MHC-I-restricted epitopes conserved among variola and other related orthopoxviruses are recognized by T cells 30 years after vaccination
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MHC-I-restricted epitopes conserved among variola and other related orthopoxviruses are recognized by T cells 30 years after vaccination. / Tang, S T; Wang, M; Lamberth, K; Harndahl, M; Dziegiel, M H; Claesson, M H; Buus, S; Lund, Ole.
In: Archives of Virology, Vol. 153, No. 10, 2008, p. 1833-44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - MHC-I-restricted epitopes conserved among variola and other related orthopoxviruses are recognized by T cells 30 years after vaccination
AU - Tang, S T
AU - Wang, M
AU - Lamberth, K
AU - Harndahl, M
AU - Dziegiel, M H
AU - Claesson, M H
AU - Buus, S
AU - Lund, Ole
N1 - Keywords: Adult; Aged; Animals; Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte; Female; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; Humans; Interferon-gamma; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopoxvirus; Smallpox Vaccine; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic; Time Factors
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - It is many years since the general population has been vaccinated against smallpox virus. Here, we report that human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I restricted T cell epitopes can be recognized more than 30 years after vaccination. Using bioinformatic methods, we predicted 177 potential cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes. Eight epitopes were confirmed to stimulate IFN-gamma release by T cells in smallpox-vaccinated subjects. The epitopes were restricted by five supertypes (HLA-A1, -A2, -A24 -A26 and -B44). Significant T cell responses were detected against 8 of 45 peptides with an HLA class I affinity of K(D) less than or equal to 5 nM, whereas no T cell responses were detected against 60 peptides with an HLA affinity of K(D) more than 5 nM. All epitopes were fully conserved in seven variola, vaccinia and cowpox strains. Knowledge of the long-term response to smallpox vaccination may lead to a better understanding of poxvirus immunity and may aid in the development of new improved vaccines and diagnostic tools.
AB - It is many years since the general population has been vaccinated against smallpox virus. Here, we report that human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I restricted T cell epitopes can be recognized more than 30 years after vaccination. Using bioinformatic methods, we predicted 177 potential cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes. Eight epitopes were confirmed to stimulate IFN-gamma release by T cells in smallpox-vaccinated subjects. The epitopes were restricted by five supertypes (HLA-A1, -A2, -A24 -A26 and -B44). Significant T cell responses were detected against 8 of 45 peptides with an HLA class I affinity of K(D) less than or equal to 5 nM, whereas no T cell responses were detected against 60 peptides with an HLA affinity of K(D) more than 5 nM. All epitopes were fully conserved in seven variola, vaccinia and cowpox strains. Knowledge of the long-term response to smallpox vaccination may lead to a better understanding of poxvirus immunity and may aid in the development of new improved vaccines and diagnostic tools.
U2 - 10.1007/s00705-008-0194-7
DO - 10.1007/s00705-008-0194-7
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 18797815
VL - 153
SP - 1833
EP - 1844
JO - Archiv fur die gesamte Virusforschung
JF - Archiv fur die gesamte Virusforschung
SN - 0304-8608
IS - 10
ER -
ID: 9749438