COURSE OF SECONDARY H UM ORAL IM M U NE RESPONSE SH O RTLY AFTER REVACCINATION WITH BHK-21 CELL CULTURE INACTIVATED RABIES VACCINE ADJUVANTED WITH A LU M IN U M HYDROXIDE neutralizing cattle, antibodies and Associate Professor Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da USP JOSÉ DE ANGELIS CÔRTES Professor Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da USP previously five zebu-crossbred bovines reared in field condition. The secondary vaccination was performed 180 inactivated rabies Serum samples immunization, were taken vaccine adninistration and hours, 72 determination using a commercial vaccine prepared and of in BHK-21 sequentially at intervals after 7 and neutralizing of 14 cells. after 0 each (zero), days for antibodies. 24 the The mean neutralizing antibody titer determined for sera taken iirmediately before the first vaccination was < 1:5, at 24 and 72 hours post-vaccination, MARK M. RWEYEMAMU vaccinated interference on the humoral immunologic response to revaccination was investigated in days from the first FUMIO HONMA ITO in its possible < 1:6.25; the mean value found at 7 days post-vaccination was 1:144 ± 51; PhD and 1:3,460 ± 1,329, at 14 days post-vaccination with Laboratórios Pfizer Ltda. mean titer of 1:58 ± 14; 24 hours after revaccination the mean OSSAMURO UMEHARA BVM Laboratórios Pfizer Ltda. 1:277 BVM at 1:129 ± 80, 72 hours raising forwardly to post-revaccination, and increasing levels > 1:6,400 and > 1:25,600 were found at 7 and 14 days post-revaccination, full RAUL MEDEIROS NETO titer was ± 161, anamnestic antigen and the response. The consequent fall evidenciating a blocking in effect antibody of levels shortly after the revaccination was not observed. Laboratórios Pfizer Ltda. DOMINGOS DE LUCCA NETO Rabies UNTTERMS: BVM of cattle; Antibody formation; Immunization; Immunity of cattle Laboratórios Pfizer Ltda. MARIO BALTAZAR Biologist INTRODUCTION Laboratórios Pfizer Ltda. Epidemic SILVIO ARRUDA VASCONCELLOS Associate Professor Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da USP pattern of rabies diagnosed by CARINI 8 (1911) in cattle was first in Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil, and nearly a century ago the vampire bat-transmitted rabies is still prevalent in most of South and Central American Countries from Northern A r MARCIA ESTER PARREIRA VASCONCELLOS BVM Prefeitura Municipal de Santo André gentina to Northern Mexico Referring variety of to the vampire bats, control methods despite the wide currently available, they have been generally ineffective and, by and large the non-selective criticized ITO, F.H.; CÔRTES, J.A.; RWEYEMAMU, M.M.; UMEHARA, 0.; methods by of bat D.; BALTAZAR, M.; native for controlling rabies VASCONCELLOS, M.E.P. minimize secondary humoral revaccination with immune response Course of shortly BHK-21 cell culture adjuvanted with aluminum after and have ecologists been 14 Thus, vaccination has been used as an important alter MEDEIROS NETO, R.; DE LUCCA NETO, S.A.; VASCONCELLOS, destruction conservationists the ecnonomic in cattle, losses due to in order to this fatal disease. inactivated To hydroxide. research has achieve this purpose, in last 30 years Braz. J. vet. Res. anim. Sci., São Paulo, v.28, n.1, p.51-7, 1991. several vaccine antigen, conducted live or inactivated vaccines ... ., . | ,. 10,17,19 commercially available in this country ' SUMMARY: The phenomenon of "in vivo" blocking effect of traditionally been the toward the 2 development of more effective and safer vaccines and rabies due to the presence of rabies specific A number demonstrated of to vaccines be very have became experimentally effective for been cattle 52 ITO, F .H. et al. ' ' ' ' results 7,16,17 ' although were, in some in field occasions, conditions very the disappointing variability, since Based on Insufficient gradually over a the facts mentionned above, this work blocking status other remaining after factors like the interference of the specific passive 5 1c 21 22 c8 maternal antibody in young animals ' ' ' ' have "negative phase" antigen been circulation, the SN test would detect the drop in the the of change the vaccines 25 26 antigenic variants of the virus ' host nutrition and potency results wide range of virus doses used in the test system. antigenic mentionned as the stimulus possible 11, and cause of the low aims to investigate the phenomenon of effect antigen binding protection revealed by such vaccines. In fact, ARNOLD antibody et carefulness establishment al. ^ (1973) vaccinating dams recoimended and revaccinating young immunized authors, have against rabies. calves born According calves possessing maternal not be vaccinated until until the passive the age in from to seven months immunity has wanned, by does occur and removing levels for of as a an the serum immune "in vivo" antibodies response. If the response of the from the the antibodies few days enduring before the secondary immune response. these antibodies should of of its primary the MA TERIALS A N D METHODS or a booster shot RABIES VACCINE* should be given six months later and subsequent annual revaccination should be adninistered cautiously. In case vaccination, of an immunity A commercially produced PV-strain adapted to BHK- following it has been suggested that injection of a second dose of the detectable enduring from same antigen when titer the primary response is still results in reduction rather than increase in serum antibody titer due to removal of antibody before the secondary 27 way This phenomenon is the so-called "negative phase" similar to protected that by presence of high interfere with ^ observed the (1977) in theory, in young calves specific' colostral it is passively antibodies, the levels of circulating antibodies may active line aluminum and rabies hydroxide binary ethy leneimine vaccine, adjuvanted (GUIDOLIN given subcutaneously et (BEI) al. with 2% 1983) was in a single dose of 5.0 ml per a n imal. in complex with antigen, immune response gets under and according to TIZZARD cell inactivated immunization against the same ANIMALS Cattle - The bovines used in this study were derived from a ranch located in the State of São Paulo, known to be free of against rabies rabies. Five and not practicing vaccination female Zebu cattle of Nelore breed aged between 12 to 36 months were selected after screening through the mouse SN test at 1:5 dilution. antigen. This "in vivo" neutralization of controversy and needs is still further a matter investigation in a Mice - Swiss derived from scientifically controlled study, especially in cattle. maintained at The subject considered is important if revaccination in herds presenting albino a mice used laboratory Santa Isabel in the animal - SP SN test breeding by Pfizer, were station weighing has to be between 10 to 14 grams and divided into groups of five antibody titers above mice each. protective levels and reared in an endemic area where Groups of 10 mice each were used for the CVS (Challenge Virus Standard) strain virus titration. an emergency immunization is needed to rapidly protect the cattle against the disease. The and correlation protection between against Virus - The CVS strain 31/2 of fixed rabies virus from neutralizing challenge has antibodies raised some Pan American Zoonoses Center (CEPANZO), Argentina, was used for the SN test. The virus had been maintained in controversies in rabies, but as quoted by ATANASIU et mice through al. 7 (1968) and the LD^q (MICLDgg) determined was 10 '*'^/0.03 ml. level is a relatively high neutralizing antibody generally accepted as an evidence Equine sera - Rabies hyperimmune serum The evaluation of the humoral involving different immunity types of serum neutralization method known 9 CORTES; NILSSON interpreting the (SN) to be test, very - This serum was kindly provided by the Butantan Institute - São Paulo, rabies SP, and used as the positive control serum for the SN a worldwide accepted sensitive, although (1974) recommended precaution results due to a high degree in of test. •Rabies vaccine: SP, Brazil. Braz. J. vet. Res. anim. Sci., v.28, n. 1, p.51-7, 1991. inoculation in those vaccines has usually been conducted through the mouse assay intracerebral of immunity. experiments two additional RABVAC, Pfizer Co.Ltd., Guarulhos - 53 Course o f secondary humoral im m une response sh o rtly after revaccination Equine normal serum - Previously tested by SN test, free 1:6.25. The antibody titers corresponding to 7 th DPIV of antibody against rabies, the values this foal serum was used found ranged from 1:31 to 1:199, with a for the preparation of the diluent at a concentration mean titer of 1:144 ± 51. The mean SN titer found in of 2% (V/V) the in distilled uater containing 1.000 IU of Penicillin and 1.25 mg of Streptomycin per ml. serum 1,329; sampLes taken at 14th DPIV was 1:3,460 t indicating a mean rise in SN titer of 24 times within a week. By the profiles of the primary hunoral Mouse serum neutralization (SN) test - The test carried out immune response, increasing levels of antibodies were was the constant virus - varying serum dilution method noted and the procedures adopted were described by ATANASIU antibody response than did the others, 6 , 1976. 1:504, respectively at 7 and 14 DPIV. until The DPIV; bleeding day 180 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE 14 of confirmed Five cattle were given subcutaneousIy 5.0 ml of rabies vaccine at the beginning of the experiment (day immediately collections were after then 1s t , 3 rc*, 7 1*1 and ns 16 presented five animals the carried presence the initial sequentially 14^ day post bleeding, at the vaccination with Serum SN a mean summarized in blood performed initial to 1:70 the on the primary from 1:26 of 1:58 ± 14, as are Tab. 2. samples revaccination titers with out of the remaining titers ranged titer lower i.e., 1:31 and serum neutralizing antibodies following immune response; zero) animal taken 24 hours following were slightly increased in a mean titer of 129 ± 80. At their this SN time (DPIV). The revaccination was carried out at 1 8 0 ^ day interval, after the primary vaccination using the same type of drop of two units vaccine and dose. of animal n s 33, and animal n s 16 maintained its titer Bleedings were made shortly before the of although 1:62, whilst statistically not significant, a in titer was detected in the serun the antibody titers of other three actninistration of the second vaccine shot and repeated animals subsequently as described for the first vaccination. values, titers corresponding to two heifers were found Serum samples stored at taken -20 °C until at each bleeding required. After days thawing, were have submitted to SN test. The antibody titration was run rapidly with twice, mean dilution at the assessed for first the titration second time, were using tentatively the two-fold terms of their absolute From day 3 after the revaccination the levels of the samples not having determined the 50% end in to be increased 3.7 times within 24 hours. the sera were inactivated at 56 °C for 30 minutes and then all increased serum neutralizing rise in titer corresponding final 50% antibodies the mean to end titer of was 7 th 2.14 DPR dilutions times. were but tended to elevate 1:277 ± 161 not they and the Serum samples determined were found their to be serial dilutions and the final dilution of the serum- greater than 1:6,400, except animal n s 16 with a titer virus mixture ranged from 1:6.25 to 1:25,600. Control of serum corresponding was also dilutions, diluted each by using dilution two-fold was then serial inoculated 1:4,525. Similar to results 14th DPR, were their found 50% end for sera dilutions were not determined but animal n s 16 with a titer of 1:4,530. intracerebral ly into five mice each. The mice were observed dail^ for 21 days and only the mice found dead from the 4 were considered for the titer day post inoculation confutation, made accordingly to REED; MUENCH ^ were expressed as the which was DISCUSSION (1938). The titers reciprocal of dilutions In the sera of cattle given a commercially produced rabies inactivated vaccine, detectable amount protecting 50% of the inoculated mice. of specific antibodies could not be found for several days after the RESULTS "lag Although The of time course of the humoral five cattle enabled by and 14 after values are immune response inactivated bleeding at days respective antibody to intervals primary in rabies of vaccination titers of vaccine, not the primary vaccination. period", the followed time course at daily 1,3,7 are and their reported elsewhere. neutralizing of to the intervals, This is known as TIZARD 1977. immune response was serun neutralizing antibodies were already detectable at 7 t^1 DPIV, which zero, surrmarized in Tab. 1. At day zero, all according in accordance to many of the previous works The response of cattle given a second dose of the same vaccine six months later was very different from five animals were found with their SN titers < 1:5 and the first in that it occurs much more rapidly and the at serum neutralizing titers reach higher levels. The so- 2nc* and 3 rc* DPIV the titers determined were < Braz. J. vet. Res. anim. Sci., v.28, n. 1, p.51-7, 1991. 54 ITO, F.H. et al. called "lag period" tended to be very transient or undetectable. that have investigated vaccines. The mean titer corresponding to this time point, This is different of types epidemiological of especially in situation when Agricultural Authorities, i.e., 1st DPR, has increased from 58 ± 14 to 129 ± 80 field practitioners and cattle farmers must within 24 hours, rapidly and effectively to control indicating that the drop in the level of antibodies due to "in vivo" blocking effect did not occur. rabies importance, intervene the focus of this lethal disease. In fact, the adjuvant contained in the vaccine may have influenced the processing of antigen by the antigen sensitive cells, release from the degradation. slowing the rate of antigen vaccine When depot and adninistered through (1962) MANDELL SVEHAG; phenomenon of antigen consequent directly 24 intravenous route, UHR et al. and the 20 "negative phase" ITO, F.H.; CORTES, J.A.; RWEYEMAMU, M.M.; UMEHARA, 0.; was (1964) due reported to MEDEIROS NETO, R.; DE LUCCA NETO, D.; BALTAZAR, M.; VASCONCELLOS, the the excess of com serum antibodies. The S.A.; VASCONCELLOS, M.E.P. Perfil vacina anti-rábica inativada, preparada células BHK contendo Hidróxido de Alumínio. antibody levels of 1:62 and da resposta imune humoral de bovinos após a revacinação 1:24, em Braz. J. vet. Res. anim. Sei. , São Paulo, v . 28, n.1, p.51-7, 1991. respectively derived from sera of animal n s 16 and n s St 33 taken at 1 DPR, when compared to the values RESUMO: O fenômeno do consumo de antígeno, devido à corresponding presença de anticorpos neutralizantes específicos para to those statistically different, of 180 DPR indicating "negative phase" did not occur. clearly However, are not that the in spite of a raiva, em possível bovinos previamente interferência na vacinados resposta e a sua imunológica the high sensitivity of the mouse SN test used in this humoral, decorrente de revacinação, foi investigado em experiment, cinco bovinos mestiços azebuados, criados em condições this method of antibody quantitation involves assay in living system and the reactions are de campo. A revacinação foi realizada 180 dias após a subejected primeira to a high degree of variability; the aplicação, utilizando uma vacina comercial results tend to change gradually over a wide range of inativada, preparada em células BHK-21. As amostras de doses soros of the NILSSON virus (1974), and, as suggested they must be by CORTES; interpreted carefully. foram (zero), obtidas 24 , 72 em intervalos horas, sete e seqüenciais 14 dias, de em 0 cada Based on the analysis of the overall results, we are vacinação e foram submetidas à prova de neutralização inclined in not accepting the phenomenon of "negative em camundongos para a pesquisa de anticorpos. 0 título phase" to occur with the vaccine used. Another fact médio de anticorpos neutralizantes, clearly demonstrated in this study momento encontrado para o imediatamente antes da primeira vacinação foi was the velocity in the rising of the antibody titers < 1:5,24 e 72 horas após a vacinação foi < 1:6,25; no after the presentation of the second dose of the same sétimo dia pós-vacinação o valor médio foi de 1:144 ± vaccine; the memory cells as well as the effector 51; aos 14 dias pós-vacinação, iumune response must have os effectively by dia pós-vacinação, com um valor médio de 1:58 ± 14; no been 20 MANDEL triggered (1964) horas após a dose revacinante, um valor médio de 1:129 ± 80, dose gives enduring para 1:277 ± 161 no 3 S dia pós-revacinação, that to two days. IgM memory synthesis but in the UHR; has and antibody population IgM synthesis proceded BAUMANN 23 (1961) short-lasting presence effective anamnestic response of no 24 by one duration detectáveis detectado response the SVEHAG; títulos entanto, IgM and IgG; that vaccine. apresentaram antibody synthesis is related to dose of antigen; high consisted of reported the animais 1:3.460 ± 1.329. Todos cells of the cel I-mediated of high IgG reported crescentes no 7! e no 14! dia 18 0 a e níveis pós-revacinação, respectivamente, immunologic 1:25.600, indicando o estabelecimento de uma resposta doses, anamnéstica the IgG. consumo títulos Analyzing the serum neutralizing antibody profile do de plena. Não antígeno e foi a obervado conseqüente anticorpos, a o 1:6.400 com valores, is associated only with superiores foi ascendendo efeito diminuição imediatamente após e do nos a revacinação. of animal n* 16 it seems that the rise in the level of antibodies tended to a plateau; this could be due to an individual stimulus difference rather than in responding antigen to an antigen exhaustion. The scheme for the vaccination of young calves, ideal however, is still lacking and needs further investigation. The anamnestic immune response was fully confirmed, corroborating the findings of other authors Braz. J. vet. Res. anim. Sei., v.28, n. 1, p.51 -7, 1991. UN1TERMOS: Raiva, bovinos; Anticorpos, Imunização; Imunidade, bovinos formação; Course o f secondary humoral im m une response sh o rtly after revaccination 11-HUDSON, REFERENCES R.J.; Physiological immunity. 01-ABELSETH, M.K. An attenuated domestic animals produced lmmunobiol. ao vaccine for in tissue culture. 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Recebido para publicação em 10/10/90 a f ter serum neutralizing vaccination of antibody ca t t l e with i n a c t i v a t e d ra b i e s v a c c i n e . S ã o Paulo, Animal ti t e r s BHK-21 cell c u lture 1988. Neutralizing Antibody Titers* Number Day 0 10 < 5 lSt D F V * * 3 rd D F V 7t h D F V < 6.25 < 6.25 141 4,150 14thD F V 16 < 5 < 6.25 < 6.25 31 504 17 < 5 < 6.25 < 6.25 178 4,525 19 < 5 <6.25 <6.25 170 4 , 592 33 < 5 < 6.25 < 6.25 199 4,530 ... ... 144 Variance ... ... 3 527 St a n d a r d d e v i a t i o n ... ... 59 M e a n s t a n d a r d err o r ... ... 26 Confidence interval ... ... * R e c i p r o c a l of n e u t r a l i z i n g a n t i b o d y dilution, rabies v i r u s w i t h 30 m o u s e I D ^ g / 0 . 0 3 m l D a y Post V a c c i n a t i o n § C o n f i d e n c e interval, ... N o t d e t e r m i n e d Braz. J. vet. Res. anim. Sci., v.28, n.1, p.51-7, 1991. 0! = 0.05 93 I -I 195 3, 460 2, 3 0 2,117 1, 517 678 2, 131 M 1 W ■ C- Arithmetic mean ** shortly before <o 00 and rabies virus. Aprovado para publicação em 16/05/91 TABLE 1 - A n t i r a b i e s to vaccinated In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE with antibody cattle u s i n g C V S s t r a i n o f f i xed strain of in the Course o f secondary humoral im m une response sh o rtly after revaccination TABLE 2 - Antirabies serum neutralizing antibody ti t e r s shortly 57 before and a f t e r r e v a c c i n a t i o n of cat t l e at 180 days w i t h B H K - 2 1 cell c u l t u r e i n a c t i v a t e d ra b i e s vaccine. São Paulo, Animal 1988. N e u t r a l i z i n g A n t i b o d y Ti t e r s * „rd _ th , , lSt D P R** 3 DPR 7 DPR ■,th . ,, 14 DPR Nu m b e r 1 8 0 ^ day 10 67 80 308 > 6,400 > 25,600 16 62 62 79 4,525 4,530 17 67 224 356 > 6,400 > 25 , 6 0 0 19 70 259 565 > 6,400 > 25 , 6 0 0 33 26 24 80 > 6,400 > 25,600 58 129 277 26S 8,767 33 , 4 8 9 16 93 183 7 41 Arithmetic mean Variance Standard deviation M e a n s t a n d a r d err o r Confidence interval 44 I-I 72 44 I-I 209 82 116 I-I 438 * R e c i p r o c a l of n e u t r a l i z i n g a n t i b o d y dilution, u s i n g CV S st r a i n of fixed r a b ies v i r u s w i t h 30 m o u s e I D ^ q / 0 . 0 3 m l ** Day Post Revaccination § C o n f i d e n c e i n terval, OL = 0.05 ... N o t d e t e r m i n e d Braz. J. vet. Res. artim. Sci., v.28, n. 1, p.51 -7, 1991.
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