Influence of routes and administration parameters on antibody response of pigs following DNA vaccination

Autor: B. Viuff, Tove Dannemann-Jensen, Merete Blixenkrone Møller, Anette Bøtner, Søren Kamstrup, Annette Malene Barfoed, Birte Kristensen
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Vaccine. 22:1395-1405
ISSN: 0264-410X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2003.10.032
Popis: Using the nucleoprotein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus as model antigen, we optimised parameters for gene gun vaccination of pigs, including firing pressure and vaccination site. As criteria for optimisation, we characterised particle penetration and local tissue damage by histology. For selected combinations, vaccination efficiency in terms of antibody response was studied. Gene gun vaccination on ear alone was as efficient as a multi-site (ear, thorax, inguinal area, tongue mucosa) gene gun approach, and more efficient than combined intramuscular (i.m.)/intradermal (i.d.) injection of plasmid DNA. This indicates, that the ear is an attractive site for gene gun vaccination of pigs.
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