ANIMAL MODELS FOR HIV VACCINES Girish N. Vyas, Ph.D. UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco (UCSF) A quote from the keynote Address at the January, 2008 Congress of the Intl Soc Cell and Gene Therapy applicable to HIV Vaccine? “Mice tell lies and monkeys do not tell the truth. Human clinical trials alone provide the proof”
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ANIMAL MODELS FOR HIV VACCINES
Girish N. Vyas, Ph.D.UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco (UCSF)
A quote from the keynote Address at the January, 2008 Congress of the Intl Soc Cell and Gene Therapy applicable to HIV Vaccine?
“Mice tell lies and monkeys do not tell the truth. Human clinical trials alone provide the proof”
WEAA03 Session, Aug 6, ‘08, International AIDS Conference, Mexico City
Live Attenuated Whole inactivated
HIV peptide Recombinant protein subunit
DNALive virus vector Live bacterial vector
PREMISE FOR AN HIV VACCINE MODEL
• Vaccines are aimed at producing a potent antibody response protective against a pathogen without producing an infection.
• Lessons learnt from HBsAg vaccine against HBV appear applicable to fruitful HIV vaccine development.
• Antibody response in HIV-infected persons has more than 10 distinct specificities to HIV-gp 41/120 but together they fail to protect against HIV-1 infection.
• Essential to elicit antibody response broader than that in HIV-1 infected persons.
• For effective protection a vaccine must induce antibody response to both envelope proteins, HIV-gp41 and -120.
• Monoclonal antigens/antibodies have apparently proven inadequate.
• Genetic diversity of population-prevalent HIV-1 may be necessary for developing an effective polyvalent HIV vaccine
Geographic Distribution of HIV-1 SubtypesMost Animal Work Done with HIV-1 Subtype B
BB,A,D,E,A,D,E
B,B,EE,,F,CF,C
BB,A,C,D,E,F,G,H,A,C,D,E,F,G,H
A,C,DA,C,D,,E,F,G,HE,F,G,H
BB
EE,B,B
CC,B,E,B,E
Adapted from U.S. Military HIV Research ProgramAdapted from U.S. Military HIV Research ProgramAdapted from U.S. Military HIV Research ProgramAdapted from U.S. Military HIV Research Program
ANIMAL MODELS USEFUL IN HIV VACCINE R&D
NONHUMAN PRIMATES (NHP)• Chimpanzee: Useful model for HIV-1 infection and immunity but
not pathogenesis; expensive and available with difficulty. • Macaques: SIV and SHIV, a chimeric analogue of HIV, used as
model for immunization/challenge.• Baboons: Though not susceptible to infection with HIV-1, it is a
useful nonhuman primate model for phylogenetically relevant anti-HIV response.
SMALL ANIMALS• SCID-hu mouse: A heterochimeric small animal model
improved upon by hollow-fiber SCID model used for evaluation of antivirals. Intrathymic injection of 4XTCID-50 infected 15/16 animals (Stoddard, personal communication, August 2008)
• Cats: Vaccine against Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) may provide a biological paradigm.
Non-human Primate Models for AIDS Vaccine Research
Critical component of AIDS vaccine research effort for foreseeable future
Discovery and applied evaluation
Proof of concept prior to efficacy testing (exceptions)
Resources, infrastructure inadequate to expanding demands
Non-human Primate Models for AIDS Vaccine Research
Multiple models available; none perfect
Model = NHP species, challenge virus, route/dose, predictable outcome
Viruses in vivo adapted/selected
Match model to research question
Non-human Primate Models for AIDS Vaccine Research
Standardization
Comparative evaluation of vaccine candidates
Model(s)
Challenge stocks (homolog, heterolog)
Laboratory analysis (virology, immunology)
Two edged sword absent “perfect” model
Dangers of standardization for its own sake
Match model to research question
Non-human Primate Models for AIDS Vaccine Research