Bacteriophage-mediated nucleic acid immunisation
Bacteriophage-mediated nucleic acid immunisation
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DOI:
10.1016/s0928-8244(03)00344-4
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发表时间:
2004-01-15
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通讯作者:
March, JB
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作者:
Clark, JR;March, JB
Whole bacteriophage lambda particles, containing reporter genes under the control of the cytomegalovirus promoter (P-CMV), have been used as delivery vehicles for nucleic acid immunisation. Following intramuscular injection of mice with lambda-gt11 containing the gene for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HBsAg responses in excess of 150 mIU ml(-1) were detected. When isolated peritoneal macrophages were incubated with whole lambda particles containing the gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP) under the control of P-CMV, GFP antigen was detected on the macrophage surface 8 h later. Results suggested that direct targeting of antigen-presenting cells by bacteriophage 'vaccines' may occur, leading to enhanced immune responses compared to naked DNA delivery. Bacteriophage DNA vaccines offer several advantages: they do not contain antibiotic resistance genes, they offer a large cloning capacity (similar to15 kb), the DNA is protected from environmental degradation, they offer the potential for oral delivery, and large-scale production is cheap, easy and extremely rapid. (C) 2003 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.