The composite biological adjuvants enhance immune response of porcine circovirus type2 vaccine

In this study, the porcine GM-CSF (pGM-CSF) and FliC protein were expressed by pSUMO in E.coli Rosetta (DE3) and purified by Ni-NTA Sepharose, respectively. The immunogenicity of PCV vaccine with pGM-CSF and FliC was firstly evaluated to identify the immunoenhancement in mice. The results indicated that mice immunized with vaccine + pGM-CSF + FliC enhanced immune responses ability significantly and quickly. Then, the immune response level of PCV vaccine with pGM-CSF and FliC was assessed in piglets. The results indicated that pigs immunized with vaccine + pGM-CSF + FliC showed significantly higher PCV antibody level than those immunized with vaccine and single adjuvant or vaccine alone. Furthermore, pigs in the vaccine + pGM-CSF + FliC group elicited stronger CD4+ and CD8 + T cells proliferative responses than those in all other groups and showed the effectively up-regulated transcriptional level of IL-1, IL-8 and IL-17 stimulating the immune system. We demonstrated that GM-CSF and FliC as composite biological adjuvants of the vaccine showed a stronger immune response and it is promising application for vaccines to against PCV.
Source: Veterinary Microbiology - Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research