Protective Effect of Glycoprotein gC-Rich Antigen against Pseudorabies Virus.

Two classes of protective antibodies against Pseudorabies virus variant glycoprotein B: Implications for vaccine design

Pseudorabies virus (PRV) belongs to the Herpesviridae family, and is an important veterinary pathogen. Highly pathogenic PRV variants have caused severe epidemics in China since 2011, causing huge economic losses. To tackle the epidemics, we identified a panel of mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against PRV glycoprotein B (gB) that effectively block PRV infection. Among these 15 mAbs, fourtee...

Differential segregation of protective immunity by encoded antigen in DNA vaccine against pseudorabies virus.

A murine model immunized with plasmid DNA vaccine expressing three glycoproteins pCIgB, pCIgC and pCIgD were used to examine the relative potency of major glycoproteins as well as the contribution of immunological parameters in providing protective immunity against the pseudorabies virus (PrV). Among the three glycoprotein-encoded plasmid DNA vaccines, pCIgB produced the strongest response of P...

Pseudorabies virus glycoprotein M inhibits membrane fusion.

A transient transfection-fusion assay was established to investigate membrane fusion mediated by pseudorabies virus (PrV) glycoproteins. Plasmids expressing PrV glycoproteins under control of the immediate-early 1 promoter-enhancer of human cytomegalovirus were transfected into rabbit kidney cells, and the extent of cell fusion was quantitated 27 to 42 h after transfection. Cotransfection of pl...

Pseudorabies Virus Glycoprotein B Can Be Used

Protective effects of intranasal vaccination with plasmid encoding pseudorabies virus glycoprotein B in mice.

Intranasal administration of plasmid DNA encoding glycoprotein B of pseudorabies virus into mice induced both serum and secretory antibody responses. These mice resisted intranasal challenge with lethal dose of the virus, but did not intraperitoneal challenge. On the other hand, intramuscular injection of the plasmid induced less secretory and higher serum antibody responses than those of intra...