DNA Vaccine Delivered by a Needle-Free Injection Device Improves Potency of Priming for Antibody and CD8+T-Cell Responses after rAd5 Boost in a Randomized Clinical Trial
DNA Vaccine Delivered by a Needle-Free Injection Device Improves Potency of Priming for Antibody and CD8+T-Cell Responses after rAd5 Boost in a Randomized Clinical Trial
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10.1371/journal.pone.0059340
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发表时间:
2013-04-08
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3.7
通讯作者:
Nabel, Gary J.
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Graham, Barney S.;Enama, Mary E.;Nabel, Gary J.
Background: DNA vaccine immunogenicity has been limited by inefficient delivery. Needle-free delivery of DNA using a CO2-powered Biojector (R) device was compared to delivery by needle and syringe and evaluated for safety and immunogenicity.Methods: Forty adults, 18-50 years, were randomly assigned to intramuscular (IM) vaccinations with DNA vaccine, VRC-HIVDNA016-00-VP, (weeks 0, 4, 8) by Biojector (R) 2000 (TM) or needle and syringe (N/S) and boosted IM at week 24 with VRC-HIVADV014-00-VP (rAd5) with N/S at 10(10) or 10(11) particle units (PU). Equal numbers per assigned schedule had low (500) reciprocal titers of preexisting Ad5 neutralizing antibody.Results: 120 DNA and 39 rAd5 injections were given; 36 subjects completed follow-up research sample collections. IFN-gamma ELISpot response rates were 17/19 (89%) for Biojector (R) and 13/17 (76%) for N/S delivery at Week 28 (4 weeks post rAd5 boost). The magnitude of ELISpot response was about 3-fold higher in Biojector (R) compared to N/S groups. Similar effects on response rates and magnitude were observed for CD8+, but not CD4+ T-cell responses by ICS. Env-specific antibody responses were about 10-fold higher in Biojector-primed subjects.Conclusions: DNA vaccination by Biojector (R) was well-tolerated and compared to needle injection, primed for greater IFN-gamma ELISpot, CD8+ T-cell, and antibody responses after rAd5 boosting.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00109629