PMID- 15507312 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041229 LR - 20081121 IS - 0165-2427 (Print) IS - 0165-2427 (Linking) VI - 102 IP - 3 DP - 2004 Dec 8 TI - Immune responses of swine following DNA immunization with plasmids encoding porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus ORFs 5 and 7, and porcine IL-2 and IFNgamma. PG - 291-8 AB - In the present study, five eukaryotic double-gene expression plasmids containing porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) ORF5 and ORF7 genes combined with cDNAs encoding porcine IFNgamma and IL-2 were constructed for evaluation as PRRSV vaccine candidates. After immunization and viral challenge, two of three pigs immunized with pIRESorf5/IFNgamma, one of three pigs immunized with pIRESorf5/IL-2 and one of three pigs immunized with pIRESorf7/IL-2 were protected from lung lesions that were present in other vaccinated and control animals. Virus replication was reduced but not completely prevented in organs of the DNA-vaccinated animals as compared to controls. Therefore, the porcine cytokines IFNgamma and IL-2, delivered in combination with ORF5 or ORF7, may improve the immune efficacy of DNA vaccines against PRRSV. FAU - Xue, Qiang AU - Xue Q AD - National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, 427 Maduan Street, Harbin 150001, PR China. FAU - Zhao, Yong-Gang AU - Zhao YG FAU - Zhou, Yan-Jun AU - Zhou YJ FAU - Qiu, Hua-Ji AU - Qiu HJ FAU - Wang, Yun-Feng AU - Wang YF FAU - Wu, Dong-Lai AU - Wu DL FAU - Tian, Zhi-Jun AU - Tian ZJ FAU - Tong, Guang-Zhi AU - Tong GZ LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Vet Immunol Immunopathol JT - Veterinary immunology and immunopathology JID - 8002006 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Viral) RN - 0 (Antiviral Agents) RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - 0 (Interleukin-2) RN - 0 (Vaccines, DNA) RN - 0 (Viral Vaccines) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Viral/blood MH - Antiviral Agents/immunology MH - DNA, Complementary/immunology MH - Interferon-gamma/*immunology MH - Interleukin-2/*immunology MH - Open Reading Frames/*immunology MH - Plasmids/*immunology MH - Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome/immunology/prevention & control MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/genetics/*immunology MH - Swine/*immunology/*virology MH - Vaccines, DNA/immunology MH - Viral Vaccines/immunology EDAT- 2004/10/28 09:00 MHDA- 2004/12/30 09:00 CRDT- 2004/10/28 09:00 PHST- 2004/10/28 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/12/30 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/10/28 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0165-2427(04)00262-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.vetimm.2004.09.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2004 Dec 8;102(3):291-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2004.09.021.