Analysis of DNA-vaccinated fish reveals viral antigen in muscle, kidney, and thymus, and transient histopathologic changes
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Abstract
A highly efficacious DNA vaccine against a fish rhabdovirus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), was used in a systematic study to analyze vaccine tissue distribution, persistence, expression patterns, and histopathologic effects. Vaccine plasmid pIHNw-G, containing the gene for the viral glycoprotein, was detected immediately after intramuscular injection in all tissues analyzed, including blood, but at later time points was found primarily in muscle tissue, where it persisted to 90 days. Glycoprotein expression was detected in muscle, kidney, and thymus tissues, with levels peaking at 14 days and becoming undetectable by 28 days. Histologic examination revealed no vaccine-specific pathologic changes at the standard effective dose of 0.1 ??g DNA per fish, but at a high dose of 50 ??g an increased inflammatory response was evident. Transient damage associated with needle injection was localized in muscle tissue, but by 90 days after vaccination no damage was detected in any tissue, indicating the vaccine to be safe and well tolerated. ?? Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2005.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Analysis of DNA-vaccinated fish reveals viral antigen in muscle, kidney, and thymus, and transient histopathologic changes |
| Series title | Marine Biotechnology |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10126-004-5129-z |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 14 p. |
| First page | 540 |
| Last page | 553 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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