumors can be a useful method for in vivo gene transfer into tumor cells. To gain more insight into this approach, we studied the disposition and gene expression characteristics of naked pDNA after intratumoral injection by direct comparison with those after intramuscular injection in mice. pDNA encoding reporter genes were directly injected into subcutaneous solid tumor models and skeletal muscles. Biodistribution studies using radiolabeled pDNA showed that the elimination of pDNA from the injection site was relatively fast and a part of the pDNA was absorbed from the lymphatic system after both local injections. Confocal microscopic studies using fluorescein-labeled pDNA demonstrated that pDNA distributed efficiently throughout the muscle tissue whereas pDNA localization in the tumor tissue was restricted. Characterization of gene expression clarified the variation in expression level between tumor preparations and some factors affecting the expression level in the tumor. Reporter gene expression was significantly inhibited by simultaneous administration of some polyanions in both cases, suggesting that a specific mechanism may be involved in the naked pDNA uptake by muscle and tumor cells. These findings provide useful information for direct naked pDNA delivery into solid tumors.
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- Atsushi Kawase
- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Drug Metabolism, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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