PMID- 28955336 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20191120 IS - 1664-3224 (Print) IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2017 TI - Increased Neutralizing Antibody Production and Interferon-gamma Secretion in Response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Immunization in Genetically Modified Pigs. PG - 1110 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01110 [doi] LID - 1110 AB - T cell-mediated immunity plays a prominent role in combating pathogens infection. Both the engagement of the T cell receptor with the peptide-bound major histocompatibility complex and a costimulatory signal are needed for the complete activation of the T cell. To determine whether host immune responses to vaccination could be improved by enhancing CD28-mediated costimulation and verify whether the boosted immune responses could protect the host against viral challenge, we produced a transgenic pig line expressing an extra copy of the CD28 gene controlled by its own promoter at the Rosa26 locus. As expected, in response to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strain vaccination, CD4(+) T cells was remarkably increased in CD28 transgenic pigs and a similar response in CD8(+) T cells was elicited after challenge. Importantly, because of increased T cell frequencies, the virus-neutralizing antibody against JXA-1 (a highly pathogenic Chinese PRRSV strain), as well as interferon-gamma secretion, were enhanced in transgenic pigs. These findings in our translational study provide a novel concept for farm animal breeding in disease resistance, in which we may use the transgenic technology to force overexpression of confirmed immunity-promoting molecules like CD28 and produce an animal with enhanced immune responses to vaccination and broad-spectrum resistance to infectious diseases. FAU - Huang, Guangping AU - Huang G AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China. FAU - Liu, Xianyong AU - Liu X AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China. FAU - Tang, Xiaoli AU - Tang X AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China. FAU - Du, Li AU - Du L AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. FAU - Feng, Wenhai AU - Feng W AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. FAU - Hu, Xiaoxiang AU - Hu X AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhu, Liangquan AU - Zhu L AD - China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control, Beijing, China. FAU - Li, Qiuyan AU - Li Q AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. FAU - Suo, Xun AU - Suo X AD - State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170912 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 PMC - PMC5600919 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CD28 OT - antiviral immune responses OT - interferon-gamma OT - neutralizing antibody OT - transgenic pig EDAT- 2017/09/29 06:00 MHDA- 2017/09/29 06:01 PMCR- 2017/01/01 CRDT- 2017/09/29 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/09/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/09/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01110 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2017 Sep 12;8:1110. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01110. eCollection 2017.