Circumvention of anti-adenovirus neutralizing immunity by administration of an adenoviral vector of an alternate serotype.

TitleCircumvention of anti-adenovirus neutralizing immunity by administration of an adenoviral vector of an alternate serotype.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1997
AuthorsMack CA, Song WR, Carpenter H, Wickham TJ, Kovesdi I, Harvey BG, Magovern CJ, Isom OW, Rosengart T, Falck-Pedersen E, Hackett NR, Crystal RG, Mastrangeli A
JournalHum Gene Ther
Volume8
Issue1
Pagination99-109
Date Published1997 Jan 01
ISSN1043-0342
KeywordsAdenoviridae, Animals, Antibodies, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, Cells, Cultured, Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase, Gene Expression Regulation, Viral, Gene Transfer Techniques, Genetic Vectors, Glucuronidase, Immunity, Lung, Mice, Mice, Inbred Strains, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Serotyping, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, Viral Proteins
Abstract

Effective gene transfer and expression following repetitive administration of adenoviral (Ad) vectors in experimental animals is limited by anti-Ad neutralizing antibodies. Knowing that anti-Ad humoral immunity is serotype-specific, we hypothesized that anti-Ad neutralizing immunity could be circumvented using Ad vectors of different serotypes (Ad2, Ad5) within the same subgroup (C) to transfer and express beta-glucuronidase (beta glu) in the lung. Sprague-Dawley rats received an intratracheal administration of either Ad2 beta glu or Ad5 beta glu, and, 14 days later, repeat administration of either the same vector or a vector of a different serotype. Analysis of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid following initial vector administration demonstrated systemic and local serotype-specific neutralizing antibodies. For both the Ad2 and Ad5 vectors, beta glu expression 24 hr following the second administration of the same serotype was < 30% of that of naive animals. In contrast, beta glu expression 24 hr following second administration of a different serotype Ad vector was similar to expression at 24 hr of naive animals receiving a single administration (Ad5 beta glu followed by Ad2 beta glu, as well as Ad2 beta glu followed by Ad5 beta glu; p > 0.2 both comparisons). Although the alternative serotype bypassed anti-Ad neutralizing immunity, persistence of expression was reduced compared to that following administration to naive animals. Compatible with this observation, systemic administration of the same vectors to C57B1/6 mice demonstrated induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes directed against the beta glu transgene, as well as products of the Ad genome. Interestingly, intratracheal administration of vectors with different serotypes and different transgenes to rats resulted in longer expression (but still not normalized) compared to that achieved with vectors of different serotypes but the same transgene. These observations demonstrate that alternate use of Ad vectors from different serotypes within the same subgroup can circumvent anti-Ad humoral immunity to permit effective gene transfer after repeat administration, although the chronicity of expression is limited, likely by cellular immune process directed against both the transgene and viral gene products expressed by the vector.

DOI10.1089/hum.1997.8.1-99
Alternate JournalHum Gene Ther
PubMed ID8989999
Grant ListP01 HL51746-03 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States

Weill Cornell Medicine Microbiology and Immunology 1300 York Avenue, Box 62 New York, NY 10065 Phone: (212) 746-6505 Fax: (212) 746-8587