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J Virol ; 75(19): 8899-908, 2001 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11533153

ABSTRACT

We have generated recombinant influenza A viruses belonging to the H1N1 and H3N2 virus subtypes containing an insertion of the 137 C-terminal amino acid residues of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Nef protein into the influenza A virus nonstructural-protein (NS1) reading frame. These viral vectors were found to be genetically stable and capable of growing efficiently in embryonated chicken eggs and tissue culture cells but did not replicate in the murine respiratory tract. Despite the hyperattenuated phenotype of influenza/NS-Nef viruses, a Nef and influenza virus (nucleoprotein)-specific CD8(+)-T-cell response was detected in spleens and the lymph nodes draining the respiratory tract after a single intranasal immunization of mice. Compared to the primary response, a marked enhancement of the CD8(+)-T-cell response was detected in the systemic and mucosal compartments, including mouse urogenital tracts, if mice were primed with the H1N1 subtype vector and subsequently boosted with the H3N2 subtype vector. In addition, Nef-specific serum IgG was detected in mice which were immunized twice with the recombinant H1N1 and then boosted with the recombinant H3N2 subtype virus. These findings may contribute to the development of alternative immunization strategies utilizing hyperattenuated live recombinant influenza virus vectors to prevent or control infectious diseases, e.g., HIV-1 infection.


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Gene Products, nef/immunology , HIV-1/immunology , Viral Nonstructural Proteins/genetics , Viral Nonstructural Proteins/immunology , AIDS Vaccines , Animals , Genetic Vectors , HIV Infections/immunology , HIV Infections/prevention & control , Immunity, Mucosal , Influenza A virus/genetics , Influenza A virus/immunology , Mice , Reassortant Viruses/genetics , Reassortant Viruses/immunology , nef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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J Infect Dis ; 178(5): 1359-68, 1998 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9780256

ABSTRACT

Previously, a mucosal model of immunization against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) was established by using influenza virus as a vector for the neutralizing gp41 epitope ELDKWA. Whether replication of this chimeric influenza virus in the upper respiratory tract of mice is sufficient for inducing mucosal immune responses in the genital tract was investigated. An immunization strategy was established that permits the virus to replicate in the murine upper respiratory tracts but not in the lungs. Intranasal application of the chimeric virus induced HIV-1-specific antibodies in sera and genital tract. In addition, chimeric virus-specific antibody-secreting cells were detected in lymphocyte populations obtained from lungs, spleens, and urogenital tracts. These results indicate that replication of the chimeric influenza/ELDKWA virus in the upper respiratory tract is sufficient to induce systemic immune responses as well as local immune responses in the genital tract.


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HIV Antibodies/biosynthesis , HIV-1/immunology , Influenza A virus/immunology , Lung/immunology , Nasal Mucosa/immunology , Reassortant Viruses/immunology , Vagina/immunology , AIDS Vaccines/immunology , Administration, Intranasal , Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism , Chimera , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Genetic Vectors , HIV Antibodies/immunology , HIV Envelope Protein gp41/genetics , HIV Envelope Protein gp41/immunology , HIV-1/genetics , Humans , Immunity, Mucosal , Influenza A virus/genetics , Influenza A virus/physiology , Intestinal Mucosa/immunology , Intestinal Mucosa/virology , Lung/virology , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mucous Membrane/immunology , Mucous Membrane/virology , Nasal Mucosa/virology , Peptide Fragments/immunology , Reassortant Viruses/genetics , Vagina/metabolism , Vagina/virology , Virus Replication
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