PMID- 27199296 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170822 LR - 20171124 IS - 1530-6860 (Electronic) IS - 0892-6638 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 8 DP - 2016 Aug TI - Dendritic cells primed with a chimeric plasmid containing HIV-1-gag associated with lysosomal-associated protein-1 (LAMP/gag) is a potential therapeutic vaccine against HIV. PG - 2970-84 LID - 10.1096/fj.201500059 [doi] AB - The decline in number and function of T cells is a hallmark of HIV infection, and preservation or restoration of HIV-specific cellular immune response is a major goal of AIDS treatment. Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in the initiation and maintenance of the immune response, and their use as a vaccine vehicle is a promising strategy for enhancing vaccine efficacy. We evaluated the potential of DC-mediated immunization with a DNA vaccine consisting of HIV-1-p55gag (gag, group-specific antigen) associated to lysosomal associated protein (LAMP) sequence (LAMP/gag vaccine). Immunization of mice with mouse DCs transfected with LAMP/gag (Lg-mDCs) stimulated more potent B- and T-cell responses than naked DNA or DCs pulsed with inactivated HIV. Anti-Gag antibody levels were sustained for at least 3 mo after immunization, and recall T-cell responses were also strongly detected at this time point. Human DCs transfected with LAMP/gag (Lg-hDCs) were also activated and able to stimulate greater T-cell response than native gag-transfected DCs. Coculture between Lg-hDCs and T lymphocytes obtained from patients with HIV resulted in upregulation of CD38, CD69, HLA-DR, and granzyme B by CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells, and increased IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha production. These results indicate that the use of LAMP/gag-DC may be an efficient strategy for enhancing immune function in patients with HIV.-Lucas, C. G. D. O., Matassoli, F. L., Pecanha, L. M. T., Santillo, B. T., Oliveira, L. M. D. S., Oshiro, T. M., Marques, E. T. D. A., Jr., Oxenius, A., de Arruda, L. B. Dendritic cells primed with a chimeric plasmid containing HIV-1-gag associated with lysosomal-associated protein-1 (LAMP/gag) is a potential therapeutic vaccine against HIV. CI - (c) FASEB. FAU - Lucas, Carolina G D O AU - Lucas CG AD - Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; FAU - Matassoli, Flavio L AU - Matassoli FL AD - Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; FAU - Pecanha, Ligia M T AU - Pecanha LM AD - Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; FAU - Santillo, Bruna Tereso AU - Santillo BT AD - Laboratorio de Dermatologia e Imunodeficiencias (LIM-56), Departamento de Dermatologia, Escola de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; FAU - Oliveira, Luanda Mara da Silva AU - Oliveira LM AD - Laboratorio de Dermatologia e Imunodeficiencias (LIM-56), Departamento de Dermatologia, Escola de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; FAU - Oshiro, Telma Miyuki AU - Oshiro TM AD - Laboratorio de Dermatologia e Imunodeficiencias (LIM-56), Departamento de Dermatologia, Escola de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; FAU - Marques, Ernesto T D A Jr AU - Marques ET Jr AD - Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Center for Vaccine Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; and Department of Virology, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhaes (CPqAM), Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)-Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. FAU - Oxenius, Annette AU - Oxenius A AD - Institute of Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; FAU - de Arruda, Luciana B AU - de Arruda LB AD - Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; arruda@micro.ufrj.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160519 PL - United States TA - FASEB J JT - FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JID - 8804484 RN - 0 (AIDS Vaccines) RN - 0 (Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1) RN - 0 (Protein Precursors) RN - 0 (p55 gag precursor protein, Human immunodeficiency virus 1) SB - IM MH - AIDS Vaccines/*immunology MH - Animals MH - *Dendritic Cells MH - Female MH - HIV Infections/*therapy MH - Humans MH - Immunologic Memory MH - Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1/genetics/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Plasmids MH - Protein Precursors/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - HIV immunotherapy OT - T-cell activation OT - dendritic cell vaccine EDAT- 2016/05/21 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/23 06:00 CRDT- 2016/05/21 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/23 06:00 [medline] AID - fj.201500059 [pii] AID - 10.1096/fj.201500059 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FASEB J. 2016 Aug;30(8):2970-84. doi: 10.1096/fj.201500059. Epub 2016 May 19.