Immunogenicity of a recombinant influenza virus bearing both the CD4+ and CD8+ T cell epitopes of ovalbumin

J Biomed Biotechnol. 2011:2011:497364. doi: 10.1155/2011/497364. Epub 2011 Oct 5.

Abstract

Recombinant influenza viruses that bear the single immunodominant CD8+ T cell epitope OVA(257-264) or the CD4+ T cell epitope OVA₃₂₃₋₃₃₉ of the model antigen ovalbumin (OVA) have been useful tools in immunology. Here, we generated a recombinant influenza virus, WSN-OVA(I/II), that bears both OVA-specific CD8+ and CD4+ epitopes on its hemagglutinin molecule. Live and heat-inactivated WSN-OVA(I/II) viruses were efficiently presented by dendritic cells in vitro to OT-I TCR transgenic CD8+ T cells and OT-II TCR transgenic CD4+ T cells. In vivo, WSN-OVA(I/II) virus was attenuated in virulence, highly immunogenic, and protected mice from B16-OVA tumor challenge in a prophylactic model of vaccination. Thus, WSN-OVA(I/II) virus represents an additional tool, along with OVA TCR transgenic mice, for further studies on T cell responses and may be of value in vaccine design.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / virology
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / virology
  • Cancer Vaccines / immunology
  • Dendritic Cells / immunology
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / immunology*
  • Female
  • Hemagglutinins / genetics
  • Hemagglutinins / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Orthomyxoviridae / genetics
  • Orthomyxoviridae / immunology*
  • Ovalbumin / genetics*
  • Ovalbumin / immunology*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / genetics*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / immunology*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / metabolism

Substances

  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
  • Hemagglutinins
  • Vaccines, Synthetic
  • Ovalbumin