Naslov
A Spread-Deficient Cytomegalovirus for Assessment of First-Target Cells in Vaccination

Autori
Mohr, Christian ; Arapović, Jurica ; Mühlbach, Hermine ; Panzer, Marc ; Weyn, Annelies ; Dölken, Lars ; Krmpotić, Astrid ; Voehringer, David ; Ruzsics, Zsolt ; Koszinowski, Ulrich ; Sacher, Torsten

Izvornik
Journal of virology (0022-538X) 84 (2010), 15; 7730-7742

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
cytomegalovirus; vaccination

Sažetak
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a human pathogen that causes severe disease primarily in the immunocompromised or immunologically immature individual. To date, no vaccine is available. We describe use of a spread-deficient murine CMV (MCMV) as a novel approach for betaherpesvirus vaccination. To generate a spread-deficient MCMV, the conserved, essential gene M94 was deleted. Immunization with MCMV-ΔM94 is apathogenic and protective against wild-type challenge even in highly susceptible IFNαβR−/− mice. MCMV-ΔM94 was able to induce a robust CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell response as well as a neutralizing antibody response comparable to that induced by wild-type infection. Endothelial cells were identified as activators of CD8+ T cells in vivo. Thus, the vaccination with a spread-deficient betaherpesvirus is a safe and protective strategy and allows the linkage between cell tropism and immunogenicity. Furthermore, genomes of MCMV-ΔM94 were present in lungs 12 months after infection, revealing first-target cells as sites of genome maintenance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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