沙眼衣原体主要外膜蛋白核酸疫苗诱导小鼠产生特异性细胞和体液免疫应答

目的构建沙眼衣原体主要外膜蛋白核酸疫苗,并观察其诱导小鼠产生的体液免疫和细胞免疫。方法将核酸疫苗(pcDNA3.1MOMP)或对照空质粒(pcDNA3.1)注射于4～6周龄小鼠后腿股四头肌,每次剂量为100mg。间隔2周加强免疫2次。末次免疫后,ELISA法测定脾淋巴细胞培养上清液中IFNγ及小鼠血清中抗MOMP水平;MTT法测定脾淋巴细胞特异性增殖反应。结果小鼠接种核酸疫苗后,能产生特异性抗体,第3次免疫后抗体最高滴度达1∶1024,培养上清液中IFNγ达(532.0±45.4)pg/mL;实验组小鼠脾淋巴细胞刺激指数为3.94±0.25,其抗原特异性反应明显高于对照组。结论沙眼衣原体主要外膜蛋白核酸疫苗能刺激机体产生特异的细胞免疫和体液免疫。

Humoral and cellular immune responses induced by DNA vaccine based on major outer membrane protein of chlamydia trachomatis

Objective To construct DNA vaccine containing MOMP gene of Chlamydia trachomatis and to observe immune response in mice. Methods Mice of 4 - 6 weeks old were immunized with pcDNA3.1-MOMP or pcDNA3.1 intramuscularly at a dose of 100 μg. Booster immunizations were employed at 2-week interval for two times. Specific antibody in the sera of mice and the level of IFN-γ in murine spleen lymphocyte supernatant were detected by ELISA. The proliferation response of spleen cells was detected by MTT assay. Results Significant specific antibody titers were observed and the highest titer was 1: 1 024 in mice after three times immunization with pcDNA3.1-MOMP. The proli-feration response of spleen cells were significantly higher than that of mice injected with pc DNA3.1. IFN-γ reached(532.0 + 45.4)pg/mL in immunized mice. Conclusion Strong responses of humoral and cellular immunity can be evoked by DNA vaccine of pcDNA3.1-MOMP in mice.