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AIV polyantigen epitope expressed by recombinant baculovirus induces a systemic immune response in chicken and mouse models

Authors: Lei Yu, Jun Pan, Guangli Cao, Mengsheng Jiang, Yunshan Zhang, Min Zhu, Zi Liang, Xing Zhang, Xiaolong Hu, Renyu Xue, Chengliang Gong

Published in: Virology Journal | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Background

The protective efficacy of avian influenza virus (AIV) vaccines is unsatisfactory due to the presence of various serotypes generated by genetic reassortment. Thus, immunization with a polyantigen chimeric epitope vaccine may be an effective strategy for protecting poultry from infection with different AIV subtypes.

Methods

Baculovirus has recently emerged as a novel and attractive gene delivery vehicle for animal cells. In the present study, a recombinant baculovirus BmNPV-CMV/THB-P10/CTLT containing a fused codon-optimized sequence (CTLT) of T lymphocyte epitopes from H1HA, H9HA, and H7HA AIV subtypes, and another fused codon-optimized sequence (THB) of Th and B cell epitopes from H1HA, H9HA, and H7HA AIV subtypes, driven by a baculovirus P10 promoter and cytomegalovirus CMV promoter, respectively, was constructed.

Results

Western blotting and cellular immunofluorescence demonstrated that the CTLT (THB) can be expressed in rBac-CMV/THB-P10/CTLT-infected silkworm cells (mammalian HEK293T cells). Furthermore, the recombinant virus, rBac-CMV-THB-CTLT, was used to immunize both chickens and mice.

Conclusions

The results of an indirect ELISA, immunohistochemistry, and T lymphocyte proliferation assay indicated that specific humoral and cellular responses were detected in both chicken and mice. These results suggest that rBac-CMV/THB-P10/CTLT can be developed as a potential vaccine against different AIV subtypes.

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Title: AIV polyantigen epitope expressed by recombinant baculovirus induces a systemic immune response in chicken and mouse models
Authors: Lei Yu
Jun Pan
Guangli Cao
Mengsheng Jiang
Yunshan Zhang
Min Zhu
Zi Liang
Xing Zhang
Xiaolong Hu
Renyu Xue
Chengliang Gong
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: Influenza Virus
Published in: Virology Journal / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1743-422X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-01388-w

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