[Biodegradable microcapsules containing DNA for the new DNA vaccine design]

Bioorg Khim. 2009 Jan-Feb;35(1):113-21. doi: 10.1134/s1068162009010130.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

A general method for the preparation of biodegradable microcapsules capable of antigen inclusion is suggested. Multilayer microcapsules were obtained by the method of level-by-level sorption of various polyelectrolytes (alginate, poly-L-lysine, kappa-carrageenan, and chitosan and dextran derivatives). High inclusion efficiency was found for protein and plasmid DNA (no less than 90%). A series of microcapsules with included pTKShi plasmid that incorporated a genome site encoding the E(2) polypeptide of the classic pig plague virus were obtained for carrying out in vivo experiments. It was shown that introduction to mice of microcapsules with the included pTKShi plasmid induced an immune response. The highest antibody titers of the mouse blood sera were obtained in immunization by microcapsules based on the modified dextran/carrageenan and modified chitosan/carrageenan. The method of antigen inclusion into biodegradable microcapsules could be used for the development of encapsulated vaccines of a new generation (DNA vaccines).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alginates / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Capsules
  • Carrageenan / chemistry
  • Chitosan / chemistry
  • Classical Swine Fever Virus / genetics
  • Dextrans / chemistry
  • Drug Carriers
  • Fungal Proteins / administration & dosage
  • Fungal Proteins / immunology
  • Glucuronic Acid / chemistry
  • Hexuronic Acids / chemistry
  • Mice
  • Plasmids
  • Polylysine / chemistry
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / administration & dosage
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / immunology
  • Vaccines, DNA / administration & dosage*
  • Vaccines, DNA / immunology
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics*
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / immunology

Substances

  • Alginates
  • Capsules
  • Dextrans
  • Drug Carriers
  • Fungal Proteins
  • Hexuronic Acids
  • Vaccines, DNA
  • Viral Envelope Proteins
  • glycoprotein E2, classical swine fever virus
  • Polylysine
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Glucuronic Acid
  • Carrageenan
  • Chitosan