PMID- 17434552 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070801 LR - 20191210 IS - 0042-6822 (Print) IS - 0042-6822 (Linking) VI - 364 IP - 2 DP - 2007 Aug 1 TI - Recombinant simian varicella viruses induce immune responses to simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) antigens in immunized vervet monkeys. PG - 291-300 AB - The varicella-zoster virus (VZV) Oka vaccine offers potential as a recombinant vaccine against other pathogens. In this study, recombinant simian varicella viruses (rSVV) expressing simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) envelope (env, gp130) and gag antigens were constructed. Expression of the SIV env and gag transcripts and antigens in rSVV-infected Vero cells was confirmed. The rSVV-SIVenv and rSVV-SIVgag viruses replicated as efficiently as wild-type SVV in cell culture. The immunogenicity of rSVV-SIVenv and rSVV-SIVgag was investigated in immunized vervet monkeys. Humoral immune responses to the SIV gp130 and gag antigens were detected as early as 4 weeks after the initial immunization with higher antibody titers following a booster immunization. Cellular immune responses against the SIV gp130 antigen were detected by ELISPOT assay. The rSVV established latent infection in neural ganglia. A subsequent study will evaluate the ability of rSVV vaccines expressing SIV antigens to protect nonhuman primates against simian AIDS. FAU - Ou, Yang AU - Ou Y AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Slot 511, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. FAU - Traina-Dorge, Vicki AU - Traina-Dorge V FAU - Davis, Kara A AU - Davis KA FAU - Gray, Wayne L AU - Gray WL LA - eng GR - AI052373/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI052373-03/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI052373-05/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI052373/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI052373-04/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI052373-02/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI052373-01A1/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20070416 PL - United States TA - Virology JT - Virology JID - 0110674 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Viral) RN - 0 (Chickenpox Vaccine) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - 0 (Gene Products, env) RN - 0 (Gene Products, gag) RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) RN - 0 (SAIDS Vaccines) RN - 0 (Vaccines, Synthetic) RN - 0 (simian immunodeficiency virus gp130) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Viral/biosynthesis MH - Base Sequence MH - Cell Line MH - Chickenpox Vaccine/administration & dosage/genetics MH - Chlorocebus aethiops MH - DNA Primers/genetics MH - DNA, Viral/genetics/isolation & purification MH - Ganglia/virology MH - Gene Products, env/genetics/immunology MH - Gene Products, gag/genetics/immunology MH - Herpesvirus 3, Human/genetics/*immunology/physiology MH - Immunity, Cellular MH - Immunization MH - Immunization, Secondary MH - Models, Animal MH - RNA, Viral/genetics/isolation & purification MH - Recombination, Genetic MH - SAIDS Vaccines/administration & dosage/genetics MH - Simian Immunodeficiency Virus/genetics/*immunology/physiology MH - Vaccines, Synthetic/administration & dosage/genetics MH - Vero Cells MH - Virus Replication PMC - PMC1986657 MID - NIHMS25799 EDAT- 2007/04/17 09:00 MHDA- 2007/08/02 09:00 PMCR- 2008/08/01 CRDT- 2007/04/17 09:00 PHST- 2006/10/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2007/01/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2007/03/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2007/04/17 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/08/02 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/04/17 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0042-6822(07)00171-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.virol.2007.03.025 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Virology. 2007 Aug 1;364(2):291-300. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2007.03.025. Epub 2007 Apr 16.