DNA vaccination by intradermal electroporation induces long-lasting immune responses in rhesus macaques.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
BACKGROUND: A desirable HIV vaccine should induce protective long-lasting humoral and cellular immune responses. METHODS: Macaques were immunized by env DNA, selected from a panel of recently transmitted SIVmac251 Env using intradermal electroporation as vaccine delivery method and magnitude, breadth and longevity of humoral and cellular immune responses. RESULTS: The macaques developed high, long-lasting humoral immune responses with neutralizing capacity against homologous and heterologous Env. The avidity of the antibody responses was also preserved over 1-year follow-up. Analysis of cellular immune responses demonstrated induction of Env-specific memory T cells harboring granzyme B, albeit their overall levels were low. Similar to the humoral responses, the cellular immunity was persistent over the ~1-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: These data show that vaccination by this intradermal DNA delivery regimen is able to induce potent and durable immune responses in macaques.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kulkarni, V; Rosati, M; Jalah, R; Ganneru, B; Alicea, C; Yu, L; Guan, Y; LaBranche, C; Montefiori, DC; King, AD; Valentin, A; Pavlakis, GN; Felber, BK
Published Date
- October 2014
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 43 / 5
Start / End Page
- 329 - 340
PubMed ID
- 24810337
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4176517
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1600-0684
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1111/jmp.12123
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Denmark