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Transient T Cell Expansion, Activation, and Proliferation in Therapeutically Vaccinated Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Macaques Treated with N-803.
Harwood, Olivia E; Balgeman, Alexis J; Weaver, Abigail J; Ellis-Connell, Amy L; Weiler, Andrea M; Erickson, Katrina N; Matschke, Lea M; Golfinos, Athena E; Vezys, Vaiva; Skinner, Pamela J; Safrit, Jeffrey T; Edlefsen, Paul T; Reynolds, Matthew R; Friedrich, Thomas C; O'Connor, Shelby L.
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  • Harwood OE; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Balgeman AJ; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Weaver AJ; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Ellis-Connell AL; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Weiler AM; Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Erickson KN; Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Matschke LM; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Golfinos AE; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Vezys V; Center for Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Minnesotagrid.17635.36, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Skinner PJ; Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesotagrid.17635.36, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  • Safrit JT; ImmunityBio, Culver City, California, USA.
  • Edlefsen PT; Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
  • Reynolds MR; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Friedrich TC; Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
  • O'Connor SL; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
J Virol ; 96(23): e0142422, 2022 12 14.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36377872
Vaccine strategies aimed at eliciting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-specific CD8+ T cells are one major target of interest in HIV functional cure strategies. We hypothesized that CD8+ T cells elicited by therapeutic vaccination during antiretroviral therapy (ART) would be recalled and boosted by treatment with the interleukin 15 (IL-15) superagonist N-803 after ART discontinuation. We intravenously immunized four simian immunodeficiency virus-positive (SIV+) Mauritian cynomolgus macaques receiving ART with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), modified vaccinia virus Ankara strain (MVA), and recombinant adenovirus serotype 5 (rAd-5) vectors all expressing SIVmac239 Gag. Immediately after ART cessation, these animals received three doses of N-803. Four control animals received no vaccines or N-803. The vaccine regimen generated a high-magnitude response involving Gag-specific CD8+ T cells that were proliferative and biased toward an effector memory phenotype. We then compared cells elicited by vaccination (Gag specific) to cells elicited by SIV infection and unaffected by vaccination (Nef specific). We found that N-803 treatment enhanced the frequencies of both bulk and proliferating antigen-specific CD8+ T cells elicited by vaccination and the antigen-specific CD8+ T cells elicited by SIV infection. In sum, we demonstrate that a therapeutic heterologous prime-boost-boost (HPBB) vaccine can elicit antigen-specific effector memory CD8+ T cells that are boosted by N-803. IMPORTANCE While antiretroviral therapy (ART) can suppress HIV replication, it is not a cure. It is therefore essential to develop therapeutic strategies to enhance the immune system to better become activated and recognize virus-infected cells. Here, we evaluated a novel therapeutic vaccination strategy delivered to SIV+ Mauritian cynomolgus macaques receiving ART. ART was then discontinued and we delivered an immunotherapeutic agent (N-803) after ART withdrawal with the goal of eliciting and boosting anti-SIV cellular immunity. Immunologic and virologic analysis of peripheral blood and lymph nodes collected from these animals revealed transient boosts in the frequency, activation, proliferation, and memory phenotype of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells following each intervention. Overall, these results are important in educating the field of the transient nature of the immunological responses to this particular therapeutic regimen and the similar effects of N-803 on boosting T cells elicited by vaccination or elicited naturally by infection.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio / Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios / Vacunas contra el SIDAS / Linfocitos T CD8-positivos Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Virol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida del Simio / Virus de la Inmunodeficiencia de los Simios / Vacunas contra el SIDAS / Linfocitos T CD8-positivos Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Virol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos