Induction of serum and mucosal FIV-specific immune responses by intranasal immunization with p24Gag

Vaccine. 2005 Feb 10;23(12):1471-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.09.017.

Abstract

We examined the ability of FIV p24Gag to induce systemic and mucosal FIV-specific immune responses when delivered as a nasal immunogen alone, or with a mucosal adjuvant, Escherichia coli heat labile toxin LT(R192G). Nasal immunization with p24Gag alone induced FIV-specific immune responses but overall responses were weak, transient, and/or present only in a few animals. Co-administration of LT(R192G) resulted in strong FIV-specific serum IgG and enhanced salivary IgA responses. Moreover, FIV-specific IgA was detected in vaginal wash fluid from 6/6 cats co-immunized with LT(R192G) and p24Gag versus 1/6 immunized with p24Gag alone. This is the first report detailing induction of systemic or mucosal FIV-specific immune responses by nasal immunization alone. As such, this study demonstrates that nasal immunization of cats can be a relevant and effective route for the delivery of candidate vaccines. However, while nasal immunization of cats with p24Gag induces antigen-specific systemic immune responses, development of strong systemic and mucosal immune responses requires co-administration of a mucosal adjuvant, such as LT(R192G).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / administration & dosage
  • Administration, Intranasal
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Bacterial Toxins / administration & dosage
  • Cats
  • Enterotoxins / administration & dosage
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Gene Products, gag / administration & dosage
  • Gene Products, gag / immunology*
  • Immunodeficiency Virus, Feline / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin A / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Lentivirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Saliva / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Vagina / immunology
  • Vaginal Douching
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Enterotoxins
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Gene Products, gag
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Viral Vaccines
  • p24 protein, Feline immunodeficiency virus
  • heat-labile enterotoxin, E coli