DC靶向适配体修饰的载铜绿假单胞菌DNA疫苗递送系统的构建及体外评价

构建了一种DC靶向适配体修饰的铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa,PA)DNA疫苗递送系统。采用乙醇注入法制备阳离子脂质体,静电吸附法制备载pVAX1-OprF-VP22的阳离子脂质体(Lip-pOprF-VP22),探讨不同DOTAP/pDNA质量比的Lip-pOprF-VP22对pVAX1-OprF-VP22的包封效果、对DC2.4的细胞毒性及转染率,筛选最佳质量比的Lip-pOprF-VP22测定其粒径及Zeta电位;后插法制备DC靶向适配体修饰的载pVAX1-OprF-VP22的阳离子脂质体(Apt-Lip-pOprF-VP22),检测其转染DC2.4后OprF蛋白的表达量及对小鼠骨髓来源树突状细胞(bone marrow-derived dendritic cells,BMDCs)成熟的影响。结果表明,Lip-pOprF-VP22随着DOTAP/pDNA质量比增加包封率逐渐增加,当质量比为5∶1时即能很好的包封pVAX1-OprF-VP22;当Lip-pOprF-VP22作用于DC2.4 24 h或48 h后,不同质量比的Lip-pOprF-VP22对DC2.4的存活率均在80%以上;当DOTAP/pDNA质量比由2∶1增加到10∶1,转染率表现为先增加、后降低的趋势,其中DOTAP/pDNA质量比为4∶1、5∶1时转染率相对较高;当DOTAP/pDNA质量比为5∶1时,Lip-pOprF-VP22粒径为(171.67±1.27)nm,Zeta电位为(11.30±0.57)mV;Apt-Lip-pOprF-VP22转染DC2.4后可表达更多OprF蛋白且可明显促进BMDCs的成熟。     

A novel dendritic cell-targeted lentiviral vector,encoding Ag85A-ESAT6 fusion gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis,could elicit potent cell-mediated immune responses in mice

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), leading to high mortality worldwide. It is well-established that cellular immunity plays a critical role to control Mtb infection. Dendritic Cells (DCs) are potent antigen presenting cells, which play an important role to prime cell-mediated immune responses. In vivo targeting of DCs has been shown to induce both strong cellular immunity and protection against tumor challenges. The aim of the present study was not only to assess the immunizing potential of a novel DC-targeted recombinant lentivirus expressing fusion antigen Ag85A-ESAT6 of Mtb, but also to compare it with a recombinant lentivirus with broad cellular tropism expressing the same antigen in mice. The findings demonstrated that our novel recombinant DC-targeted lentivector was able to successfully transduce and express the fusion antigen Ag85A-E6 in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, a single footpad injection of targeted lentivectors could elicit strong T-helper 1 (Th1) immunity against the above mentioned antigen, as indicated by the specific high-level production of IFN-γ and IL-2 using spleen lymphocytes and lymphoproliferative responses. Despite of these promising results, more attempts are required to elucidate the protective and therapeutic efficacy of this approach in future.