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Induction of Strong Anti-HIV Cellular Immunity by a Combination of Clostridium Perfringens Expressing HIV Gag and Virus Like Particles.
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PMID:  22211658     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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The lower gastrointestinal tract is a major mucosal site of HIV entry and initial infection. Thus, the induction of strong cellular immune responses at this mucosal site will be an important feature of an effective HIV vaccine. We have used a novel prime-boost vaccination approach to induce immune responses at mucosal sites. Orally delivered recombinant Clostridium perfringens expressing HIV-1 gag (Cp-Gag) was evaluated for induction of HIV-1 Gag specific T cell responses in a prime-boost model with intranasal inoculation of HIV-1 virus like particles (VLP). HIV-1 specific cellular immune responses in both the effector (Lamina propria) and inductive sites (Peyer's patches) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract were significantly higher in mice immunized using Cp-Gag and VLPs in a prime-boost approach compared to mice immunized with either Cp-Gag or VLPs alone. Such cellular immune response was found to be mediated by both CD8+ and CD4+ T cells. Such a strong mucosal immune response could be very useful in developing a mucosal vaccine against HIV-1.
Authors:
Poonam Pegu; Ruth Helmus; Phalguni Gupta; Patrick Tarwater; Lori Caruso; Chengli Shen; Ted Ross; Yue Chen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current HIV research     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-4251     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-1-3     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101156990     Medline TA:  Curr HIV Res     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15261 USA. pgupta1@pitt.edu.
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