Abstract
The kinetics of inactivation of four different strains of HIV-1 (RF, MN, SF2 and IIIB) by beta-propiolactone (BPL) and binary ethylenimine (BEI) were studied under various conditions. The conditions that would be required for the reduction of virus infectivity by at least 10 20 TCID 50 ml −1 were estimated on the basis of the experimental rates of inactivation obtained. A multiple step procedure including treatment with 0.2% BPL, 0.05% sodium cholate, 10 mM BEI and 0.02% formaldehyde was designed to inactivate HIV-1 for use as an experimental vaccine. Complete inactivation of virus infectivity was confirmed by prolonged cell culture. The experimental vaccine preparation was analysed for the presence of HIV-1 proviral DNA utilizing the polymerase chain reaction. After treatment with both BPL and BEI proviral DNA was detected in one of four samples using primers encoding a 244 bp segment of the pol region of the viral genome. Proviral DNA could not be detected in any of the four samples using primers encoding segments of > 400 bp in the gag and reverse transcriptase region.
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