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Neuroimmunomodulation ; 22(5): 322-7, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25765110

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BACKGROUND: Influenza is a highly infectious and acute respiratory disease caused by an infection of the host respiratory tract mucosa by the influenza virus. The use of DNA vaccines that express conserved genes such as nucleoprotein (NP) represents a new method of vaccination against influenza. In this study, the effect of chronic stress on the efficiency of this type of vaccine has been evaluated in a mouse model. METHODS: The NP DNA vaccine was administered intradermally 3 times on days 0, 3 and 6 to stressed and nonstressed male BALB/c mice. Two weeks after the last immunization, half of these mice were challenged with A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (PR8) influenza virus and were weighed for 12 days, and their mortality rate was assessed during this period. The cellular immune response of the other half of the mice was evaluated by cytotoxicity assay. RESULTS: The results indicate a significant reduction in the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response of stressed mice in comparison with unstressed mice. Also, the percentage of weight loss and mortality after the challenge in stressed mice was significantly increased compared to the other group. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that the NP DNA vaccine is not able to induce any effective cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response against influenza virus in stressed mice and cannot induce protective immunity against influenza infection in this group of mice.


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Nucleoproteínas/imunologia , Estresse Psicológico/terapia , Vacinas de DNA/uso terapêutico , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Vacinas contra Influenza/genética , Vacinas contra Influenza/imunologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Estresse Psicológico/imunologia , Linfócitos T/imunologia , Fatores de Tempo
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