PMID- 25399820 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151125 LR - 20181113 IS - 1347-7439 (Electronic) IS - 0916-7250 (Print) IS - 0916-7250 (Linking) VI - 77 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Feb TI - Adjuvant effects of recombinant giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) IL-18 on the canine distemper disease vaccine in mice. PG - 187-92 LID - 10.1292/jvms.14-0226 [doi] AB - Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a morbillivirus known to cause morbidity and mortality in a broad range of animals. Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), especially captive ones, are susceptible to natural infection with CDV. Interleukin-18 (IL-18) is a powerful adjuvant molecule that can enhance the development of antigen-specific immunity and vaccine efficacy. In this study, a giant panda IL-18 gene eukaryotic expression plasmid (pcAmIL-18) was constructed. Female BALB/c mice were muscularly inoculated with the plasmids pcAmIL-18, pcDNA3.1 and PBS, respectively. They were subsequently injected with an attenuated CDV vaccine for dogs, and the induced humoral and cellular responses were evaluated. The results showed that pcAmIL-18 remarkably improved the level of specific antibody, IFN-gamma and IL-2 in mice sera, the T lymphocyte proliferation index and the percentage of CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells. These data indicated that pcAmIL-18 is a potential adjuvant that promotes specific immunity. FAU - Yan, Yue AU - Yan Y AD - College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory for Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of the Ministry of Education, Sichuan Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Chengdu 610064, PR China. FAU - Niu, Lili AU - Niu L FAU - Deng, Jiabo AU - Deng J FAU - Wang, Qiang AU - Wang Q FAU - Yu, Jianqiu AU - Yu J FAU - Zhang, Yizheng AU - Zhang Y FAU - Wang, Jianxi AU - Wang J FAU - Chen, Jiao AU - Chen J FAU - Wei, Changhe AU - Wei C FAU - Tan, Xuemei AU - Tan X LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141114 PL - Japan TA - J Vet Med Sci JT - The Journal of veterinary medical science JID - 9105360 RN - 0 (Adjuvants, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (Viral Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Adjuvants, Immunologic MH - Animals MH - Distemper/*prevention & control MH - Dogs MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-18/*pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Ursidae MH - Viral Vaccines/*immunology PMC - PMC4363021 EDAT- 2014/11/18 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2015/02/01 CRDT- 2014/11/18 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - DN/JST.JSTAGE/jvms/14-0226 [pii] AID - 14-0226 [pii] AID - 10.1292/jvms.14-0226 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Vet Med Sci. 2015 Feb;77(2):187-92. doi: 10.1292/jvms.14-0226. Epub 2014 Nov 14.