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Table 1 Efficacy of DNA vaccines against poultry pathogens delivered by different carriers

From: Recent advances in delivery of veterinary DNA vaccines against avian pathogens

Pathogens

Host/day of vaccination

Vehicle

Target antigen/adjuvant

Route of vaccination

Immune responses

Protection

Ref.

AIV

Chicken/3 and 6 week

Naked plasmid

H6 + Kozak sequence

IM

Anti-HA Ab

Not tested

[32]

AIV

Chicken/10, 24 and 38 day

Naked plasmid

H5 and HSP-70

IM

Anti-HA Ab

Not tested

[13]

AIV

Chicken/7, 21 and 35 day

Naked plasmid

H5 and Esat-6

IM

Anti-HA Ab

Not tested

[10]

AIV

Chicken/1 and 14 day

Naked plasmid

N1 and IL15

IM

Anti-N1 Ab/CD4 and CD8

Not tested

[9]

ILTV

Chicken/3 and 5 week

Naked plasmid

gB and IL18

IM

Anti-ILTV Ab and CD4 and CD8

80%

[84]

IBV

Chicken/7, 21 and 35 day

Naked plasmid

S1, N, and M

IM

IBV-neutralizing Ab and CD4/CD8

90%

[85]

NDV

Chicken/21, 36 and 46 day

Naked plasmid

HN, F, and IL4

IM

Anti-NDV Ab and cellular immune responses

40%

[34]

AIV

Chicken/3, 7 and 11 week

Naked plasmid + liposome

H5

IM

Anti-HA Ab

Not tested

[27]

AIV

Chicken/3 and 6 week

pHEMA

H6

IM

Ab response

Reduced virus shedding

[86]

C. psittaci

Turkey/1 and 3 week

Branched PEI

OmpA

IM

IgG and increased CD4/CD8 rate response

Reduced C. psittaci shedding and shortened the period of clinical signs

[77]

Anatid herpesvirus 1

Duck/4 week

Chitosan and liposome

gC

IM

Rapid and extensive plasmid distribution in duck tissues

Not tested

[87]

NDV

Chicken/1 week

Lipofectin

F and HN

IM

Anti-F Ab

80%

[88]

Coccidiosis

Chicken/1 and 2 week

Naked plasmid

Gam56 from Eimeria maxima

IM

Ab and lymphocyte proliferation

No chicken died from E. tenella challenge in any group

[89]

IBDV

Chicken/2 and 4 week

Naked plasmid

VP2 + HSP70

IM

Anti-VP2 Ab and lymphocyte proliferation

100%

[14]

CIA

Chicken/3, 5 and 7 week

Naked plasmid

VP1 and VP2 + HMGB1ΔC

IM

Anti-CIA Ab and CD8

Not tested

[12]

NDV

Chicken/30 and 44 day

Chitosan nanoparticles

F

IM/IN

IgA/IgG and lymphocyte proliferation

IM: 80%

IN: 100%

[90]

REV

Chicken/3 and 6 week

Naked plasmid

gp90 + WPRE

IM

Lymphocyte proliferation, Ab response and IL-4 and IFN-γ

87%

[91]

P. multocida

Chicken/4, 6 and 8 week

Naked plasmid

OmpH and OmpA

IM

Induction of CD8 T cells, high serum Ab titres, and IFN-γ

70%

[92]

Coccidiosis 

Chicken/2 and 3 week

Naked plasmid

TA4 and chicken IL-2

IM

Humoral response

~80%

[93]

Anatid herpesvirus 1

Duck/4 week

Naked plasmid + chitosan DNA and liposome

gC

IM

Extensive plasmid distribution in duck tissues

Not tested

[87]

DEV

Duck/10 and 12 week

Naked plasmid

gD and B

IM

Stimulated a high frequency of CD4, CD8 T cells and neutralizing antibody

70%

[94]

TCoV

Turkey/1, 7 and 21 day

Naked plasmid +PEI and sodium hyaluronate

4F/4R

IM

Anti-TCoV S Ab and VN titre

Decrease in clinical signs from 5/5 to 1/5 or 2/5

[95]

Coccidiosis

Chicken/4, 14 and 21 day

Naked plasmid

EtMIC2 + IL-18

IM

Anti-EtMic2 Ab, CD8/CD4 T cells

No chicken died from E. tenella challenge in any group

[96]

AIV

Quail/3, 6 and 9 week

Naked plasmid

H5

IM

Anti-HA Ab

100%

[21]

NDV

Chicken/30 and 44 day

Nano-chitosan

F

IM/IN

IgG and IgA and lymphocyte proliferation

80% (IM); 100% (IN)

[26]

IBDV

Egg embryonation on day 18 and at 1 week

Naked plasmid/killed vaccine

VP2, VP3, VP4 + killed virus booster

IO/IM

Anti-IBDV Ab and lymphocyte proliferation

100%

[43]

DPV

Duck/3 week

Naked plasmid +gold particles 

gC

IM + GG

Increase the numbers of CD4, CD8 T cells and neutralizing antibody

Not tested

[97]

AVA

Chicken/6 and 13 day

S. typhimurium SL7207

pVAX-rC

Oral

Ab response

66.7%

[66]

AIV

Chicken/2 and 4 week

S. typhimurium SL7207

H1

Oral

Anti-HA intestinal mucosal IgA response and lymphoproliferation

100% (combined with killed vaccine)

[65]

Coccidiosis

Chicken/3 and 17 day

S. typhimurium SV4089

5401

Oral

Ab and cellular immune responses

55–57.5%

[62]

IBDV

Chicken/7 and 12 day

S. typhimurium SV4089

VP2/4/3

Oral

Ab response

73.3%

[61]

AIV

Chicken/1 day

S. typhimurium SV4089

H1

Oral

Anti-HA Ab and CD4/CD8 T cells

Not tested

[19]

CAV

Chicken/2, 4 and 6 week

L. acidophilus

VP1

Oral

Anti-CAV Ab/cell mediated responses

Not tested

[71]

IBDV

Chicken/7 and 14 day

Transgenic E. coli DH5α

VP2

Oral

Anti-IBDV Ab

95.4%

[54]

AIV

Chicken/1 day

NanoAg-poly(ethylene glycol)

H5

Oral

Anti-HA Ab and CD4/CD8 T cell response

Not tested

[20]

AIV

Chicken/10 and 24 day

Lactobacillus (LDL17-pH)

H1

Oral

Anti-HA mucosal IgA and serum IgG l, IFNγ, TLR-2, and AvBD-9 in the PPs and CTs

60%

[72]

DEV

Duck/3 times per day for 7 day

S. typhimurium

UL24 + labile enterotoxin B subunit

Oral

Serum IgA and IgG, DEV-specific mucosal IgA and anti-NA Ab

60-80%

[67]

DTMUV

Duck/8 and 24 day

S. typhimurium SL7207

prM and E

Oral

Specific antibody against the E protein and VN

100%

[68]

IBDV

Chicken/2 and 16 day

S. enterica serovar Typhimurium

S1 and N

Oral/IN

Humoral and mucosal immune responses

70%

[25]

C. jejuni

Chicken/1, 15 and 29 day

Nano-chitosan

Protein FlaA

IN

IgG and intestinal mucosa IgA responses

Not tested

[79]

M. gallisepticum

Chicken/2 week

M. gallisepticum ts-11

ts-11 C3 and IFN-γ

ED

Cell-mediated immunity

Not tested

[98]

IBDV

Chicken/3, 5 and 7 week

PLGA

VP2

ED

Stimulation of CD4 and CD8 T cells, high level of IgG

80%

[78]

AIV

Chicken/1 and 28 day

Naked plasmid

H7

IV, IP, and SC

Anti-HA Ab

50%

[99]

AIV

Chicken/3 week

Naked plasmid

H5

GG

Anti-HA Ab

100%

[16]

AIV

Duck/5 and 8 week

Naked plasmid

H5

External thigh muscle, Medi Jector Vision

NV Ab

Not tested

[100]

NDV and IBDV

Egg embryonation at 14–18 day

Plasmid/neutral lipid/DMSO

HA, VP2, VP4 and VP3

IO

Expression of viral protein

Not tested

[36]

NDV

Egg embryonation at 18 day

Naked plasmid

F and HN

IO

Anti-HA Ab

28%

[42]

IBV

Egg embryonation at 18 day

Naked plasmid/IFNα

gS

IO

Humoral immune responses

89%

[101]

ILTV

Egg embryonation at 18 day

Naked plasmid

CpG

IO

IgM, KUL01, and CD8 and CD4 cells

~40%

[41]

  1. Ref: references, S1: spike protein, N: nucleocapsid protein, M: membrane protein, Ab: antibody, ILTV: infectious laryngotracheitis virus, g: glycoprotein, pHEMA: poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), REV: reticuloendotheliosis virus, TCoV: turkey coronavirus, DPV: duck plague virus, AVA: avian viral arthritis, PPs: Peyer’s patches, CTs: caecal tonsils, VN: virus neutralization, GG: gene gun, IV: intravenous, IP: intraperitoneal, SC: subcutaneous, d: day, wk: week.