Recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin elicits human immunodeficiency virus type 1 envelope-specific T lymphocytes at mucosal sites.
A successful vaccine vector for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) should induce anti-HIV-1 T-cell immune responses at mucosal sites. We have constructed recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (rBCG) expressing an HIV-1 group M consensus envelope (Env) either as a surface, intracellular, or secreted protein as an immunogen. rBCG containing HIV-1 env plasmids engineered for secretion induced optimal Env-specific T-cell gamma interferon enzyme-linked immunospot responses in murine spleen, female reproductive tract, and lungs. While rBCG-induced T-cell responses to HIV-1 envelope in spleen were lower than those induced by adenovirus prime/recombinant vaccinia virus (rAd-rVV) boost, rBCG induced comparable responses to rAd-rVV immunization in the female reproductive tract and lungs. T-cell responses induced by rBCG were primarily CD4(+), although rBCG alone did not induce anti-HIV-1 antibody. However, rBCG could prime for a protein boost by HIV-1 envelope protein. Thus, rBCG can serve as a vector for induction of anti-HIV-1 consensus Env cellular responses at mucosal sites.
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- env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Vaccines, Synthetic
- T-Lymphocytes
- Spleen
- Mycobacterium bovis
- Mucous Membrane
- Microbiology
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice
- Lung
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Published In
DOI
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Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Vaccines, Synthetic
- T-Lymphocytes
- Spleen
- Mycobacterium bovis
- Mucous Membrane
- Microbiology
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice
- Lung