Vaccination inhibits the human adenoviral transduction in a mouse keratoconjunctivitis model

Adenovirus infections are a major cause of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC), which can lead to corneal subepithelial infiltrates and multifocal corneal opacity. In the current study, we investigated the use of an E1/E3-deleted adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) vector as a vaccine administered intramuscularly (IM) or intranasally (IN) against subsequent challenges with a luciferase-expressing Ad5 (Ad5-Luci) vector via eyedrop. We evaluated the adaptive immune response to Ad5 vector vaccination and confirmed a robust polyfunctional CD8 T cell response in splenic cells. Neutralizing Ad5 antibodies were also measured in the sera of vaccinated mice as well as Ad5 antibody in the eye wash solutions. Upon challenge with Ad5-Luci vector 8 weeks post the primary immunization, transduction was significantly reduced by > 70% in the vaccinated mice, which was slightly better in IM- vs. that in IN-vaccinated animals. Resistance to subsequent challenge was observed 10 months post primary IM vaccination, with sustained reduction up to 60% in the Ad5-Luci vector transduction. Passive immunization of naive mice with antisera from IM to vaccinated mice subsequently challenged with the Ad5-Luci vector resulted in approximately 40% loss in transduction efficiency. Furthermore, the mice that received IM immunization with or without CD8 T cell depletion showed > 40% and 70% reductions, respectively, in Ad8 genomic copies after Ad8 topical challenge. We conclude that Ad-vector vaccination successfully induced an adaptive immune response that prevented subsequent Ad transduction in the cornea and conjunctiva-associated tissues in a mouse model of adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis, and that both cellular and humoral immunity play an important role in preventing Ad transduction.     

腺病毒介导的HSV—tk基因治疗大鼠脑胶质瘤实验研究

目的：带有ＨＳＶ－ｔｋ基因的重组腺病毒（ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ）结合核苷类似物（ＮＡ）治疗大鼠Ｃ６脑胶质瘤。方法：用Ｘ－ｇａｌ染色测定ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ转染大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤细胞的效率。用ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ、ＧＣＶ离体及活体治疗大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤。结果：ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ感染Ｃ６细胞效率达１００％，ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ感染Ｃ６细胞，在病毒感染复数为１０００时，ＧＣＶ和ＡＣＶ半致死剂量分别为３μｇ／ｍｌ和２０μｇ／ｍｌ，Ａｄ－ＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ治疗大鼠Ｃ６胶质瘤模型，大鼠生存期超过９０天，而对照组分别为１７．０±１．６天（生理盐水组）、１４．５±１．３天（ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｌａｃＺ组），Ｐ＜０．００１。结论：重组腺病毒对靶细胞感染效率可达１００％，ＡｄＨＣＭＶ－ｔｋ用ＧＣＶ的杀伤Ｃ６胶质瘤细胞比ＡＣＶ强，而ＨＳＶ－ｔｋ／ＡＣＶ用腺病毒介导治疗大鼠脑肿瘤疗效显著。     

Expansion of CD3+CD56+ lymphocytes correlates with induction of cytotoxicity by interleukin-2 gene transfer in human breast tumor cultures

Background: Mice immunized with murine mammary carcinoma cells genetically engineered to secrete interleukin-2 (IL-2) are rendered resistant to subsequent challenge with unmodified tumor cells, and in the case of mice bearing established tumors, the rate of development of pulmonary metastases is reduced. Despite these encouraging animal results, little is known about the induction of antitumor immunity by IL-2 gene transfer in human breast cancer. Methods: Adenovirally mediated IL-2 gene transfer was performed in 12 tumor fragment cultures established from seven primary breast cancers. Autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were cocultured with transduced tumor fragments, and changes in phenotype and cytotoxicity were measured. Results: IL-2 was never detectable in the untransduced cultures, but it peaked at 5.0—1,324.8 ng/ml in the transduced cultures. Lymphocyte counts declined in all untransduced cultures, but they increased two- to sevenfold in four transduced cultures. CD4:CD8 ratios decreased from a mean of 2.11 at baseline to 1.27 after stimulation in coculture (p=0.03). Expansion of lymphocytes expressing the natural killer cell phenotype (CD3⁻CD56⁺) occurred in only one culture, but the CD3⁺CD56⁺ population increased in four of six cultures. Lymphocytes from four of 10 cocultures generated significant cytotoxicity against allogeneic breast cancer cells. Induction of cytotoxicity correlated with expansion of the CD3⁺CD56⁺ phenotype (R²=0.805, p=0.02). Conclusions: IL-2 gene expression by human breast cancer causes expansion of CD3⁺CD56⁺ cytotoxic lymphocytes. This phenotype is consistent with that of a non-major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted cytokine induced killer cell population previously described. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by the U.S. Army. Presented at the 49th Annual Cancer Symposium of The Society of Surgical Oncology, Atlanta, Georgia, March 21–24, 1996.     

腺病毒介导gax基因转染在培养的血管平滑肌细胞中的表达

目的　以腺病毒介导gax基因转染血管平滑肌细胞 (VSMC) ,增强VSMC中gax基因的表达。方法　采用位置特异性重组方法构建携带大鼠 gax基因表达序列的复制缺陷型 5型腺病毒载体(AdCMV gax) ,经 2 93细胞扩增 ,纯化制备高滴度病毒转染液 ;以病毒转染液常规转染VSMC后 ,应用RT PCR、流式细胞仪和免疫细胞化学等方法分别检测VSMC中 gaxmRNA和蛋白质的表达。 结果　流式细胞仪检测和免疫细胞化学染色均显示AdCMV gax转染VSMC后 ,VSMC的Gax蛋白表达率明显增高 ,转染后 2 4小时即可达 80 %左右 ,高水平的表达可维持 5天以上 ;AdCMV gax转染前 ,PDGF BB对gax基因转录和翻译水平的表达均有下调作用 ,AdCMV gax转染后 ,无论有无PDGF BB刺激 ,VSMC中 gax基因的表达均比转染前显著增高。 结论　腺病毒载体可有效地介导 gax基因转染VSMC ,并且表达为蛋白质。这有利于进一步研究 gax基因对VSMC生物学行为的影响     

小鼠轮状病毒EW株VP7基因的克隆及其在重组腺病毒中的表达

目的：构建表达小鼠轮状病毒(EDIM)EW株VP7基因的重组腺病毒，以在小鼠模型上研究轮状病毒的免疫保护机制。方法：用RT-PCR方法扩增EDIM VP7全长cDNA并进行基因序列分析，将所得的VP7基因片段插入腺病毒穿梭质粒pShuttle-CMV，获得重组质粒pShuttleCMV-EVP7，将该质粒与腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1共转化大肠杆菌BJ5183获得重组腺病毒质粒pAdCMV-EVP7，将该质粒线性化后转染293细胞包装重组腺病毒rvAdEVP7。以rvAdEVP7感染293细胞，并分别应用电子显微镜、PCR、RT-PCR和Western blot等方法观察rvAdEVP7的形态、VP7基因整合、遗传稳定性、VP7基因在细胞内转录及表达等有关生物学特性。结果：获得了小鼠轮状病毒的全长cDNA，重组腺病毒rvAdEVP7具有典型的腺病毒形态，PCR、RT-PCR和Western blot等分子生物学方法分析显示：rvAdEVP7中确有特异性的VP7基因稳定整合；有较好的遗传稳定性；感染293细胞后能有效转录；可表达轮状病毒主要结构蛋白VP7。结论：成功构建含VP7基因的重组腺病毒rvAdEVP7，为进一步研究轮状病毒的免疫保护机制打下了基础。     

腺病毒介导的P16／CDKN2基因对TJ899细胞系活性的影响

（1）目的 研究5型腺病毒载体（Ad5)携带P16基因对恶性脑胶质瘤细胞系TJ899生长状态的影响。（2）方法 免疫组化（SP法）测定P16蛋白表达，MTT（methly thiazolyl tetrazolium,MTT)法测定恶性脑胶质瘤细胞系生长状态，克隆形成实验。（3）结果 重组体腺病毒能介导P16外源基因在恶性脑胶质瘤细胞系TJ899细胞中阳性表达，6d时肿瘤细胞生长抑制率为93%，并且能显地抑制肿瘤细胞的克隆形成能力。（4）结论 腺病毒介导P16基因能在肿瘤细胞中表达。并能明显抑制肿瘤细胞生长的状态。     

An adenovirus type 5 (AdV5) vector encoding an envelope domain III-based tetravalent antigen elicits immune responses against all four dengue viruses in the presence of prior AdV5 immunity

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by four antigenically distinct serotypes of dengue viruses (DENVs). This disease, which is prevalent in over a hundred tropical and sub-tropical countries of the world, represents a significant global public health problem. A tetravalent dengue vaccine capable of protecting against all four DENV serotypes has been elusive so far. Current efforts are focused on producing a tetravalent vaccine by mixing four monovalent vaccine components. In this work, we have utilized a discrete carboxy-terminal region of the major DENV envelope (E) protein, known as domain III (EDIII), which mediates virus entry into target cells and contains multiple serotype-specific neutralizing epitopes, to create a chimeric tetravalent antigen. This antigen derived by in-frame fusion of the EDIII-encoding sequences of the four DENV serotypes was expressed using a replication-defective recombinant human adenovirus type 5 (rAdV5) vaccine vector. This rAdV5 vector induced cell-mediated immune responses and virus-neutralizing antibodies specific to each of the four DENVs in mice. Interestingly, anti-AdV5 antibodies did not suppress the induction of DENV-specific neutralizing antibodies. We observed that anti-AdV5 antibodies in the sera of immunized mice could promote uptake of a rAdV5-derived reporter vector into U937 cells, suggesting that pre-existing immunity to AdV5 may in fact facilitate the uptake of rAdV5 vectored vaccines into antigen presenting cells. This work presents an alternative approach to developing a single component tetravalent vaccine that bypasses the complexities inherent in the currently adopted four-in-one physical mixture approach.     

类固醇类激素联合携带Fas基因重组腺病毒治疗瘢痕疙瘩的体内实验研究

目的应用成功制备的携带人Fas基因的两种重组腺病毒,联合类固醇激素进行瘢痕疙瘩的动物实验研究,判断携带人Fas基因的重组腺病毒与类固醇激素联合治疗瘢痕疙瘩的效果。方法构建瘢痕疙瘩裸鼠模型。使用Ad-Fas(B),Ad-Fas(T)两种构建成功的腺病毒注射及其它辅助治疗手段,实施针对植入裸鼠皮下的瘢痕疙瘩组织的体内治疗方案。通过大体观察,常规病理及电镜观察检测瘢痕疙瘩组织块的变化。结果①单纯使用腺病毒注射后的瘢痕疙瘩组织块体积仅轻度缩小。②前期注射Ad-Fas(B)或Ad-Fas(T)后,使用类固醇激素作为后续治疗因素,其瘢痕疙瘩组织块均明显缩小。③使用腺病毒治疗后,能有效地减少曲安缩松的使用,从而减轻类固醇类激素治疗的副作用。结论①裸鼠为免疫缺陷动物,所以该结果并不能否认病毒的直接治疗作用,在免疫性动物体内直接注射腺病毒的治疗效果尚无结论。②重组腺病毒Ad-Fas(B)及Ad-Fas(T)的瘢痕疙瘩基因治疗的动物实验为瘢痕疙瘩的治疗展示了一条全新的途径。     

Gene transfer by viral vectors for gene therapy

Conclusions The search for useful virus vectors and for improvements in currently available retrovectors which may have the capability of transportation by natural transport systems in the human body will open effective ways for targeting human genes to specific cells in tissues in situ. Genetic engineering of virus vectors is a subject of prime importance to the developing gene therapy protocols in humans.Abbreviations HSV Herpes simplex virus     

Differential dynamics of the peripheral and intrahepatic cytotoxic T lymphocyte response to hepatitis B surface antigen

The distribution and dynamics of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were studied in mice after intramuscular DNA immunization and after hepatic infection by a recombinant adenovirus that expresses the hepatitis B virus genome (Ad-HBV). CTLs specific for HBsAg accumulate preferentially in the spleen after DNA immunization but are primarily intrahepatic after Ad-HBV infection. The secondary CTL response to Ad-HBV in DNA-primed mice is characterized by rapid depletion of effector CTLs from the spleen, and their expansion in the liver where they cause hepatitis, secrete interferon gamma (IFNγ), and inhibit HBV gene expression. Suppression of HBsAg synthesis is accompanied by disappearance of intrahepatic IFNγ-producing CTLs and their reaccumulation in the spleen. The data suggest a possible explanation for the paucity and functional deficiency of HBV-specific CTLs in the periphery during chronic HBV infection, and that the severity of infection can be worsened by a preexisting CTL response if neutralizing antibody is not also present.