Induction of Protective Immunity to Listeria monocytogenes with Dendritic Cells Retrovirally Transduced with a Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Epitope Minigene

AUTOR(ES)

Nakamura, Yutaro

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

In the present study, we developed a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope minigene-transduced dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccine against Listeria monocytogenes. Murine bone marrow-derived DCs were retrovirally transduced with a minigene for listeriolysin O (LLO) 91-99, a dominant CTL epitope of L. monocytogenes, and were injected into BALB/c mice intravenously. We found that the DC vaccine was capable of generating peptide-specific CD8+ T cells exhibiting LLO 91-99-specific cytotoxic activity and gamma interferon production, leading to induction of protective immunity to the bacterium. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the retrovirally transduced DC vaccine was more effective than a CTL epitope peptide-pulsed DC vaccine and a minigene DNA vaccine for eliciting antilisterial immunity. These results provide an alternative strategy in which retrovirally transduced DCs are used to design vaccines against intracellular pathogens.

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