| New trends of vaccine development: Recombinant vaccinia viruses (expression vectors) as vaccines |
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Uh-ho Kim |
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College of Animal Agriculture, Kangweon National University |
| Vaccine개발(開發)의 새로운 동향(動向) : Vaccinia virus를 발견(發見) vector로 이용하는 재조합(再組合) 생(生)vaccine의 작성(作成) |
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김우호 |
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강원대학교 축산대학 수의학과 |
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| Abstract |
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The prospect of live vaccines consisting of genetically modified vaccinia virus expressing foreign genes is exciting, but important issues concerning safety and efficacy need to resolved. Vaccinia virus (VV) is an efficient expression vector with broad host range infectivity and large DNA capacity. This vector has been particularly useful for identifying target antigens for humoral and cell-mediated immunity. The WHO smallpox eradication program, involving the extensive use of VV vaccines, resulted in the late 1970s in the elimination of one of the world's most feared diseases. This achievement is a triumph for preventive medicine and for international collaboration in public health. In 1980, WHO recommended that the routine use of smallpox vaccine should be stopped. Against this background, the prospect of li ve vaccines consisting of genetically modified VV expressing foreign antigens arising from the work of Moss, and Paoletti and their colleagues in 1982 has been greeted with enthusiasm. These investigators have shown that genes coding for immunogenic proteins can be inserted into VV DNA without impairing the ability of the virus to grow in cell culture. Moreover experimental animals infected with VV recombinants containing genes coding for a variety of immunizing proteins have been shown to be protected against challenge infection with the corresponding infectious agent. In this communication, I describe current progress in the construction of a novel plasmid vector that facilitate the insertion and expression of foreign genes in VV as well as the selection of recombinants. |
| Key Words:
recombinant vaccinia virus, viccine |
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