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Vectors encoding carcinoembryonic antigen fused to the B subunit of heat-labile enterotoxin elicit antigen-specific immune responses and antitumor effects.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18055074     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vectors encoding CEA fused to the A (CEA-LTA) or B (CEA-LTB) subunits of the heat-labile enterotoxin were constructed and their immunogenicity was compared. The CEA-LTB fusion was shown to elicit a greater CEA-specific antibody and CD8+ T-cell response. Plasmid DNA and Adenovirus vectors encoding CEA-LTB proved to be immunogenic in CEA transgenic (CEA.tg) mice. CEA.tg mice immunized with repeated injections of plasmid pV1J/CEA-LTB followed by Ad/CEA-LTB were protected from tumor growth, but the adjuvant activity of the LTB protein was lost upon mutation of the LTB sequence. Depletion of T-regulatory cells increased the vaccine antitumor effect. Tumor protection was abrogated if the NK or CD8+ cell population was depleted before tumor challenge. Passive transfer studies demonstrated that CD8+ T cells contribute to the antitumor effect, thus suggesting that a genetic vaccine based on plasmid DNA and adenoviral vectors encoding CEA-LTB augments CEA-specific immune responses and significantly protects from tumor development.
Authors:
Andrea Facciabene; Luigi Aurisicchio; Leonardo Elia; Fabio Palombo; Carmela Mennuni; Gennaro Ciliberto; Nicola La Monica
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-11-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Vaccine     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0264-410X     ISO Abbreviation:  Vaccine     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-10     Completed Date:  2008-02-21     Revised Date:  2008-08-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406899     Medline TA:  Vaccine     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  47-58     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare, Via Pontina km 30,600, Pomezia 00040, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adjuvants, Immunologic / genetics*
Animals
Bacterial Toxins / genetics*,  immunology
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
Cancer Vaccines / immunology*
Carcinoembryonic Antigen / genetics*,  immunology*
Enterotoxins / genetics*,  immunology
Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*,  immunology
Female
Genetic Vectors
Immunization
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
Neoplasms, Experimental / therapy*
Recombinant Fusion Proteins / immunology*
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / physiology
Vaccines, Synthetic / immunology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adjuvants, Immunologic; 0/Bacterial Toxins; 0/Cancer Vaccines; 0/Carcinoembryonic Antigen; 0/Enterotoxins; 0/Escherichia coli Proteins; 0/Recombinant Fusion Proteins; 0/Vaccines, Synthetic; 0/heat-labile enterotoxin, E coli

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