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J Virol, May 1998, p. 4080-4087, Vol. 72, No. 5
0022-538X/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Recombinant Vaccinia Virus Coexpressing the F Protein of
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and Interleukin-4 (IL-4) Does Not
Inhibit the Development of RSV-Specific Memory Cytotoxic T
Lymphocytes, whereas Priming Is Diminished in the Presence of
High Levels of IL-2 or Gamma Interferon
Gary P.
Bembridge,1,*
Juan A.
Lopez,2
Roy
Cook,1
Jose A.
Melero,2 and
Geraldine
Taylor1
BBSRC, Institute for Animal Health, Compton,
Newbury, Berkshire RG20 7NN, United
Kingdom,1 and
Centro Nacional de
Biologia Celular y Retrovirus, Instituto de Salud Carlos III,
Majadahonda, 28220 Madrid, Spain2
Received 18 December 1997/Accepted 29 January 1998
In order to investigate if immune responses to the fusion (F)
protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could be influenced by
cytokines, recombinant vaccinia viruses (rVV) carrying both the F gene
of RSV and the gene for murine interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, or gamma
interferon (IFN-
) were constructed. In vitro characterization of rVV
revealed that insertion of the cytokine gene into the VP37 locus of the
vaccinia virus genome resulted in 100- to 1,000-fold higher expression
than insertion of the same gene into the thymidine kinase (TK) locus.
In comparison, only a two- to fivefold difference in the level
of expression of the F protein was observed when the gene was inserted
into either of these two loci. Mice vaccinated with rVV expressing the
F protein and high levels of IL-2 or IFN-
cleared rVV more rapidly
than mice inoculated with a control rVV and developed only low levels
of RSV-specific serum antibody. In addition, these recombinants were
much less effective at priming RSV-specific memory cytotoxic T
lymphocytes (CTL) and IFN-
production by spleen cells than rVV
expressing the F protein alone. In contrast, mice vaccinated with rVV
expressing high levels of IL-4 showed signs of delayed rVV clearance.
RSV-specific serum antibody responses were biased in favor of
immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) in these mice, as there was a significant
reduction in IgG2a antibody responses compared with serum antibody
responses in mice vaccinated with rVV expressing the F protein alone.
However, vaccination with rVV expressing the F protein together with
high levels of IL-4 did not alter the development of RSV-specific
memory CTL or IFN-
production by RSV-restimulated splenocytes.
*
Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute
for Animal Health, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 7NN, United
Kingdom. Phone: 1635 578411. Fax: 1635 577263. E-mail:
Gary.Bembridge{at}BBSRC.AC.UK.
J Virol, May 1998, p. 4080-4087, Vol. 72, No. 5
0022-538X/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
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