Abstract
Background: There have been massive efforts on vaccine development against HIV-1 since its discovery. Various approaches have been taken to attention, including rational vaccine design, optimized delivery systems and heterologous regimen to eradicate the virus. DNA vaccines fundamentally induce host immune responses by genetically engineered plasmids encoding antigens and expressed in vivo without the need of the specific delivery system. Therefore, long-term endogenous antigen expression could be possible.
Objective: In this study, we aimed at evaluation and comparison of DNA and protein vaccine based on two forms of full and truncated HIV-1 p24-nef antigens by in silico design in BLALB/c.
Methods: The recombinant pcDNA3.1 harboring two sets of HIV-1 p24 and nef genes in truncated and full forms were generated and applied to immunize BALB/c along with the corresponding proteins via three different DNA/DNA, DNA/protein and protein/protein regimens.
Results: The results showed that the applied regimens could elicit strong immune responses in comparison with controls and the prim-boost DNA/protein regimen reached the highest immune induction (p < 0.05). Moreover, prime-boost approach was assessed more successfully in a qualitatively broad Th1 response induction. The truncated form of the antigens, p24(80-231 aa)-AAY- Nef (120-150), was evaluated more immunogenic in agreement with the in silico investigation.
Conclusion: The truncated form of p24-Nef was evaluated highly immunogenic specially when applied in prim-boost DNA/Protein regimen and could be investigated in other delivery systems and a proper animal model to achieve a therapeutic vaccine candidate against HIV-1.
Keywords: HIV-1, p24-Nef, DNA/protein prime-boost vaccine, therapeutic, in silico, vaccine.
Current Drug Delivery
Title:HIV-1 p24-nef DNA Vaccine Plus Protein Boost Expands T-Cell Responses in BALB/c
Volume: 18 Issue: 7
Author(s): Mona Sadat Larijani, Seyed Mehdi Sadat*, Azam Bolhassani, Arezoo Khodaie, Mohammad Hassan Pouriayevali and Amitis Ramezani*
Affiliation:
- Hepatitis, AIDS and Blood borne diseases Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran,Iran
- Clinical Research Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran,Iran
Keywords: HIV-1, p24-Nef, DNA/protein prime-boost vaccine, therapeutic, in silico, vaccine.
Abstract:
Background: There have been massive efforts on vaccine development against HIV-1 since its discovery. Various approaches have been taken to attention, including rational vaccine design, optimized delivery systems and heterologous regimen to eradicate the virus. DNA vaccines fundamentally induce host immune responses by genetically engineered plasmids encoding antigens and expressed in vivo without the need of the specific delivery system. Therefore, long-term endogenous antigen expression could be possible.
Objective: In this study, we aimed at evaluation and comparison of DNA and protein vaccine based on two forms of full and truncated HIV-1 p24-nef antigens by in silico design in BLALB/c.
Methods: The recombinant pcDNA3.1 harboring two sets of HIV-1 p24 and nef genes in truncated and full forms were generated and applied to immunize BALB/c along with the corresponding proteins via three different DNA/DNA, DNA/protein and protein/protein regimens.
Results: The results showed that the applied regimens could elicit strong immune responses in comparison with controls and the prim-boost DNA/protein regimen reached the highest immune induction (p < 0.05). Moreover, prime-boost approach was assessed more successfully in a qualitatively broad Th1 response induction. The truncated form of the antigens, p24(80-231 aa)-AAY- Nef (120-150), was evaluated more immunogenic in agreement with the in silico investigation.
Conclusion: The truncated form of p24-Nef was evaluated highly immunogenic specially when applied in prim-boost DNA/Protein regimen and could be investigated in other delivery systems and a proper animal model to achieve a therapeutic vaccine candidate against HIV-1.
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Larijani Sadat Mona, Sadat Mehdi Seyed *, Bolhassani Azam , Khodaie Arezoo, Pouriayevali Hassan Mohammad and Ramezani Amitis*, HIV-1 p24-nef DNA Vaccine Plus Protein Boost Expands T-Cell Responses in BALB/c, Current Drug Delivery 2021; 18 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201818666210101113601
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567201818666210101113601 |
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