Navegando por Palavras-chave "Imunização gênica"

Agora exibindo 1 - 1 de 1
  • Imagem de Miniatura
    Item
    Acesso aberto (Open Access)
    Estudo comparativo de protocolos de imunização gênica: eletroporação aumenta consistentemente a resposta imune humoral
    (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2008-03-26) Parise, Carolina Bellini [UNIFESP]; Han, Sang Won [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    Gene immunization may bypass some difficulties found with protein immunogen, such as the obtainment of purified antigen and the immune response reactivity to its native conformation. Thus, antigen encoding DNA inserted into a vector is inoculated into animal and the protein expressed in vivo with the appropriate three-dimensional structure stimulates the production of specific antibodies. However, the gene immunization methods may determine the efficacy of DNA vaccine. The present study compared four protocols of DNA immunization, using three different antigens: two of them phylogenetically conservative, human vascular endothelial growth factor 165 (hVEGF165) and human fibroblast growth factor-2 (hFGF-2), and other from vegetal origin, Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor from Bauhinia bauhinioides (BbKi). For this, Balb/c mice were immunized with plasmid DNA encoding hVEGF165, hFGF-2 or BbKi genes. In the first protocol, animals were immunized by intrasplenic (i.s.) pathway; in the second, intramuscularly (i.m.); in the third, i.m. injections were followed by electroporation (ep); and in the fourth, i.m. injections followed by ep were performed in animals pre-immunized with antigen-transfected cells. Sera were analyzed by ELISA to detect the presence of anti-hVEGF165, -hFGF-2 or -BbKi antibodies. Results showed that i.s. immunization did not elicit detectable humoral immune response in our conditions. On the other hand, statistical analyses revealed that the ep improved the immune response to i.m. immunization and that three DNA immunizations followed by ep elicited the same effect obtained by two i.m. immunizations followed by ep in pre-immunized animals with antigentransfected cells. Our results showed that all protocols worked similarly for the three studied antigens and that i.m. gene immunization followed by ep was the more advantageous protocol. In addition, the immune response to i.m. immunization followed by ep was comparable to that obtained by protein immunization. Finally, these data allowed us select an efficient DNA immunization protocol that makes possible the antibody obtainment in the lack of purified protein.