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Simultaneous GeneGun immunisation with plasmids encoding antigen and GM-CSF: significant enhancement of murine antivenom IgG1 titres

Harrison, Robert, Richards, A., Laing, Gavin and Theakston, R.David G. (2002) 'Simultaneous GeneGun immunisation with plasmids encoding antigen and GM-CSF: significant enhancement of murine antivenom IgG1 titres'. Vaccine, Vol 20, Issue 13-14, pp. 1702-1706.

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Abstract

GeneGun DNA immunisation is a potent means of inducing antibody-dominant immune responses that we are exploiting to generate venom toxin-specific antibodies to improve the therapy of systemic envenoming by snakes. Here, we report that mice immunised with DNA encoding the carboxyl domain (JD9) of a haemorrhagic Zn metalloprotease (Jararhagin) in venom of the South American pit viper, Bothrops jararaca, and a plasmid expressing murine cytokine granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) raised significantly higher antigen-specific IgGl titres than mice immunised with JD9 DNA alone. Serological responses to GeneGun JD9 DNA immunisation were shown to be dominated by IgGl, an IgG subclass associated with T lymphocyte helper 2 (Th2) immune responses. Further significant enhancement of JD9-specific IgGl titres was achieved by increasing the number of immunisations. This report illustrates that DNA immunisation protocols to achieve high-titre, venom toxin-specific antibody production are well advanced and encourage the development of a DNA-based approach to antivenom production. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: QU Biochemistry > Genetics > QU 470 Genetic structures
QW Microbiology and Immunology > Antigens and Antibodies. Toxins and Antitoxins > QW 630 Toxins. Antitoxins
WD Disorders of Systemic, Metabolic or Environmental Origin, etc > Animal Poisons > WD 410 Reptiles
Faculty: Department: Groups (2002 - 2012) > Molecular & Biochemical Parasitology Group
Digital Object Identifer (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1016/s0264-410x(02)00026-9
Depositing User: Martin Chapman
Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2013 13:01
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2018 13:05
URI: https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/2933

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