Engineered CCR5 superagonist chemokine as adjuvant in anti-tumor DNA vaccination

Vaccine. 2008 Jun 19;26(26):3252-60. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.04.003. Epub 2008 Apr 24.

Abstract

Chemokine receptors are promising targets for enhancing T-cell immunity and anti-cancer therapy. CCL5 is a potential adjuvant for DNA vaccination. We postulated that CCR5 superagonists could be even more effective. A CCR5 superagonist derived from natural CCL5 by directed in vitro evolution, namely 1P7, is used as a DNA vaccine adjuvant and expressed as fused chemokine-Ig (1P7-Ig). We show that OVA+1P7-Ig DNA co-inoculation induced higher frequencies of OVA-specific CD8 lymphocytes than OVA+CCL5-Ig or controls and gave an even better protection against tumor growth in a CCR5-dependant manner. Our results indicate that CCR5-superagonists may provide potent adjuvants for vaccines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic*
  • Animals
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Cancer Vaccines / immunology*
  • Chemokine CCL5 / genetics
  • Chemokine CCL5 / immunology
  • Chemokine CCL5 / pharmacology*
  • Female
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Ovalbumin / immunology
  • Receptors, CCR5 / agonists*
  • Vaccination / methods*
  • Vaccines, DNA / immunology*

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Cancer Vaccines
  • Chemokine CCL5
  • Receptors, CCR5
  • Vaccines, DNA
  • Ovalbumin