Comparison of simian virus 40 large T antigen recombinant protein and DNA immunization in the induction of protective immunity from experimental pulmonary metastasis.
Comparison of simian virus 40 large T antigen recombinant protein and DNA immunization in the induction of protective immunity from experimental pulmonary metastasis.
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猿病毒40大T抗原重组蛋白和DNA免疫诱导实验性肺转移保护性免疫的比较。
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10.1007/s002620050540
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发表时间:
1999
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Kennedy,RC
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Watts,AM;Shearer,MH;Pass,HI;Bright,RK;Kennedy,RC
In this report we examine the ability of a recombinant tumor antigen preparation to prevent the establishment of experimental pulmonary metastasis. Baculovirus-derived recombinant simian virus 40 (SV40) large tumor antigen (T-Ag) was injected into BALB/c mice followed by challenge with an intravenous injection of syngeneic SV40-transformed tumorigenic cells. The experimental murine pulmonary metastasis model allows for the accurate measurement of metastatic lessions in the lungs at various times after the challenge, using computer-assisted video image analysis. Following challenge, lung metastasis and survival data for the groups of mice were obtained. Animals immunized with recombinant SV40 T-Ag showed no detectable sign of lung metastasis and survived for more than 120 days after challenge. Antibodies specific for SV40 T-Ag were detected in the serum of immunized mice by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Splenocytes obtained from mice immunized with recombinant SV40 T-Ag did not lyse syngeneic tumor cells, indicating that no cytotoxic T lymphocyte response was induced. Control mice developed extensive lung metastasis and succumbed to lethal tumor within 4 weeks after challenge. These data indicate that immunization with the recombinant SV40␣T-Ag induces protective, T-Ag-specific immunity in an experimental pulmonary tumor metastasis model.