Increasing a Robust Antigen-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response by FMDV DNA Vaccination with IL-9 Expressing Construct

Zou, Qiang; Wu, Bing; He, Xiaodan; Zhang, Yizhi; Kang, Youmin; Jin, Jin; Xu, Hanqian; Liu, Hu; Wang, Bin

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Increasing a Robust Antigen-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response by FMDV DNA Vaccination with IL-9 Expressing Construct

Qiang Zou,¹Bing Wu,¹Xiaodan He,¹Yizhi Zhang,¹Youmin Kang,¹Jin Jin,¹Hanqian Xu,¹Hu Liu,¹and Bin Wang¹

Academic Editor: Hanchun Yang

Received30 Nov 2009

Accepted06 Feb 2010

Published27 Apr 2010

Abstract

Various chemokines and cytokines as adjuvants can be used to improve efficacy of DNA vaccination. In this study, we sought to investigate if a DNA construct expressing IL-9 (designed as proV-IL9) as a molecular adjuvant enhance antigen specific immune responses elicited by the pcD-VP1 DNA vaccination. Mice immunized with pcD-VP1 combined with proV-IL9 developed a strong humoral response. In addition, the coinoculation induced significant higher level of antigen-specific cell proliferation and cytotoxic response. This agreed well with higher expression level of IFN- and perforin in CD T cells, but not with IL-17 in these T cells. The results indicate that IL-9 induces the development of IFN--producing CD T cells (Tc1), but not the IL-17-producing CD T cells (Tc17). Up-regulated expressions of BCL-2 and BCL-XL were exhibited in these Tc1 cells, suggesting that IL-9 may trigger antiapoptosis mechanism in these cells. Together, these results demonstrated that IL-9 used as molecular adjuvant could enhance the immunogenicity of DNA vaccination, in augmenting humoral and cellular responses and particularly promoting Tc1 activations. Thus, the IL-9 may be utilized as a potent Tc1 adjuvant for DNA vaccines.

1. Introduction

Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a member of genus Aphthovirus in the family Picornaviridae and causes a great economical loss for farm animals [1]. Since the current available inactivated FMDV vaccine is still considered as a potential outbreak, alternative vaccination methods should be developed [2]. DNA vaccination offers one of such alternatives, which is a relatively novel and powerful method of immunization, capable of humoral as well as cellular immunity [3–6]. To date, various approaches have been developed to enhance the immunogenicity of plasmid DNA vaccines, such as the use of plasmid expressing cytokine as a molecular adjuvant [7, 8].

IL-9, a cytokine produced by T cells, mast cells, eosinophils, and neutrophils, stimulates cell proliferation and prevents apoptosis [9]. In addition, IL-9 supports the growth of T cells and also increases the production of IL-6 in B lymphocytes in a phenomenon culminating in an enhancement of IgE or IgG1 synthesis [10, 11]. IL-9 producing-DC can be used to induce protective immune response against intestinal nematodes [12].

In spite of its immune effects, IL-9 or its expressing construct has not been examined to determine if it can be used as adjuvant, directly affecting elicited immune responses of vaccines. In this study, we demonstrated that coinoculation of the IL-9 expressing construct with VP1 DNA vaccine, encoding VP1 capsid protein of foot-and-mouth disease virus, induced strong humoral and cellular immune responses, including the antigen-specific CD8 Tc1 activation.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Reagents and Animals

FMDV VP1 peptide representing the T-cell epitope (aa133–147, SSKYGDTSTNNVRGD) was synthesized by GL Biochem Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Conjugated Abs used for flow cytometry analysis were purchased from BD Pharmingen (San Diego, USA). Adult female C57BL/6 mice at 8–10 weeks of age were purchased from Animal Institute of Chinese Medical Academy (Beijing, China) and feed with pathogen-free food and water in a 12-h light-cycle.

2.2. Plasmid Construction and Preparations

The pcD-VP1 was constructed into pcDNA3.0 as described previously [13]. The coding sequence for mouse IL-9 was obtained from mRNA isolated from spleens by RT-PCR method and subcloned into the proVAX vector [14] to designate as proV-IL9. The plasmids were maxi-prepared by the alkaline method, subsequently purified by Qiagen Maxi prep kit (Qiagen Inc., Duesseldorf, Germany), and diluted in saline solution.

2.3. Transfection of the BHK Cell Lines

The purified plasmids proV-IL9 were transfected into BHK cells with Lipofectamine according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Invitrogen, CA, USA). The transfected cells were harvested after 48 h and blocked with Fc-Block (BD Phamingen) in PBS for 30 min at C before fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with saponin. Cells were intracellularly stained with anti-IL-9-PE (BD Phamingen) for 1 hour at C and analyzed with as FACScalibur using the Cell Quest Pro Software (BD Bioscience).

2.4. Immunization

The C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into five groups (6 per group), and immunized intramuscularly on days 0, 14, and 28 listed in Table 1.

2.5. Detection of Anti-VP1-Specific Antibodies

The detection of anti-VP1-specific antibodies in the sera was carried out by quantitative ELISA assays as previously described [15]. The sera from immunized mice were tested individually on day 7 after the third immunization, and the concentrations calculated were the means of three independent assays.

2.6. Cell Proliferation

Single lymphocyte suspensions were obtained from spleens of the mice on day 7 after the third immunization. Cells in RPMI-1640 medium (Gibco, Eggenstein, Germany)/10% FBS were used to perform the cell proliferation by MTT method after the GST-VP1 stimulation in vitro for 48 h. This method was according to the previously described protocols [15]. The OD values were read at 490 nm by a plate reader (Magellan, Tecan Austria GmbH). Data were expressed as stimulation index (SI), calculated as the mean reading of triplicate wells stimulated with an antigen, divided by the mean reading of triplicate wells stimulated with the medium.

2.7. In Vivo Cytotoxic Assay

In vivo cytotoxic assay was performed as described previously [14] with the use of splenocytes from naïve C57BL/6 mice pulsed with M VP1 peptide and labeled with a high concentration of CFSE (15 M, cells) as target cells. A portion of the same splenocytes was labeled with a low concentration of CFSE (0.5 M, cells) without peptide pulse as a nontarget control. The target and control cells were mixed in a 1 : 1 ratio and injected into immunized mice at 210⁷total cells per mouse via the tail vein on day 7 after the third immunization. Four hours later, lymphnodes and the spleens of injected mice were removed and the target and control cells were analyzed by their differential CFSE fluorescent intensities using an FACSCalibur (BD Biosciences, USA). Specific lysis was calculated using the following formula ratio percentage /percentage . Percentage specific lysis [1(ratio unprimed/ratio primed) 100].

2.8. Flow Cytometric Analysis

Splenic T cells were isolated on day 7 after the third immunization. T cells or CD8⁺ T cells from splenocytes of C57/B6 mice isolated by MACS sorting (R&D Systems, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA) at 0.510⁶ cells/20 L were stimulated in 96-well plates with VP1 peptide (5 g/mL) and anti-CD28 (5 g/mL) mAb for 6 h at C and 5% CO₂. Monensin (2 g/mL) was added for the last 4 h and the cells were washed three times with PBS/10%FCS. Cells were blocked with Fc-Block (BD Phamingen, San Diego, USA) in PBS for 30 min at C before fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with saponin, immunostained with isotype controls, or double stained with anti-CD8-FITC and anti-IFN-γ-PE, or anti-CD8-FITC and anti-IL-17-PE, or anti-CD8-FITC and anti-perforin-PE for 1 h at C. The cells were washed and analyzed with an FACScalibur using the Cell Quest Pro Software (BD Bioscience).

2.9. RT-PCR

Total RNA was extracted from total splenocytes or from sorted CD8⁺ T cells and then was reverse-transcribed. Seven days after the third immunization, CD8⁺ T cells from splenocytes of C57/B6 mice were isolated by MACS sorting (R&D Systems,Inc). The sequences of the primers are listed in Table 2. Samples were run by 1.5% agarose gel and visualized by staining with EtBr.

2.10. Statistical Analysis

Results are presented as means ± S.E.M. Student’s t-test analysis was used for data analysis. A value of was considered to be statistically significant.

3. Results

3.1. Cloning for IL-9 and Expression in BHK Cells

To construct the IL-9 expression plasmid proV-IL9, the entire mouse IL-9 cDNA (435 bp) was cloned, verified by sequencing, and subcloned into the proVAX vector for eukaryotic expression (Figure 1(a)). In order to confirm proV-IL9 protein expressing, transfected cells were used in intracellular staining analysis by the use of anti-IL-9-PE after 48 h of the transfection. Its eukaryotic expression was observed and showed in Figure 1(b).

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3.2. IL-9 as a Molecular Adjuvant Enhances Humoral and Cell Proliferative Responses

To examine the effect of IL-9 on the humoral response in mice, serum total IgG antibodies against VP1 were determined by quantitative ELISA on day 7 after the third immunization. Compared to the group immunized with pcD-VP1 plus empty vector proV, a significantly enhanced level of the production of total IgG was found in the groups immunized with pcD-VP1 plus proV-IL9 (Figure 2(a)). To determine whether IL-9 influences T cell-mediated immunity, lymphocytes isolated from the mice on day 7 after the third immunization were stimulated with GST-VP1 protein as the specific antigen, ConA as a positive control, BSA as a nonspecific control, and medium as a negative control. The highest level of cell proliferation responses was induced in the groups immunized with pcD-VP1 plus proV-IL9 (Figure 2(b)). These data suggest that IL-9 as molecular adjuvant increased humoral and cell proliferative responses.

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Figure 2

Effect of IL-9 as adjuvant on humoral and cell proliferative responses. (a) Serum samples from six mice per immunized group were analyzed for specific antibodies against VP1 by ELISA. Mouse IgG with a known concentration was serially diluted and a standard curve was obtained for concentration of specific binding. (b) T cells were isolated from mice (6 per group) of all groups on day 7 after the third immunization and stimulated with VP1 recombinant protein. A cell proliferation response was analyzed using MTT and expressed as stimulation index. Data showed are representatives from three independent experiments. compared with pcD-VP1 group.

3.3. The Adjuvant Effect of IL-9 on Cytotoxicity

To examine whether proV-IL-9 could enhance antigen-specific cytotoxic response, in vivo cytotoxic assay was performed on day 7 after the third immunization. As shown in Figure 3, the highest percentage of antigen-specific lysis was approximately 56.3%, from the mice immunized with pcD-VP1 plus proV-IL9, whereas it was 38.2% from the mice immunized with pcD-VP1 plus proV.

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3.4. Effect of IL-9 on Cytokine Expression in CD8⁺ T Cells

Since both IFN-−producing CD8⁺ T cells (Tc1) and IL-17−producing CD8⁺ T cells (Tc17) could enhance the cytotoxic responses [16, 17], we sought to determine which CD8⁺ T cells were affected by the IL-9. CD8⁺ T cells were purified before used to perform the intracellular stainings against IFN-, perforin, or IL-17 on day 7 after the third immunization. As a representative result shown in Figure 4(a)-4(b), the expression of antigen-induced IFN- and perforin in CD8⁺ T cells were significantly higher in the mice immunized with pcD-VP1 plus proV-IL9 than the other groups, whereas the percentage of IL-17 in CD8⁺ T cells of mice immunized with pcD-VP1 plus proV-IL9 was at the similar level with that of pcD-VP1 plus proV. It may indicate that IL-9 favorably induces the development of IFN- −producing CD8⁺ T cells (Tc1), not IL-17−producing CD8⁺ T cells (Tc17).

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3.5. IL-9 Enhanced Antiapoptotic Gene Expression in CD8⁺ T Cells

Since IL-9 could affect on apoptosis [18], we examined the effect of IL-9 as adjuvant on Antiapoptotic and proapoptotic gene expressions in CD8⁺ T cells on day 7 after the third immunization. As depicted in Figure 5, the levels of mRNAs for BCL-2 and BCL-XL induced by pcD-VP1 plus proV-IL9 were higher, whereas the levels of mRNAs for BLF-1 and BAX were not affected among the groups, indicating that the IL-9 may enhance survival of activated CD8⁺ T cells via apoptotic mechanism.

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Figure 5

Expression of apoptotic or proapoptotic genes in CD8⁺ T cells by RT-PCR. Total RNA was isolated from the splenic CD8⁺ T cells of immunized on day 7 after final boost. (a) The expression levels of apoptotic or proapoptotic genes were semiquantitatively measured by RT-PCR through the normalization of the tested cDNA concentration to the amount of -actin. (b), (c), (d), (e) the density of each band as determined using Alpha image software and expressed as a relative intensity against the -actin band. From left to right, 1, naïve; 2, pcD/proV; 3, proV-IL9/pcD; 4, pcD-VP1/proV; 5, pcD-VP1/proV-IL9.

4. Discussion

Our recent studies demonstrated that IL-9 as molecular adjuvant can induce strong humoral and cellular immune responses. Most importantly, a significant higher level of cytotoxic responses was observed in the mice immunized with pcD-VP1 plus proV-IL9. In addition, IFN- and perforin were up-regulated in CD8⁺ T cells, suggesting that IFN-γ-producing CD8⁺ T cells (Tc1) were mostly affected in the cytotoxic responses. This may be owned to high expression levels of anti-apoptosis genes of BCL-2 and BCL-XL induced in CD8⁺ T cells by such adjuvant.

Immunization with DNA vaccine encoding an immunogenic antigen represents a novel and promising method in vaccine research and development. Many studies have demonstrated that the expressed antigen is naturally processed and presented to T cells, inducing a broad range of immune responses including antibody production and the activation of T cells [19–22]. However, plasmid DNA immunogenicity is relatively low compared to viral vectors; various strategies have been proposed to enhance it, such as molecular adjuvants.

IL-9 is a 14 kDa cytokine and involved in immune responses to helminthes as well as allergy [23, 24], it is generally attributed to cells. To date, IL-9 seemed to be associated with the Treg and cells [25–27]. Two studies suggested that IL-9 expression in cells is distinct from other CD4⁺ T cell subsets [28, 29]. Importantly, IL-9 supports the growth of T cells and also increases the production of IgG1 and IgE in B lymphocytes. However, IL-9 or its expressing construct has not been tested directly to determine what particular immune responses could be affected if it is used as a molecular adjuvant. From this study, we observed that IL-9 as the molecular adjuvant could increase humoral and cell proliferative responses.

Antigen-specific CTL response plays a key role in the protection against viruses or other intracellular pathogens. IFN-−producing CD8⁺ T cells (Tc1) and IL-17−producing CD8⁺ T cells (Tc17) can enhance cytotoxic responses. Tc17 cells, a unique subset of CD8⁺ T cells, were found in the lung following primary challenge with influenza A and protected against lethal influenza challenge [30, 31]. Cytotoxicity can be induced by two distinct molecular pathways: up-regulation of perforin, or up-regulation of FasL (CD95L) [32, 33]. In our study, we found that high level expressions of IFN- and perforin were observed to associate with CD8⁺ T cells, not the IL-17. This indicates that the IL-9-induced Tc1, but not the Tc17, enhances cytotoxic responses through up-regulation of perforin.

In sum, our results show for the first time that FMDV DNA vaccine combined with IL-9 expressing plasmid can induce strong immune responses and enhanced Tc1 mediated cytotoxic responses. This IL-9 may be served as a promising molecular adjuvant for DNA vaccinations.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported in part by National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2004BA519A39 and 2006BAD06A06), National Nature Science Foundation (30771602), and National Mega Grand Program on Key Infectious Diseases of China (2008ZX10001-012) to BW. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Jane QL Yu and Zhonghuai He for their technical assistance.

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Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Vaccine Development

Increasing a Robust Antigen-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Response by FMDV DNA Vaccination with IL-9 Expressing Construct

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Reagents and Animals

2.2. Plasmid Construction and Preparations

2.3. Transfection of the BHK Cell Lines

2.4. Immunization

2.5. Detection of Anti-VP1-Specific Antibodies

2.6. Cell Proliferation

2.7. In Vivo Cytotoxic Assay

2.8. Flow Cytometric Analysis

2.9. RT-PCR

2.10. Statistical Analysis

3. Results

3.1. Cloning for IL-9 and Expression in BHK Cells

3.2. IL-9 as a Molecular Adjuvant Enhances Humoral and Cell Proliferative Responses

3.3. The Adjuvant Effect of IL-9 on Cytotoxicity

3.4. Effect of IL-9 on Cytokine Expression in CD8+ T Cells

3.5. IL-9 Enhanced Antiapoptotic Gene Expression in CD8+ T Cells

4. Discussion

Acknowledgments

References

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3.4. Effect of IL-9 on Cytokine Expression in CD8⁺ T Cells

3.5. IL-9 Enhanced Antiapoptotic Gene Expression in CD8⁺ T Cells