Immunogenicity of bacteriophage lambda particles displaying porcine Circovirus 2 (PCV2) capsid protein epitopes

Vaccine. 2009 Nov 5;27(47):6595-604. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.08.019. Epub 2009 Aug 25.

Abstract

Phage lambda particles displaying four immunodominant regions of porcine Circovirus 2 (PCV2) capsid protein (LDP-D-CAP) was shown to be immunogenic in pigs. The immunodominant regions were fused to the carboxyl-terminal of lambda head protein D. Expression of D-CAP on lambda display particles was demonstrated by ELISA and Western blots. Pigs receiving LDP-D-CAP, without incorporating adjuvant, showed significant anti-PCV2 immune response following the primary vaccination. The LDP-D-CAP preparation induced PCV2 neutralizing antibodies. Delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction scores revealed that the immunized pigs were hypersensitive to both lambda phage and PCV2 antigens. The LDP-D-CAP elicited both cellular and humoral immune responses. Neither LDP-D-CAP nor the lambda control elicited any untoward local or systemic reactions following immunization. These studies produced the first potential phage vaccine to porcine Circovirus 2.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Bacteriophage lambda / immunology*
  • Capsid Proteins / immunology*
  • Circovirus / immunology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Epitopes / immunology
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed / immunology
  • Hypersensitivity, Delayed / virology
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Immunity, Humoral
  • Neutralization Tests
  • Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome / immunology
  • Porcine Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome / prevention & control*
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Swine / immunology
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Capsid Proteins
  • Epitopes
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Viral Vaccines