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研究是真实的,并在动物模型看起来有前途的。必须等待,看看如果它在人类有效.
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Heat shock protein gp96 enhances humoral and Tcell responses, decreases Treg
frequency and potentiates the anti-HBV activity in BALB/c and transgenic mice.
Saifeng Wang a,1, Lipeng Qiu a,1, Guangze Liu b, Yang Li a, Xiaojun Zhang a, Wensong Jin a, George F. Gao a, Xianping Kong b, Songdong Meng a,∗
a CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS), Beijing,China
b Transgenic Engineering Research Laboratory,Infectious Disease Center,458th Hospital,Guangzhou,China
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Article history:
Received 26 April 2010
Received in revised form 7December 2010
Accepted 5 May2011
Available online xxx
Keywords:
Hepatitis Bvirus
gp96
HBcAg
HBsAg
Treg
HBV transgenic mice
Anti-HBV
a b s t r a c t
More than 350 million people worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus(HBV). Broad
repertoire and strong magnitude of HBV-specific T cell responses are thought to play key roles for virus control and clearance. Previous studies together with ours showed that heatshock protein gp96 as adjuvant induces antigen specific Tcell responses, yet little is known for its anti-viral properties.Here,we investigated the role of gp96 mediated cellular and humoral immunity in antiviral effects in HBV trans-genic mice. Immunization with HBV surface (HBsAg) and core(HBcAg) antigens combined formulation along with gp96 induced robust antiviral T-cell and antibody immunity against HBsAg andHBcAg. Compared with non-immunized control, immunization with gp96 adjuvant vaccine led to decrease of serum HBs level and HBc expression in hepatocyte by 45% and 90% at maximum, respectively, and decreased serum HBV-DNA level to below or close to the detection limit 4 weeks after the last immunization, suggesting the therapeutic effect. A significant enhancement in cellular responses towards HBcAg and increased infiltration of CD8+Tcells in liver of transgenic were observed under treatment with gp96
compared with no treatment (P < 0.05or0.01). Treatment with gp96 was capable of reducing Tregs by overall 30–40%.The superior immune responses induced with the aid of gp96 correlated with improved antiviral effect by vaccination with HBsAg and HBcAg. We conclude that gp96 may contribute to enhanced antiviral immunity in transgenic mice at least partly by Treg down-regulation. HBcAg may act as potent
adjuvant for Th1 response. Our study reveals the novel property of gp96 in immune modulation and its potential use for breaking immuno tolerance in immunotherapy of chronic HBV infection.
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