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• This invention relates to delivery vectors for antigen producing genes (heterologous gene sequences or fragments thereof) used to generate immune responses in commercial pigs susceptible to decimation by disease. Such vectors are especially useful for the preparation of vaccines which can be easily administered on a large scale to protect pigs against disease.
• This invention also relates to a method of production of suitable delivery vectors, to methods of preparation of vaccines based on the vectors, to administration strategies and to a method protecting pigs from disease.
• vaccines constituting live viral particles have been prepared by virus passage and selection of attenuated forms.
• killed vaccines were prepared from virulent viruses.
• herpesvirus as a vector has the advantage of being able to stimulate a humoral and cell-mediated response, thus providing possible life long protection. Another advantage is the ability to insert other heterologous sequences in this vector, being expressed from a suitable promoter, to produce antigens for exposure to the animals immune system, thus protecting against two diseases. There are disadvantages of this system. Firstly, there is the issue of latency. Herpesviruses have the ability to intergrate into the neurons in ganglia for the life of the animal.
• this deletion vector is now widely used as an eradication vector for Aujesky's disease and subsequently will not be available as a suitable vector for the delivery of other antigens.
• this invention provides or enhance means for generation and/or optimisation of antibodies or cell-mediated immunity so as to provide protection against infection with common porcine diseases. It is an additional aim to provide a process for preparation of a suitable means for generation and/or optimisation of antibodies or cell-mediated immunity so as to protect pigs against infection with common porcine diseases. It is a further aim to provide a protection strategy.
• the invention provides, in one embodiment, a recombinant porcine adenovirus capable of expressing DNA of interest, said DNA of interest being stably integrated into an appropriate site of said recombinant porcine adenovirus genome.
• the invention provides a recombinant vector including a recombinant porcine adenovirus which stably incorporates at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence.
• the heterologous nucleotide sequence is capable of expression as an antigenic polypeptide.
• the antigenic polypeptide encoded by at least one nucleotide sequence is preferably foreign to the host vector.
• the heterologous nucleotide sequence is capable of expression as an immuno-potentiator molecule. It is also to be understood that the heterologous nucleotide sequence may encode for and/or express, an antigenic polypeptide and an immuno- potentiator molecule.
• the recombinant vector may comprise a live recombinant porcine adenovirus in which the virion structural proteins are unchanged from those in the native porcine adenovirus from which the recombinant porcine adenovirus is produced. This invention is partially predicated on the discovery that there are non- essential regions in the porcine adenovirus genome which do not correspond to those characterised previously on other adenoviruses thus making this virus particularly suited to delivery of heterologous sequences.
• This invention is also predicated on the discovery that the porcine adenovirus generates a prolonged response in pigs thus making it well suited as a vaccine vehicle. Furthermore, the existence of a number of serotypes specific to respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts, allows the selection of a vaccine vehicle suited to a target organ and the type of immune response required.
• porcine adenovirus can package genomic DNA greater than the 105% rule for mammalian adenoviruses with intermediate size genomes and that the resultant packaged virions are stable in vitro and in vivo.
• Adenoviruses are a large and diverse family, having been isolated from many living species, including man and other mammals as well as a variety of birds. As a result adenoviruses have been separated into at least two genera, the Mastoadenoviridae and the Aviadenoviridae, and more recently a third genera has been proposed, the Atadenovirdae, which includes some bovine and avian adenoviruses (egg drop syndrome) (Benk ⁇ and Harrach, Archives of Virology 143, 829-837, 1998).
• egg drop syndrome bovine and avian adenoviruses
• Porcine adenoviruses are prevalent infectious agents of pigs and to date four distinct serotypes have been recognised (Adair and McFerran, 1976) and evidence for at least one more (Derbyshire et al., 1975). Of the four serotypes found, three (serotypes 1 to 3) were isolated from the gastrointestinal tract while the fourth was recovered from the respiratory system. The porcine adenoviruses are considered to be a low pathogenic widespread agent and although isolations were made in general from diseased animals, it was most likely that the adenovirus was present only as a secondary infection.
• adenovirus infections have been isolated from pigs with diarrhoea and respiratory infections but it has been considered that at least the gastrointestinal adenovirus infections are usually asymptomatic (Sanford and Hoover, 1983). Porcine adenoviruses are spread by ingestion or inhalation and experimental infection via oral, intranasal and intratracheai inoculations have resulted in uptake of the virus. Experimental pathogenicity studies have shown that the primary sites of infection are the lower small intestine probably the tonsil (Sharpe and Jessett, 1967; Shadduck et al., 1968). With serotype 4 infection, a viraemia appears to develop in experimental infections.
• Porcine adenoviruses have yet to be examined in much detail and little is known about their role in disease or how common they are. This is due to the fact that they do not produce any significant disease in herds and have failed to draw the interest of industry through loss of production. It is likely that the number of serotypes of porcine adenoviruses is much greater than four and that it probably exists in the majority of pig herds as a normal commensal.
• a further consideration is the ability of the vector to remain active in the pig beyond the period which maternal antibodies in colostrum protect pigs immediately post-birth.
• live vector viruses should be highly infectious but non-pathogenic (or at least attenuated) such that they do not themselves adversely affect the target species.
• the preferred candidates for vaccine vectors are non-pathogenic isolates of serotype 4 (respiratory) and serotype 3 (gastrointestinal).
• Serotype 3 has been chosen as the serotype of choice due to excellent growth abilities in continuous pig kidney cell lines. The isolation of other serotypes, which seems likely, may well alter this selection. It is notable that the more virulent strains produce a greater antibody response.
• Heterologous nucleotide sequences which may be incorporated into non- essential regions of the viral genome and which may encode the antigenic determinants of infectious organisms against which the generation of antibodies or cell-mediated immunity is desirable may be those expressing antigenic determinants of intestinal infections caused by gastrointestinal viruses; for example rotavirus or parvovirus infections, or respiratory viruses, for example parainfluenza virus, or that of Japanese encephalitis.
• Heterologous nucleotide sequences which may be incorporated include the antigenic determinants of the agents of: Porcine parvovirus
• Transmissable gastroenteritis Porcine coronavirus
• Hog cholera virus (Classical swine fever)
• Pseudorabies virus (Aujesky's disease virus), in particular the glycoprotein D of the pseudorabies virus
• PRRSV Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus
• Heterologous nucleotide sequences more preferred for incorporation in the vectors of the invention are those expressing antigenic determinants of porcine parvovirus, porcine rotavirus, porcine coronavirus and classical swine fever virus.
• heterologous sequences incorporated may be immuno-potentiator molecules such as cytokines or growth promoters, for example porcine interleukin 4 (IL4), gamma interferon ( ⁇ lFN), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), FLT-3 ligand and interleukin 3 (IL-3).
• cytokines for example porcine interleukin 4 (IL4), gamma interferon ( ⁇ lFN), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), FLT-3 ligand and interleukin 3 (IL-3).
• IL4 porcine interleukin 4
• ⁇ lFN gamma interferon
• GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
• G-CSF granulocyte colony stimulating factor
• FLT-3 ligand interleukin 3
• the type of immune response stimulated by candidate vectors may affect the selection of heterologous nucleotide sequences for insertion therein.
• PAV serotypes 1 , 2 and 3 which naturally infect via the gut may induce local mucosal immunity and are thus more suitable for infections of the intestines (eg classical swine fever virus).
• PAV serotype 4 which naturally infects via the respiratory system, may be more suitable for infections of the respiratory tract (eg porcine parainfluenza) may also induce good local immunity.
• the DNA of interest which may comprise heterologous genes coding for antigenic determinants or immuno-potentiator molecules may be located in at least one non-essential region of the viral genome.
• Non-essential regions of the viral genome which may be suitable for the purposes of replacement with or insertion of heterologous nucleotide sequences may be non-coding regions at the right terminal end of the genome at map units 97 to 99.5.
• Preferred non-coding regions include the early region (E3) of the PAV genome at map units 81 -84.
• the heterologous gene sequences may be associated with a promoter and leader sequence in order that the nucleotide sequence may be expressed in situ as efficiently as possible.
• the heterologous gene sequence is associated with the porcine adenoviral major late promoter and splice leader sequence.
• the mammalian adenovirus major late promoter lies near 16-17 map units on the adenovirus genetic map and contains a classical TATA sequence motif (Johnson, D.C., Ghosh-Chondhury, G., Smiley, J.R., Fallis, L. and Graham, F.L. (1988), Abundant expression of herpes simplex virus glycoprotein gB using an adenovirus vector. Virology 164, 1 -14).
• the splice leader sequence of the porcine adenovirus serotype under consideration is a tripartite sequence spliced to the 5' end of the mRNA of all late genes.
• the heterologous gene sequence may also be associated with a poly adenylation sequence.
• porcine adenoviral major late promoter any other suitable eukaryotic promoter may be used.
• those of SV40 virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) or human adenovirus may be used.
• Processing and poly adenylation signals other than those of porcine adenoviruses may also be considered, for example, that of SV40.
• a recombinant vaccine for generating and/or optimising antibodies or cell-mediated immunity so as to provide or enhance protection against infection with an infectious organism in pigs
• the vaccine including at least one recombinant porcine adenovirus vector stably incorporating at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence formulated with suitable carriers and excipients.
• the nucleotide sequence is capable of expression as an antigenic polypeptide or as an immuno-potentiator molecule.
• the heterologous nucleotide sequence may encode for and/or express, an antigenic polypeptide and an immuno-potentiator molecule.
• the antigenic polypeptide encoded by the at least one nucleotide sequence is preferably foreign to the host vector.
• At least one nucleotide sequence may be associated with a promoter/leader and a poly A sequence.
• the recombinant vaccine may include live recombinant porcine adenovirus vector in which the virion structural proteins are unchanged from that in the native porcine adenovirus from which the recombinant porcine adenovirus is produced.
• Preferred vector candidates for use in the recombinant vaccine are PAV isolates of serotype 3 and 4. Use of other serotypes is possible, depending on herd existing immunity and its environment.
• the vaccine may be directed against respiratory and intestinal infections caused by a variety of agents.
• heterologous gene sequences encoding the antigenic determinants of those infectious organisms may be incorporated into non- essential regions of the genome of the porcine adenovirus comprising the vector.
• suitable heterologous nucleotide sequences may be those of immuno- potentiators such as cytokines or growth promoters.
• the vaccine may comprise other constituents, such as stabilisers, excipients, other pharmaceutically acceptable compounds or any other antigen or part thereof.
• the vaccine may be in the form of a lyophilised preparation or as a suspension, all of which are common in the field of vaccine production.
• a suitable carrier for such as a vaccine may be isotonic buffered saline.
• a method of preparing a vaccine for generation and/or optimisation of antibodies or cell- mediated immunity so as to induce or enhance protection against an infectious organism in a pig which includes constructing a recombinant porcine adenovirus vector stably incorporating at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence, and placing said recombinant porcine adenovirus vector in a form suitable for administration.
• the nucleotide sequence is capable of expression as an antigenic polypeptide although it may also be an immuno- potentiator molecule. More preferably, the nucleotide sequence may encode for and/or express, an antigenic polypeptide and an immuno- potentiatormolecule.
• the nucleotide sequence is conveniently foreign to the host vector.
• nucleotide sequence is associated with promoter/leader and poly A sequences.
• the form of administration may be that of an enteric coated dosage unit, an inoculum for intra-peritoneal, intramuscular or subcutaneous administration, an aerosol spray, by oral or intranasal application. Administration in the drinking water or in feed pellets is also possible.
• a method of producing a porcine adenovirus vaccine vector which includes inserting into a porcine adenovirus at least one heterologous nucleotide sequence.
• Said heterologous nucleotide sequence is preferably capable of expression as an antigenic polypeptide although it may also be an immuno-potentiator molecule. More preferably, the nucleotide sequence may encode for and/or express, an antigenic polypeptide and an immuno-potentiator molecule.
• the antigenic polypeptide encoded by the at least one nucleotide sequence is foreign to the host vector.
• heterologous nucleotide sequence is associated with promoter/leader and poly A sequences.
• the non-essential region to be altered to incorporate foreign DNA could be constructed via homologous recombination.
• the non-essential region is cloned and foreign DNA together with promoter, leader and poly adenylation sequences is inserted preferably by homologous recombination between flanking sequences.
• deletion of portions of the non- essential region is possible to create extra room for larger DNA inserts that are beyond the normal packing constraints of the virus.
• a DNA expression cassette containing an appropriate PAV promoter with foreign gene sequence as well as leader sequences and poly adenylation recognition sequences can be constructed with the unique restriction enzyme sites flanking the cassette enabling easy insertion into the PAV genome.
• a heterologous antigen and immuno-modulatory molecule such as a cytokine may be expressed in the same recombinant and delivered as a single vaccine.
• PAV vector based vaccines may be administered as 'cocktails' comprising 2 or more virus vectors carrying different foreign genes or immuno-potentiators.
• the 'cocktail' or simultaneous strategy a vaccine based on both PAV serotype 3 and serotype 4 is used.
• a base recombinant serotype 3 porcine adenovirus is constructed and the fiber gene from serotype 4 replacing that of serotype 3 or the fiber from serotype 4 additionally cloned into the vaccine to broaden the targeting of the invention to both gut and respiratory delivery.
• PAV vector based vaccines may be administered consecutively of each other to either administer booster vaccines or new vaccines at some stage subsequent to initial PAV vaccination.
• the vaccines used are preferably based on heterologous PAV isolates.
• vaccines based on isolates serotypically unrelated are selected so as to achieve maximum protection against infection.
• a vaccine based on PAV serotype 3 is administered subsequently or prior to vaccination with a vaccine based on PAV serotype 4.
• Pigs are conveniently inoculated with vector vaccines according to the invention at any age. Piglets may be vaccinated at 1 day old, breeders may be vaccinated regularly up to point of giving birth and thereafter. Preferably according to either the consecutive strategy or the cocktail strategy, pigs are vaccinated while still not fully immunocompetent. More conveniently, day-old pigs can be vaccinated for protection against re-infection after a period of 4 weeks subsequent to initial vaccination.
• a method for producing an immune response in a pig including administering to the pig an effective amount of a recombinant vaccine according to the invention.
• An effective amount is an amount sufficient to elicit an immune response, preferably at least 104 TCID 50 per dose.
• the vaccine of the invention may of course be combined with vaccines against other viruses or organisms such as parvovirus or Aujeszky's disease at the time of its administration.
• administration is by oral delivery or intra-nasally.
• Figure 1 illustrates the DNA restriction endonuclease map of the entire PAV serotype 3 genome.
• Figure 2 illustrates the sequence characterisation and cloning of the major later promoter and splice leader sequences of PAV serotype 3.
• Figure 3 illustrates the sequences of the major later promoter, upstream enhancer sequence and splice leaders 1 , 2 and 3.
• Figure 4 illustrates the terminal 720 bases of the right end of the genome.
• Figure 5 illustrates the promoter region of E3 and the overlapping L4 area.
• Figure 6 illustrates a preferred method of construction of a PAV vector.
• Figure 7 represents temperature data of pigs vaccinated with a PAV based vaccine following challenge with CSFV antigen.
• Figure 8 graphically represents anti-PAV antibody levels detected by ELISA in pigs pre and post vaccination with a PAV based vaccine.
• Figure 9 graphically illustrates the development of neutralising antibodies in pigs vaccinated with a PAV based vaccine pre and post challenge with CSFV antigen.
• FIG. 10 graphically illustrates the mean white blood cell (WBC) counts of pigs vaccinated with a recombinant PAV vaccine expressing porcine G-CSF.
• WBC white blood cell
• FIG 11 graphically illustrates the percentage change in white blood cell (WBC) counts following vaccination with a recombinant PAV vaccine expressing porcine G-CSF.
• Figure 12 graphically represents the percentage change in monocyte cell populations following vaccination with recombinant PAV-G-CSF.
• Figure 13 graphically represents the percentage change in lymphocyte cell populations following vaccination with recombinant PAV-G-CSF.
• Figure 14 graphically represents the change in stimulation of T-cells following vaccination with recombinant PAV-G-CSF. PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
• PAV are considered of low pathogenicity with little consequence in the field.
• the pathogenic significance of PAV is reviewed in Derbyshire, 1989.
• the first report of isolation of PAV was from a 12 day old pig with diarrhoea (Haig et al., 1964).
• PAV type 4 was first reported, isolated from the brain of a pig suffering from encephalitis of unknown cause (Kasza, 1966). Later reports have associated PAV mainly with diarrhoea in the field although this is normally low grade.
• PAV can also be regularly isolated from healthy animals with no disease signs and it is quite likely that its isolation from diseased animals is more a coincidence of its prevalence than an indicator of pathogenicity.
• the genome of the selected PAV serotype 3 was characterised by conventional methods.
• the DNA restriction endonuclease maps of the entire genome is illustrated in figure 1. The genomes are orientated left to right. By convention adenovirus genomes are normally orientated such that the terminal region from which no late mRNA transcripts are synthesised is located at the left end. The enzymes used to generate the map are indicated at the edge of each map.
• the MLP promoter sequence was identified as containing a classical TATA sequence, the only one in the region sequenced, as well as upstream factors and was subsequently confirmed by the location of the leader sequence and the transcriptional start site.
• Figures 2 and 3 illustrate the sequence characterisation of the major late promoter and splice leader sequences of PAV serotype 3.
• porcine kidney cells were infected with PAV and the infection was allowed to proceed until late in the infection cycle (usually 20-24 hr p.i.).
• total RNA was purified from the infected cells using the RNAgents total RNA purification kit (Promega).
• the isolated RNA was precipitated with isopropanol and stored at -70°C in 200 ⁇ l aliquots until required.
• Poly A mRNA was isolated from total RNA by the use of the Poly AT tract System (Promega, USA). The isolated mRNA was used in cDNA production.
• oligonucleotides were produced to the complimentary strand of the hexon gene and the penton base gene, both being MLP transcripts.
• a further oligonucleotide was produced which covered the proposed cap site of the major late transcript, 24 bases downstream of the TATA box. This oligonucleotide was used in conjunction with that used in cDNA production in Taq polymerase chain reaction.
• the resulting DNA produced from positive clones was digested with appropriate restriction enzymes to determine the size of the inserted fragment. DNA sequencing of these inserted fragments was performed using a modification of the chain termination technique (Sanger, F., Nicklen, S and Gulson, A.R., 1977, DNA sequencing with chain terminating inhibitors. PNAS USA 74: 5463-5467) so as to allow Taq DNA polymerase extension (Promega, USA).
• cDNA was incubated with 1 mM dGTP and approximately 15 units of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (Promega) in 2 mM CaCI2 buffer at 37°C for 60 minutes. The reaction was stopped by heating to 70°C for 10 minutes. The DNA was then ethanol precipitated and resuspended in a volume suitable for use in polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR was performed as previously described using a poly (dC) oligonucleotide with a Xbal site at the 5' end.
• PCR polymerase chain reaction
• Figure 3 illustrates the separate sequences of the major late promoter, upstream enhancer sequence and splice leaders 1 , 2 and 3 as determined from cDNA studies.
• Figure 2 illustrates the DNA sequence of the complete promoter cassette with the components joined together.
• ITR inverted terminal repeat
• Figure 4 shows the sequence of the terminal 720 bases. Restriction endonuclease sites of interest for insertion of foreign DNA are indicated in the terminal sequence.
• TATA site for the E4 promoter is identified, this being the left most end for the possible site of insertion. Initial insertions will be made into the Smal or EcoRI sites.
• the E3 region of the genome has been located and cloned.
• the promoter region of E3 has been identified and the overlapping L4 area sequenced ( Figure 5).
• the region of the E3 after the polyadenylation signal of the L4 is also a possible site for insertion and can also be used for deletion to create more room for larger cassette insertions.
• Figure 6 illustrates a preferred method of construction of a PAV vector.
• the right hand end Apal fragment J of PAV serotype 3 is cloned and a unique Smal restriction endonuclease site 230 bp from the inverted repeats was used as an insertion site.
• the major late promoter expression cassette containing the E2 (gp55) gene of classical swine fever virus (hog cholera virus) was cloned into the Smal site of the RHE fragment.
• a preferred method of homologous recombination was cutting genomic
• PAV 3 DNA with Hpal a unique site in the genome, and transfecting this DNA with Apal cut expression cassette plasmid containing gp55.
• the DNA mix was transfected into preferably primary pig kidney cells by standard calcium chloride precipitation techniques.
• the preferred method of transfection generates recombinant virus through homologous recombination between genomic PAV 3 and plasmid (Fig
• An expression cassette consisting of the porcine adenovirus major late promoter, the classical swine fever virus (CSFV) gene (gp55) and SV 40 polyA was inserted into the Smal site of the right hand end (MU 97-99.5) of porcine adenovirus serotype 3 and used to generate in porcine primary kidney cells a recombinant PAV 3.
• the size of the expression cassette was 2.38 kilobase pairs. No deletion of the genomic PAV 3 was made.
• Mammalian adenoviruses with intermediate genomes have been shown to accommodate up to 105% of the wild-type genomic length, and genomes larger than this size are either unpackageable or extremely unstable, frequently undergoing DNA rearrangements (Betts, Prevec and Graham, Journal of Virology 67, 5911 -5921 (1993), Packaging capacity and stability of human adenovirus type 5 vectors: Parks and Graham, Journal of Virology, 71 , 3293-3298, (1997), A helper dependent system for adenovirus vector production helps define a lower limit for efficient DNA packaging).
• PAV genomic length was 34.8 kb, into which was inserted without any other deletion an expression cassette of 2.38 kb.
• the resulting genomic DNA length of the recombinant porcine adenovirus of this invention was 106.8%, and therefore exceeded the putative maximum limit for construction of a stable recombinant.
• the recombinant virus was plaque purified three times and passaged stably in primary pig kidney cells.
• the recombinant was shown to contain gp55 by Southern blot hybridisation. Expression of gp55 was demonstrated by infecting primary PK cell line grown on glass cover slips with the recombinant porcine adenovirus. After 24 hours, immunoflouresencent staining (IF) showed infected cells expressing gp55. 2 Construction of recombinant PAV-G-CSF
• An expression cassette comprising of the porcine adenovirus major late promoter, the gene encoding porcine granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G- CSF) and SV40 polyA was inserted into the Smal site of the right hand end (MU 97-99.5) of porcine adenovirus serotype 3 and used to generate in porcine primary kidney cells a recombinant PAV 3.
• the size of the expression cassette was 1.28 kilobase pairs. No deletion of the genomic PAV 3 was made.
• the recombinant virus was plaque purified two times and passaged stably in primary pig kidney cells. The recombinant was shown to contain G-CSF by Southern blot hybridisation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
• G-CSF G-CSF expression was demonstrated by infecting primary kidney cells with the recombinant PAV- G-CSF. Tissue culture supematants from the infected primary kidney cells were then electrophoresed in SDS-PAGE gels and transferred to filters. Infected cells expressing G-CSF were detected in a Western blot using a rabbit polyclonal antiserum against porcine G-CSF expressed by purified recombinant E coli.
• An expression cassette consisting of the porcine adenovirus major late promoter, a truncated form of the classical swine fever virus gene gp55 fused in frame to the gene encoding either the full length or the mature form of porcine granulocyte/macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and SV40 polyA was inserted into the Smal site of the right hand end (MU 97-99.5) of porcine adenovirus serotype 3 and used to generate in porcine primary kidney cells a recombinant PAV 3.
• the size of the expression cassette was 2.1 kilobase pairs. No deletion of the genomic PAV 3 was made.
• the recombinant virus was plaque purified two times and shown to contain gp55 and GM-CSF by PCR.
• An expression cassette consisting of the porcine adenovirus major late promoter, the classical swine fever virus gene gp55 and SV40 polyA was inserted between the Bsrgl/SnaBl sites in the E3 region (MU 81-84) of porcine adenovirus serotype 3 and used to generate in porcine primary kidney cells a recombinant PAV 3.
• the size of the expression cassette was 2.38 kilobase pairs.
• a 620 base pair deletion of the genomic PAV 3 was made.
• the recombinant virus was plaque purified two times and shown to contain gp55 by PCR. VACCINATION STRATEGY 1. Vaccination with PAV-gp55
• Sera were collected from the vaccinated group of pigs pre and post challenge with CSFV and tested in the presence of neutralising antibodies to CSFV. Sera were tested at days 0 and 28 after vaccination with recombinant PAV-gp55 (pre challenge) and then again at day 16 post challenge (day 52 after vaccination). The results in Figure 9 show no neutralising antibodies detected at day 0, low levels of neutralising antibodies at day 28 and high levels at day 52. These results show that the recombinant PAV-gp55 can protect pigs from lethal challenge with classical swine fever virus in the presence of pre-existing antibodies to PAV. 2. Vaccination with PAV-G-CSF
• Pigs vaccinated with either PAV wt or PAV-G-CSF showed clinical signs of disease with mild diahorrea 24-72 hours post vaccination. Both groups of pigs were completely recovered by 80-96 hours post-vaccination. Control pigs showed no clinical signs of disease.
• Pigs vaccinated with the recombinant PAV-G-CSF show a significant depression in WBC counts over the duration of the experiment.
• a statistical analysis of these results is tabulated in Table 3. The analysis shows that differences between the mean WBC counts (controls and PAV-G-CSF; PAV wt and PAV-G-CSF) were significant indicating that the recombinant PAV-G-CSF altered the proportions of cells involved with immunity.
• a null hypothesis; there is no difference between the mean WBC counts.
• b p>0.05, insufficient to reject the null hypotheses at the 95% confidence level, conclude that there is no difference between mean leucocyte levels,
• c p ⁇ 0.05, null hypothesis rejected at 95% confidence level, conclude that there is a difference between the mean leucocyte levels,
• d 4 pigs in each group were bled at 8 hour intervals.
• Differential WBC counts were also determined and monitored for each group. The percentage change in mean monocyte cell populations graphically represented in Figure 12 and the percentage change in mean lymphocyte cell populations graphically represented in Figure 13.
• Figure 12 shows that monocyte cell populations increased rapidly in pigs following vaccination with PAV wt, but were suppressed by vaccination with the recombinant PAV-G-CSF. This effect was due to the expression of G-CSF by the recombinant.
• Table 4 A statistical analysis of these results is tabulated in Table 4. The analysis shows that there was a significant difference between the PAV wt and PAV-G-CSF from 32 to 96 hours post vaccination.
• Figure 13 shows that there were shifts in lymphocyte cell population numbers following vaccination with the recombinant PAV-G- CSF.
• Unvaccinated controls show stable lymphocyte cell numbers over the duration of the experiment, whereas pigs vaccinated with PAV wt show a significant increase in lymphocyte cell population as a response to infection. Pigs vaccinated with the recombinant PAV-G-CSF show a decline in lymphocyte cell population.
• a statistical analysis of these results is tabulated in Table 5. The analysis shows that there was a significant difference between PAV wt and the recombinant PAV-G-CSF between 8 and 96 hours post vaccination. The different responses in lymphocyte cell proliferation following vaccination with recombinant PAV-G-CSF and PAV wt were due to the expression of G-CSF by the recombinant.
• a null hypothesis; there is no difference between the mean monocyte cell counts.
• b p>0.1 , insufficient to reject the null hypothesis at the 90% confidence level, conclude that there is no difference between mean monocyte cell levels.
• c p ⁇ 0.05, null hypothesis rejected at 95% confidence level, conclude that there is a difference between the mean monocyte cell levels d: 4 pigs in each group were bled at 8 hour intervals Table 5. Results of t-tests between mean lymphocyte cell populations following vaccination of pigs with either recombinant PAV-G-CSF, wild type PAV (PAV wt) or unvaccinated controls.
• PAV wt wild type PAV
• null hypothesis there is no difference between the mean lymphocyte cell counts.
• FIG. 14 graphically represents changes in the proliferation of T cells of each group following stimulation with Concanavalin A (Con A).
• the Upstream Stimulatory Factor (USF) and TATA motiff are in bold.
• the complete leader sequence is italised with the cap site and splice sites between the individual leaders indicated by double underlining or single underlining respectively.
• ITR Inverted Terminal Repeat

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