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      <P><B><I>Dispatch</I></B></P>
      <H3><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Flow Cytometry and =
T-Cell=20
      Response Monitoring after Smallpox Vaccination</FONT></H3>
      <P><B>Fabrizio Poccia,* Cristiana Gioia,* Carla Montesano,* =
Federico=20
      Martini,* Douglas Horejsh,* Concetta Castilletti,* Leopoldo Paolo=20
      Pucillo,* Maria Rosaria Capobianchi,* and Giuseppe=20
      Ippolito*</B><BR>*National Institute for Infectious Diseases =
"Lazzaro=20
      Spallanzani," Rome, Italy</P>
      <BLOCKQUOTE>
        <P><I><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =
size=3D2>Suggested=20
        citation for this article:</FONT></I><FONT=20
        face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2> Poccia F, Gioia =
C, Montesano=20
        C, Martini F, Horejsh P, Castilletti C, et al. Flow cytometry =
and T-cell=20
        response monitoring after smallpox vaccination. Emerg Infect Dis =
[serial=20
        online] 2003 Nov [<I>date cited</I>]. Available from: URL:=20
        =
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE=
>
      <HR>

      <BLOCKQUOTE>
        <P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" =
size=3D2>Orthopoxvirus=20
        zoonosis or smallpox as result of bioterrorism or biological =
warfare=20
        represents a risk for epidemic spread. By monitoring T-cell =
responses by=20
        flow cytometry, we observed a recall response after recent =
vaccination=20
        against smallpox. When the high similarity between the =
orthopoxviruses=20
        is considered, this rapid assay that uses vaccinia antigens =
could=20
        identify recently exposures.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
      <P>Although the last natural case of smallpox was reported in =
Somalia in=20
      1977, this orthopoxvirus remains a source of concern. No evidence =
exists=20
      that smallpox will recur as an endemic disease, but the virus may =
have=20
      been acquired for use in biological warfare or bioterrorist =
attacks. If=20
      one assumes an average of 15 days is needed for infected persons =
to become=20
      infectious, delay in intervention will be costly, increasing the =
total=20
      number of cases (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">1</A>).=20
      Furthermore, the recent outbreak of the severe acute respiratory =
syndrome=20
      coronavirus and the first documented outbreak of monkeypoxvirus in =
the=20
      Western Hemisphere underline the ever-present risk for epidemic =
extension=20
      of zoonosis and raise concerns about the medical and social effect =
of=20
      reemerging orthopoxvirus infection in humans. During the epidemic =
spread=20
      of an emerging pathogen, evaluating exposed persons and containing =
the=20
      infected population should be the first priorities. A local =
outbreak of=20
      orthopoxvirus infection would require rapid and sensitive =
diagnostics,=20
      including novel assays based on host responses.</P>
      <P>For intracellular pathogens, the antibody titers and =
neutralization=20
      assays represent routine immunologic tests that provide results =
after=20
      several weeks of infection. The appearance of a detectable =
antibody titer=20
      takes place a few days after the induction of a T-cell response =
(<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">2</A>).=20
      Moreover, antigen-specific T-cell responses could be detected in =
exposed,=20
      but uninfected persons, as shown in those with HIV infection (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">3</A>). =
Using=20
      a rapid flow cytometric test, we previously showed that monitoring =

      interferon (IFN)-<IMG height=3D10=20
      src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" width=3D6> =
production=20
      by antigen-pulsed T cells provides a quantitative and functional=20
      assessment of HIV- or cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific CD8(+) and =
CD4(+) T=20
      cells (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">4-6</A>). =
This=20
      technique requires that whole proteins or selected peptide =
antigens are=20
      added to blood cells, allowing the simultaneous analysis of both =
major=20
      histocompatibility complex class I and II restricted T-cell =
responses (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">7</A>).=20
      Because smallpox vaccination was recently shown to induce a strong =

      vaccinia virus-specific CD8(+) CTL- and IFN-<IMG height=3D10=20
      src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" =
width=3D6>=96producing T=20
      cells detectable by more cumbersome research laboratory methods=20
      (cytotoxic, proliferative, or ELISPOT assays) (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">8,9</A>), =
we=20
      evaluated the feasibility of an easy, rapid, and sensitive assay =
to=20
      monitor T-cell responses after recent vaccination against =
smallpox; the=20
      assay can potentially be used as a routine diagnostic assay.</P>
      <H3><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A =
name=3Dstu></A>The=20
      Study</FONT></H3>
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            <P><A=20
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            face=3DArial size=3D1>Click to view enlarged =
image</FONT></A><BR><FONT=20
            size=3D2></FONT><BR><FONT size=3D2><B>Figure.</B> Flow =
cytometric=20
            analysis of T-cell responses to smallpox antigens after =
recent=20
            smallpox vaccination and in long-term vaccinated or not =
vaccinated=20
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      <P>T-cell reactivity was analyzed after recent (&lt;2 years ago) =
smallpox=20
      vaccinations, in long-term vaccinated (&gt;20 years ago) and not=20
      vaccinated persons. Briefly, peripheral blood mononuclear cells =
(PBMC)=20
      were isolated by standard density centrifugation (Ficoll-Hypaque,=20
      Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden). Stimulation was also performed on =
whole blood=20
      samples; however, the assay had reduced sensitivity. We cannot =
exclude the=20
      possibility that whole bloodassay sensitivity could be improved by =

      changing protocol conditions (data not shown). PBMC were cultured =
in=20
      complete Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 medium, 10% v/v=20
      heat-inactivated fetal calf serum, 2 mM L-glutamine, and 10 U/mL=20
      penicillin/streptomycin at a concentration of 10<SUP>6</SUP> =
cells/mL.=20
      Stimulation was performed with 40 =B5L/mL (total protein content =
of=20
      approximately 1 =B5g/mL) of vaccinia viral antigen resuspended =
according to=20
      the manufacturer's instructions (Maine Biotechnology Services, =
Portland,=20
      ME), or 2 =B5g of CMV antigen (Biowhittaker, Walkersville, MD), =
always in=20
      the presence of co-stimulation with both anti-CD28 and CD49d =
monoclonal=20
      antibodies (1 =B5g/mL, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin =
Lakes, NJ).=20
      We also tested the T-cell response with live vaccinia-infected =
fibroblast=20
      or Vero cells. The response against uninfected antigenic =
preparations was=20
      always above background, reducing the sensitivity of the assay =
(data not=20
      shown); therefore, the commercially available antigens were used =
in=20
      subsequent experiments. Cultures were incubated at 37=B0C for 1 h, =
followed=20
      by an additional overnight incubation with 10 =B5g/mL of the =
secretion=20
      inhibitor Brefeldin-A (Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, St. Louis, MO). =
Cells=20
      were washed twice in phosphate-buffered saline, 1% bovine serum =
albumin,=20
      and 0.1% sodium azide, and stained for 15 min at 4=B0C with =
monoclonal=20
      antibodies specific for cell surface CD antigens (Becton, =
Dickinson and=20
      Company). Samples were then fixed in 1% paraformaldehyde for 10 =
min at=20
      4=B0C, incubated with Phyco-Erithrin-conjugated mouse-anti-human =
IFN-<IMG=20
      height=3D10 src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" =
width=3D6> (=20
      (Becton, Dickinson and Company), washed twice in =
phosphate-buffered=20
      saline, 1% bovine serum albumin, and 0.1% saponin, and resuspended =
in=20
      FACSFlow before being acquired on FACScalibur (Becton, Dickinson =
and=20
      Company), as previously described (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">4,6</A>).=20
      Controls for nonspecific staining were monitored with =
isotype-matched=20
      monoclonal antibodies (Becton, Dickinson and Company); cells =
incubated=20
      with only anti-CD28 and -CD49d were included in each experiment =
and=20
      nonspecific staining was always subtracted from specific results. =
In the=20
      cytometric panels shown in the <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#Figure">Figure=
</A>,=20
      the IFN-<IMG height=3D10=20
      src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" width=3D6> =
production=20
      by CD3(-) cells is 1 log lower in intensity compared to the=20
      antigen-specific CD3(+) T-cell response, representing an =
unspecific=20
      response that may involve natural killer cells. To monitor=20
      antigen-specific T-cell responses, we collected data only from =
CD3(+) T=20
      cells producing higher amounts of IFN-<IMG height=3D10=20
      src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" width=3D6>. =
Negative=20
      control antigenic stimulation was always below the detection limit =
of the=20
      assay (0.02%).</P>
      <P>Cytometric panels in the <A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#Figure">Figure=
</A>=20
      show the IFN-<IMG height=3D10=20
      src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" width=3D6> =
synthesis by=20
      CD3(+) T cells after in vitro stimulation with vaccinia virus or =
CMV=20
      antigens. As shown in panels D, E, and F, all donors were strongly =

      reactive to the CMV antigens (0.87%, 0.20%, and 1.53% of CD3(+) T =
cells=20
      respectively; the numbers of CMV-specific CD3(+) T cells per blood =

      milliliter were 13,132, 2,964, and 11,385, respectively). As =
previously=20
      described (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">6</A>), =
most=20
      of the CMV-specific response was related to CD4(+) T cells (96%, =
75%, and=20
      59% of CMV-specific T cells, respectively). Both unvaccinated and=20
      long-term vaccinated healthy donors had undetectable responses to =
smallpox=20
      vaccinia antigens (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#Figure">Figure=
</A>,=20
      panels A and B). In contrast, a recall response was detectable =
after a=20
      recent immunization (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#Figure">Figure=
</A>,=20
      panel C). In this case, the percentage of T cells specific for =
smallpox=20
      vaccine antigens was 0.23% among CD3(+) T cell , and the number of =

      vaccinia antigen-specific cells was 1,725 per blood mL =
corresponding to a=20
      frequency of 1/667. Most vaccinia-specific T cells detected by =
this assay=20
      were CD4(+) (vaccinia-specific CD4(+) T cells were 80% of=20
      vaccinia-specific T cells). Nevertheless, the sensitivity of this =
assay to=20
      detect CD8(+) T cells could be improved by using human leukocyte =
antigen=20
      (HLA) class I=96specific peptides as previously described (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">4</A>).</P>=

      <H3><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><A=20
      name=3Dcon></A>Conclusions</FONT></H3>
      <P>Vigorous and long-lasting protective immune responses have been =

      associated with smallpox vaccination, and specific immunity is =
believed to=20
      be maintained for decades (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">10</A>,<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#11">11</A>). =
In=20
      long-term vaccinated persons, virus-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+)=20
      T-lymphocytes are detectable only after extensive in vitro culture =
and=20
      restimulation to generate antigen-specific lines or clones. This=20
      limitation is due to the long, but limited, lifespan of memory T =
cells and=20
      to their low frequency, usually below 1/50,000 (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#11">12</A>). =
Our=20
      in vitro rapid assay based on a short-time primary T-cell response =
was=20
      unable to show the residual memory T-cell response present in =
long-term=20
      vaccinated persons since the assay sensitivity is 1 log lower but =
could=20
      detect the higher frequencies of IFN-<IMG height=3D10=20
      src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" =
width=3D6>=96producing=20
      antigen-specific cells appearing a few weeks after smallpox =
vaccine=20
      inoculation (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">8</A>).=20
      Accordingly, Terajima et al. (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#11">13</A>)=20
      demonstrated that T-cell responses to vaccinia and variola =
conserved=20
      epitopes peak 14 days after primary immunization with vaccinia =
virus. In=20
      this study, the frequency of antigen-specific T cells was measured =
as=20
      IFN-<IMG height=3D10 =
src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif"=20
      width=3D6> production by ELISPOT and HLA/peptide =
tetramer=96staining methods.=20
      Because strong correlations between the data derived from ELISPOT, =

      tetramer assays, and intracellular cytokine staining for IFN-<IMG=20
      height=3D10 src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" =
width=3D6>=20
      were previously observed (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#11">14</A>),=20
      vaccinia-specific T cells could be detected by flow cytometry only =
a few=20
      days after immunization with vaccinia virus. In addition, Pincus =
and Flick=20
      demonstrated the initial development of delayed hypersensitivity, =
an index=20
      of cell-mediated immunity, as early as 2 days after smallpox =
vaccination=20
      (<A =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#11">15</A>).=20
      During viral infection, high levels of virus-specific T cells are =
found in=20
      acute infection, falling below detectable limits as the viral load =

      decreases and reappearing in chronic infections during episodes of =

      transient viremia. Accordingly, we observed that the frequencies =
of=20
      HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells releasing IFN-<IMG height=3D10=20
      src=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/images/gamma.gif" width=3D6> =
were=20
      quantitatively increased a few weeks after viral rebound =
consequent to the=20
      interruption of antiviral therapy (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">5</A>). =
These=20
      observations indicate that the frequency of virus-specific T cells =
is=20
      clinically relevant, which suggests that this method may be useful =
in=20
      detecting immune response by monitoring the frequency of =
virus-specific T=20
      cells. In recently vaccinated persons, memory cells are expanded =
by=20
      antigen reexposure, and their increase in frequency could be=20
      quantitatively detected by the rapid flow cytometric T-cell assay, =

      confirming the efficacy of vaccination. Moreover, because of the =
high=20
      similarity between orthopoxviruses, this rapid assay using =
vaccinia=20
      antigens could be used to identify recently exposed persons.</P>
      <P>Finally, an important aspect in developing a diagnostic assay =
is to use=20
      a rapid and easily automated system that works on virtually all =
persons=20
      who carry the disease. In this context, the intracellular T-cell =
cytokine=20
      staining by flow cytometry presents several advantages in =
comparison to=20
      other techniques, such as tetramer staining and ELISpot (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">4</A>). In =

      fact, flow cytometry allows for testing multiple proteins or =
peptides at a=20
      single time and provides at the same time a quantitative and =
phenotypic=20
      assessment of CD8(+) and CD4(+) responding T cells. Moreover, =
optimization=20
      of antigen preparation with peptide pools designed to be =
virus-specific,=20
      highly conserved, and independent of HLA haplotypes may allow for =
the=20
      development of a second generation of more sensitive flow =
cytometric=20
      T-cell assays, extending the possibility to perform routine =
analysis on=20
      cryopreserved samples (<A=20
      =
href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0349.htm#1">4</A>). =
The=20
      technique could be easily automated through the use of analytical=20
      instruments already available in most clinical laboratories that =
use flow=20
      cytometry. In comparison with other analytical systems for =
assessing=20
      antigen-specific responses, this method is economically =
advantageous. The=20
      recent availability of mobile flow-cytometer units may allow use =
of this=20
      assay under field investigation conditions.</P>
      <BLOCKQUOTE>
        <P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2>This =
study was=20
        supported by grants from the "Ministero della =
Salute."</FONT></P>
        <P><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2>Dr. =
Poccia was an=20
        European Molecular Biology Organization fellow at the Viral =
Oncology=20
        Unit of Pasteur Institute in Paris and faculty member in the =
Department=20
        of Medical Microbiology &amp; Immunology, University of =
Wisconsin,=20
        Madison, Wisconsin His present position is senior scientist at =
the=20
        National Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" =
of=20
        Rome. His research activity is related to emerging and =
reemerging=20
        infections, focusing on innate immunity and host-pathogen =
interactions.=20
        His main interests are translational research to develop novel=20
        diagnostic assays based on physiological and immune host =
responses,=20
        tools for clinical monitoring of immune reconstitution, and=20
        broad-spectrum immunostimulants.</FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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