Induction of a protective immune response in a mammal by injecting a DNA sequence
First Claim
1. A method of producing antibodies directed to gp-120 protein of HIV virus in a mouse, comprising injecting into muscle of said mouse a DNA plasmid constructed of sequence encoding said gp-120 operably linked to a CMV promoter in an amount sufficient to generate said antibodies;
- wherein said plasmid is free from association with transfection-facilitating proteins, viral particles, liposomes, cationic lipids, and calcium phosphate precipitating agents.
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Abstract
A method for delivering an isolated polynucleotide to the interior of a cell in a vertebrate, comprising the interstitial introduction of an isolated polynucleotide into a tissue of the vertebrate where the polynucleotide is taken up by the cells of the tissue and exerts a therapeutic effect on the vertebrate. The method can be used to deliver a therapeutic polypeptide to the cells of the vertebrate, to provide an immune response upon in vivo translation of the polynucleotide, to deliver antisense polynucleotides, to deliver receptors to the cells of the vertebrate, or to provide transitory gene therapy.
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79 Claims
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1. A method of producing antibodies directed to gp-120 protein of HIV virus in a mouse, comprising injecting into muscle of said mouse a DNA plasmid constructed of sequence encoding said gp-120 operably linked to a CMV promoter in an amount sufficient to generate said antibodies;
- wherein said plasmid is free from association with transfection-facilitating proteins, viral particles, liposomes, cationic lipids, and calcium phosphate precipitating agents.
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2. A process for generating a detectable antibody response in a mammal, comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of the mammal a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating DNA sequence encoding an immunogen, wherein said DNA is operably linked to a promoter, in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct into cells of the mammal occurs, and sufficient expression results, to generate the detectable antibody response, wherein said construct is free from association with transfection-facilitating proteins, viral particles, liposomal formulations and charged lipids. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A process for inducing an effective immune response in a mammal to a pathogen comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of the mammal a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating DNA sequence encoding an immunogen, wherein said DNA is operably linked to a promoter, in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct into cells of the mammal occurs, and sufficient expression results, to induce the effective immune response to a pathogen, wherein said construct is free from association with transfection-facilitating proteins, viral particles, liposomal formulations and charged lipids. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A process for generating a detectable antibody response in a vertebrate, comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of the vertebrate a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating DNA sequence encoding an immunogen, wherein said DNA is operably linked to a promoter, in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct into cells of the vertebrate occurs, and sufficient expression results, to generate the detectable antibody response, wherein said construct is free from association with transfection-facilitating proteins, viral particles, liposomal formulations and charged lipids. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A process for generating a detectable antibody response in a mammal, comprising:
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injecting into muscle of the mammal a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating mRNA sequence encoding an immunogen in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct occurs, and sufficient expression results, to generate the detectable antibody response, wherein said construct is free from association with transfection-facilitating proteins, viral particles, liposomal formulations and charged lipids. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of generating an effective immune response against a pathogen in a mammal, comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of a mammal in need of said immune response a composition comprising a DNA plasmid which directs synthesis of an immunogenic peptide or polypeptide in mammalian cells through association with a promoter, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier;
wherein said DNA plasmid is free from association with liposomal formulations and charged lipids;
wherein said DNA plasmid incorporates into the cells of said mammal; and
wherein sufficient expression of said immunogenic peptide or polypeptide occurs to generate said effective immune response against said pathogen in said mammal. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of generating an effective immune response against a pathogen in a mammal, comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of a mammal in need of said immune response a composition consisting essentially of a DNA plasmid operably encoding an immunogenic peptide or polypeptide through association with a promoter, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier;
wherein said plasmid incorporates into the cells of said mammal; and
wherein sufficient expression of said immunogenic peptide or polypeptide occurs to generate said effective immune response against said pathogen in said mammal. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method of generating an effective immune response against a pathogen in a mammal, comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of a mammal in need of said immune response a composition consisting of a DNA plasmid operably encoding an immunogenic peptide or polypeptide through association with a promoter, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier;
wherein said plasmid incorporates into the cells of said mammal; and
wherein sufficient expression of said immunogenic peptide or polypeptide occurs to generate said effective immune response against said pathogen in said mammal. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A method for immunizing a mammal against infection by a pathogen, comprising:
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obtaining an injectable preparation consisting of a pharmaceutically acceptable injectable carrier containing an expressible polynucleotide coding for an immunogenic peptide or polypeptide, wherein said polynucleotide is a DNA plasmid operably encoding said immunogenic peptide or polypeptide through association with a promoter;
introducing said injectable preparation into a mammal in need of said immunization, whereby said polynucleotide incorporates into a cell where an immunogenic translation product of said polynucleotide is formed, and said product is processed and presented by said cell in the context of the major histocompatibility complex, thereby eliciting an effective immune response against said pathogen.
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71. A method of generating an effective immune response against a pathogen in a mammal, comprising:
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administering in vivo into muscle tissue of a mammal in need of said immune response a composition comprising a polynucleotide which directs synthesis of an immunogenic peptide or polypeptide in mammalian cells, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier;
wherein said polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of a messenger RNA and a DNA plasmid operably encoding said immunogenic peptide or polypeptide through association with a promoter;
wherein said polynucleotide is free from association with liposomal formulations and charged lipids;
wherein said polynucleotide incorporates into the cells of said mammal; and
wherein sufficient expression of said immunogenic peptide or polypeptide occurs to generate said effective immune response against said pathogen in said mammal. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A process for generating a detectable antibody response in a mammal, comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of the mammal a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating DNA sequence encoding an immunogen, wherein said DNA is operably linked to a promoter, in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct into cells of the mammal occurs, and sufficient expression results, to generate the detectable antibody response, wherein said construct is free from association with any transfection-facilitating material.
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77. A process for inducing an effective immune response in a mammal to a pathogen comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of the mammal a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating DNA sequence encoding an immunogen, wherein said DNA is operably linked to a promoter, in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct into cells of the mammal occurs, and sufficient expression results, to induce the effective immune response to a pathogen, wherein said construct is free from association with any transfection-facilitating material.
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78. A process for generating a detectable antibody response in a vertebrate, comprising:
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administering in vivo into a tissue of the vertebrate a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating DNA sequence encoding an immunogen, wherein said DNA is operably linked to a promoter, in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct into cells of the vertebrate occurs, and sufficient expression results, to generate the detectable antibody response, wherein said construct is free from association with any transfection-facilitating material.
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79. A process for generating a detectable antibody response in a mammal, comprising:
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injecting into muscle of the mammal a construct comprising a noninfectious, nonintegrating mRNA sequence encoding an immunogen in an amount sufficient that uptake of said construct occurs, and sufficient expression results, to generate the detectable antibody response, wherein said construct is free from association with transfection-facilitating material.
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