Characterization of DNA vaccines encoding the domains of calreticulin for their ability to elicit tumor-specific immunity and antiangiogenesis

Wen Fang Cheng, Chien Fu Hung, Chi An Chen, Chien Nan Lee, Yi Ning Su, Chee Yin Chai, David A.K. Boyd, Chang Yao Hsieh, T. C. Wu

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Abstract

Antigen-specific cancer immunotherapy and antiangiogenesis are feasible strategies for cancer therapy because they can potentially treat systemic tumors at multiple sites in the body while discriminating between neoplastic and non-neoplastic cells. We have previously developed a DNA vaccine encoding calreticulin (CRT) linked to human papillomavirus-16 E7 and have found that this vaccine generates strong E7-specific antitumor immunity and antiangiogenic effects in vaccinated mice. In this study, we characterized the domains of CRT to produce E7-specific antitumor immunity and antiangiogenic effects by generating DNA vaccines encoding each of the three domains of CRT (N, P, and C domains) linked to the HPV-16 E7 antigen. We found that C57BL/6 mice vaccinated intradermally with DNA encoding the N domain of CRT (NCRT), the P domain of CRT (PCRT), or the C domain of CRT (CCRT) linked with E7 exhibited significant increases in E7-specific CD8+ T cell precursors and impressive antitumor effects against E7-expressing tumors compared to mice vaccinated with wild-type E7 DNA. In addition, the N domain of CRT also showed antiangiogenic properties that might have contributed to the antitumor effect of NCRT/E7. Thus, the N domain of CRT can be linked to a tumor antigen in a DNA vaccine to generate both antigen-specific immunity and antiangiogenic effects for cancer therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3864-3874
Number of pages11
JournalVaccine
Volume23
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - May 31 2005

Keywords

  • CCRT
  • Calreticulin
  • DNA vaccine
  • E7 antigen
  • HPV-16
  • NCRT
  • PCRT

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Veterinary
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases

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