Enhanced immunogenicity and antitumour effects with heterologous prime-boost regime using vaccines based on MG7-Ag mimotope of gastric cancer

Clin Exp Immunol. 2006 May;144(2):319-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2006.03065.x.

Abstract

MG7-Ag, gastric cancer-associated antigen, has been shown to be immunogenic and has been used as marker molecule for prognosis. In a previous study, we developed an oral DNA vaccine based on MG7-Ag mimotope. However, we failed to detect cellular immune response using the oral MG7-Ag mimotope DNA vaccine. To induce significant T cell response, we developed a recombinant adenovirus vaccine based on MG7-Ag mimotope and evaluated the efficacy and protective effects of heterologous prime-boost immunization protocol with an oral DNA vaccine previously developed. We found that both vaccines were able to elicit a significant humoral response against MG7-Ag, while the highest serum titre MG7 antibody was detected in mice immunized with the heterologous prime-boost immunization protocol. Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay demonstrated that the heterologous prime-boost immunization strategy was more efficient in inducing T cell response than the homologous prime-boost strategy. In the tumour challenge assay, 2 of 5 mice immunized with the heterologous prime-boost protocol were tumour free, while none of the mice in homologous prime-boost groups or control groups was tumour free. Those tumour-bearing mice in the heterologous prime-boost regime had smaller tumour masses than their counterparts in the homologous prime-boost groups or control groups. Therefore, our study suggests that vaccines against MG7-Ag induce significant immune response against gastric cancer, and that the heterologous prime-boost protocol using different types of vaccines could achieve better protective effect than the homologous prime-boost protocol.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / immunology
  • Administration, Oral
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Neoplasm / immunology
  • Antibody Formation / immunology
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology*
  • Cancer Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Cancer Vaccines / immunology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Female
  • Immunity, Cellular / immunology
  • Interferon-gamma / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Stomach Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology
  • Vaccines, DNA / administration & dosage
  • Vaccines, DNA / immunology*
  • Vaccines, Synthetic / immunology
  • Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Viral Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neoplasm
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Cancer Vaccines
  • MG7 antigen, human
  • Vaccines, DNA
  • Vaccines, Synthetic
  • Viral Vaccines
  • Interferon-gamma