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Cytokine profiles and long-term virus-specific antibodies following immunization of CBA mice with equine herpesvirus 1 and viral glycoprotein D
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Cytokine profiles and long-term virus-specific antibodies following immunization of CBA mice with equine herpesvirus 1 and viral glycoprotein D

Yunfei Zhang, Patrick M Smith, Arthur R Frampton, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Stephen R Jennings and Dennis J O'Callaghan
Viral immunology, v 16(3)
2003
PMID: 14583146

Abstract

Antibodies, Viral - biosynthesis Immunization RNA, Messenger - genetics Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - immunology RNA, Messenger - metabolism Herpesviridae Infections - prevention & control Interleukin-4 - biosynthesis Animals Antibody-Producing Cells - immunology B-Lymphocytes - immunology Recombinant Proteins - immunology Time Factors Herpesvirus 1, Equid - immunology Herpesvirus 1, Equid - pathogenicity Mice, Inbred CBA Female Immunologic Memory Viral Envelope Proteins - immunology Mice Cytokines - genetics Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - biosynthesis Cytokines - biosynthesis Interferon-gamma - biosynthesis Herpesviridae Infections - immunology
Equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1)-specific antibody-secreting cells (ASC) isolated from the lung and spleen of mice at 12 months after immunization with attenuated EHV-1 KyA, heat-killed KyA, or recombinant viral glycoprotein D (rgD) assessed by ELISPOT showed a three- to fivefold increase in three immunoglobulin isotypes at 3 days post-challenge with pathogenic EHV-1 RacL11 as compared to control mice. ELISPOT assays demonstrated a high frequency of cells secreting proinflammatory tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), and interleukin 4 (IL-4) in the lungs in response to infection with KyA or RacL11 or immunization with rgD. Cytokine production elicited by EHV-1 KyA or RacL11 infection revealed similar frequencies of EHV-1-specific IFN-gamma and IL-4 spot forming cells in the mediastinal lymph nodes and spleen. However, KyA induced significantly greater amounts of IFN-gamma producing cells in the lungs than did RacL11. Intranasal immunization with KyA or rgD induced long-term immunity that provided protection against pathogenic EHV-1 challenge infection at 12 months post-immunization. Overall, the data indicate that immunization with infectious KyA or rgD induces significant levels of cytokines, virus-specific ASC in the lungs and spleen, and long-term virus specific B-cell responses.

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