Antigen-specific T-cell induction by vaccination with a recombinant Sendai virus vector even in the presence of vector-specific neutralizing antibodies in rhesus macaques

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Jul 11;371(4):850-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.04.156. Epub 2008 May 6.

Abstract

Recombinant viral vectors are promising vaccine tools for eliciting potent cellular immune responses against immunodeficiency virus infection, but pre-existing anti-vector antibodies can be an obstacle to their clinical use in humans. We have previously vaccinated rhesus macaques with a recombinant Sendai virus (SeV) vector twice at an interval of more than 1 year and have shown efficient antigen-specific T-cell induction by the second as well as the first vaccination. Here, we have established the method for measurement of SeV-specific neutralizing titers and have found efficient SeV-specific neutralizing antibody responses just before the second SeV vaccination in these macaques. This suggests the feasibility of inducing antigen-specific T-cell responses by SeV vaccination even in the host with pre-existing anti-SeV neutralizing antibodies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Antigens / immunology
  • Genetic Vectors / genetics
  • Genetic Vectors / immunology*
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Neutralization Tests / methods*
  • Sendai virus / genetics
  • Sendai virus / immunology*
  • T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology
  • Vaccination*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens