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Journal of Virology, May 1999, p. 3753-3757, Vol. 73, No. 5
0022-538X/99/$04.00+0

Protection against Establishment of Retroviral Persistence by Vaccination with a Live Attenuated Virus

Ulf Dittmer, Diane M. Brooks, and Kim J. Hasenkrug*

Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, Montana 59840

Received 13 November 1998/Accepted 5 February 1999

Many human viruses not only cause acute diseases but also establish persistent infections. Such persistent viruses can cause chronic diseases or can reactivate to cause acute diseases in AIDS patients or patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies. While the prevention of persistent infections is an important consideration in the design of modern vaccines, surprisingly little is known about this aspect of protection. In the current study, we tested the feasibility of vaccine prevention of retroviral persistence by using a Friend virus model that we recently developed. In this model, persistent virus can be detected at very low levels by immunosuppressing the host to reactivate virus or by transferring persistently infected spleen cells into highly susceptible mice. Two vaccines were analyzed, a recombinant vaccinia virus vector expressing Friend virus envelope protein and a live attenuated Friend virus. Both vaccines reduced pathogenic virus loads to levels undetectable by infectious center assays. However, only the live, attenuated vaccine prevented immunosuppression-induced reactivation of persistent virus. Thus, even very low levels of persistent Friend virus posed a significant threat during immunosuppression. Our results demonstrate that vaccine protection against establishment of retroviral persistence is attainable.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH, 903 S. 4th St., Hamilton, MT 59840. Phone: (406) 363-9310. Fax: (406) 363-9286. E-mail: khasenkrug{at}nih.gov.

Journal of Virology, May 1999, p. 3753-3757, Vol. 73, No. 5
0022-538X/99/$04.00+0


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