Evaluation of rabies virus neutralizing antibody titres induced by intramuscular inoculation of rabies DNA vaccine in mice and Bonnet monkeys (Macaca radiata).
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2001-06-04
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A rabies DNA vaccine consisting of plasmid DNA expressing the rabies virus surface glycoprotein was injected (im) twice at two week interval to outbred swiss mice or Bonnet monkeys (Macaca radiata) and the levels of rabies virus neutralizing antibody (VNA) titres were examined over a one year period. In mice, the VNA titre was maintained above the minimum protective level (0.5 I.U./ml) up to 10 months after primary immunization, while in monkeys, the titre dropped below the protective level by 6 months. An anamnestic B cell response was seen in both mice and monkeys following the administration of a booster dose, 10 and 6 months after the primary immunization, respectively. These results indicate that im injection of rabies DNA vaccine induces VNA in nonhuman primates and mice unlike intradermal (id) immunization, which was shown to induce VNA only in mice but not in monkeys. This is the first report on the induction of VNA in nonhuman primates by im inoculation of rabies DNA vaccine.
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Biswas S, Kalanidhi AP, Ashok MS, Reddy GS, Srinivasan VA, Rangarajan PN. Evaluation of rabies virus neutralizing antibody titres induced by intramuscular inoculation of rabies DNA vaccine in mice and Bonnet monkeys (Macaca radiata). Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 2001 Jun; 39(6): 533-6