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Wayha S, Koiwai K, Sano M, Hirono I, Kondo H. Application of nervous necrosis virus capsid protein-based antigen-presenting particles for vaccine development. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 152:109803. [PMID: 39096980 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
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Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) capsid protein plays an important role in producing viral particles without any genetic elements. Thus, NNV is a promising candidate for vaccine development and is widely used for constructing vaccines, including DNA, recombinant proteins, and virus-like particles (VLPs). Our study aimed to investigate the potential of NNV capsid protein (NNV) and NNV capsid protein fused to enhanced green fluorescent protein (NNV-EGFP) through VLP formation and whether their application can induce specific antibody responses against certain antigens. We focused on producing DNA and recombinant protein vaccines consisting of the genes for NNV, EGFP, and NNV-EGFP. The approach using NNV-EGFP allowed NNV to act as a carrier or inducer while EGFP was incorporated as part of the capsid protein, thereby enhancing the immune response. In vitro studies demonstrated that all DNA vaccines expressed in HINAE cells resulted in varying protein expression levels, with particularly low levels observed for pNNV and pNNV-EGFP. Consequently, structural proteins derived from HINAE cells could not be observed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In contrast, recombinant proteins of NNV and NNV-EGFP were expressed through the Escherichia coli expression system. TEM revealed that rNNV was assembled into VLPs with an approximate size of 30 nm, whereas rNNV-EGFP presented particles ranging from 10 nm to 50 nm in size. For the vaccination test, DNA vaccination marginally induced specific antibody responses in Japanese flounder compared to unvaccinated fish. Meanwhile, NNV and NNV-EGFP recombinant vaccines enhanced a greater anti-NNV antibody response than the others, whereas antibody responses against EGFP were also marginal. These results indicate that NNV capsid protein-based antigens, presenting as particles, play an important role in eliciting a specific anti-NNV antibody response and have the potential to improve fish immune responses.
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- Sajee Wayha
- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
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Tammas I, Bitchava K, Gelasakis AI. Transforming Aquaculture through Vaccination: A Review on Recent Developments and Milestones. Vaccines (Basel) 2024; 12:732. [PMID: 39066370 PMCID: PMC11281524 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12070732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Aquaculture has rapidly emerged as one of the fastest growing industries, expanding both on global and on national fronts. With the ever-increasing demand for proteins with a high biological value, the aquaculture industry has established itself as one of the most efficient forms of animal production, proving to be a vital component of global food production by supplying nearly half of aquatic food products intended for human consumption. As in classic animal production, the prevention of diseases constitutes an enduring challenge associated with severe economic and environmental repercussions. Nevertheless, remarkable strides in the development of aquaculture vaccines have been recently witnessed, offering sustainable solutions to persistent health-related issues challenging resilient aquaculture production. These advancements are characterized by breakthroughs in increased species-specific precision, improved vaccine-delivery systems, and innovations in vaccine development, following the recent advent of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence in the -omics era. The objective of this paper was to assess recent developments and milestones revolving around aquaculture vaccinology and provide an updated overview of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the sector, by incorporating and comparatively discussing various diffuse advances that span across a wide range of topics, including emerging vaccine technologies, innovative delivery methods, insights on novel adjuvants, and parasite vaccine development for the aquaculture sector.
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- Iosif Tammas
- Laboratory of Applied Hydrobiology, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Applied Hydrobiology, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Anatomy & Physiology of Farm Animals, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
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Guo S, Chen M, Li W, Wan Q, Xu M. Analysis of Alternative Splicing and Long Noncoding RNAs After the Edwardsiella anguillarum Infected the Immunized European Eels (Anguilla anguilla) Revealed the Role of Outer Membrane Protein A in OmpA Subunit Vaccine. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023:10.1007/s10126-023-10210-x. [PMID: 37171708 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-023-10210-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Edwardsiella anguillarum is a bacterium that commonly infects cultivated eels. Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) emulsified with Freund's adjuvant has been shown to be an effective fishery vaccine against this pathogen. However, the specific roles of OmpA in the vaccine have not been fully explored. In this study, we performed RNA-seq in the liver of a European eel (Anguilla anguilla) after challenge with E. anguillarum in eels previously immunized with an OmpA subunit vaccine. Our aim was to elucidate the differentially alternative splicing (DAS) and differentially expressed long noncoding RNAs (DE-lncRNAs) using a genome-wide transcriptome. The results showed after that at 28 days post-immunization, eels challenged with E. anguillarum (Con_inf) exhibited severe pathological changes in the liver. In contrast, the OmpA infused eels (OmpA_inf group) showed infiltrated lymphocytes, while Freund's adjuvant-inoculated eels (FCIA_inf group) showed edema of hepatocytes and blood coagulation. The relative percent survival (RPS) was 77.7% and 44.4% for OmpA_inf and FCIA_inf compared to the Con_inf group. We identified 37 DE-lncRNAs and 293 DAS genes between OmpA_inf and FCIA_inf. Interactions between DAS gene-expressed proteins indicated that 66 expressed proteins formed 20 networks. Additionally, 33 DE-lncRNAs interacted with 194 target genes formed 246 and 41 networks in co-expression and co-location. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that the OmpA subunit vaccine elicits a higher RPS and provides novel insights into the role of OmpA through DAS genes and DE-lncRNAs perspective. These results are significant for the development of fishery subunit vaccines.
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- Songlin Guo
- Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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- Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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Lin P, Xu M, Yang Q, Chen M, Guo S. Inoculation of Freund's adjuvant in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) revealed key KEGG pathways and DEGs of host anti-Edwardsiella anguillarum infection. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 136:108708. [PMID: 36997037 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Freund's complete (FCA) and incomplete adjuvants (FIA), generally applied in subunit fishery vaccine, have not been explored on the molecular mechanism of the nonspecific immune enhancement. In this study, we examined the RNA-seq in the spleen of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) inoculated with FCA and FIA (FCIA group) to elucidate the key KEGG pathways and differential expressed genes (DEGs) in the process of Edwardsiella anguillarum infection and A. anguilla anti-E. anguillarum infection using genome-wide transcriptome. After eels were challenged by E. anguillarum at 28 d post the first inoculation (dpi), compared to the control uninfected eels (Con group), the control infected eels (Con_inf group) showed severe pathological changes in the liver, kidney and spleen, although infected eels post the inoculation of FCIA (FCIA_inf group) also formed slight bleeding. Compared to the FCIA_inf group, there was more than 10 times colony forming unit (cfu) in the Con_inf group per 100 μg spleen, kidney or blood, and the relative percent survival (RPS) of eels was 44.4% in FCIA_inf vs Con_inf. Compared to the Con group, the SOD activity in the FCIA group increased significantly in the liver and spleen. Using high-throughput transcriptomics, DEGs were identified and 29 genes were verified using fluorescence real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The result of DEGs clustering showed 9 samples in 3 groups of Con, FCIA and FCIA_inf were similar, contrast to distinct differences of 3 samples in the Con_inf group. We found 3795 up and 3548 down regulated DEGs in the compare of FCIA_inf vs Con_inf, of which 5 enriched KEGG pathways of "Lysosome", "Autophagy", "Apoptosis", "C-type lectin receptor signaling" and "Insulin signaling" were ascertained, and 26 of 30 top GO terms in the compare were significantly enriched. Finally, protein-protein interactions between the DEGs of the 5 KEGG pathways and other DEGs were explored using Cytoscape 3.9.1. The compare of FCIA_inf vs Con_inf showed 110 DEGs from the 5 pathways and 718 DEGs from other pathways formed total of 9747° in a network, of which 9 hub DEGs play vital roles in anti-infection or apoptosis. Together, the interaction networks revealed that 9 DEGs involved in the 5 pathways underlies the key process of A. anguilla anti-E. anguillarum infection or host cell apoptosis.
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- Peng Lin
- Fisheries College, Jimei University /Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University /Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cultivation and High-Value Utilization of Marine Organisms in Fujian Province, Fisheries Research Institute of Fujian, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University /Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University /Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel, Ministry of Education of PRC, Xiamen, China; Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China.
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Mohd Ali NS, Saad MZ, Azmai MNA, Salleh A, Zulperi ZM, Manchanayake T, Zahaludin MAD, Basri L, Mohamad A, Md Yasin IS. Immunogenicity and Efficacy of a Feed-Based Bivalent Vaccine against Streptococcosis and Motile Aeromonad Septicemia in Red Hybrid Tilapia ( Oreochromis sp.). Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13081346. [PMID: 37106909 PMCID: PMC10135192 DOI: 10.3390/ani13081346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Streptococcosis and motile Aeromonad septicemia (MAS) are the main bacterial diseases in tilapia culture worldwide, causing significant economic losses. Vaccination is an effective method of preventing diseases and contributes to economic sustainability. This study investigated the immuno-protective efficacy of a newly developed feed-based bivalent vaccine against streptococcosis and MAS in red hybrid tilapia. The feed-based bivalent vaccine pellet was developed by incorporating the formalin-killed S. agalactiae and A. hydrophila antigens into a commercial feed pellet with palm oil as the adjuvant. The bivalent vaccine was subjected to feed quality analyses. For immunological analyses, 900 fish (12.94 ± 0.46 g) were divided into two treatment groups in triplicate. Fish in Group 1 were unvaccinated (control), while those in Group 2 were vaccinated with the bivalent vaccine. The bivalent vaccine was delivered orally at 5% of the fish's body weight for three consecutive days on week 0, followed by boosters on weeks 2 and 6. Lysozyme and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) on serum, gut lavage, and skin mucus were performed every week for 16 weeks. Lysozyme activity in vaccinated fish was significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher than in unvaccinated fish following vaccination. Similarly, the IgM antibody levels of vaccinated fish were significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher after vaccination. The bivalent vaccine provided high protective efficacy against S. agalactiae (80.00 ± 10.00%) and A. hydrophila (90.00 ± 10.00%) and partial cross-protective efficacy against S. iniae (63.33 ± 5.77%) and A. veronii (60.00 ± 10.00%). During the challenge test, fewer clinical and gross lesions were observed in vaccinated fish compared with unvaccinated fish. Histopathological assessment showed less severe pathological changes in selected organs than the unvaccinated fish. This study showed that vaccination with a feed-based bivalent vaccine improves immunological responses in red hybrid tilapia, and thus protects against streptococcosis and MAS.
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- Nur Shidaa Mohd Ali
- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Veterinary, Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary, Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Health and Therapeutics, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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Wu L, Yin Z, Zheng Z, Tang Y, Guo S. Comprehensive Relationship Analysis of the Long Noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and the Target mRNAs in Response to the Infection of Edwardsiella anguillarum in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) Inoculated with Freund's Adjuvant. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 24:956-968. [PMID: 35995892 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-022-10157-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) and incomplete adjuvant (FIA), generally applied in subunit fishery vaccine, have not been explored on the molecular mechanism of the non-specific immune enhancement. As long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play vital regulating roles in various biological activities, in this study, we examined the genome-wide expression of transcripts in the liver of European eel (Anguilla anguilla, Aa) inoculated with FCA and FIA (FCIA) to elucidate the regulators of lncRNAs in the process of Edwardsiella anguillarum (Ea) infection and Aa anti-Ea infection using strand-specific RNA-seq. After eels were challenged by Ea at 28 days post the first inoculation (dpi), compared to the control uninfected eels (Li group), the control infected eels (Con_Li group) showed severe bleeding, hepatocyte atrophy, and thrombi formed in the hepatic vessels of the liver, although eels inoculated with FCIA (FCIA_Li group) also formed slight thrombi in the hepatic vessels. Compared to the FCIA_Li group, there was about 10 times colony-forming unit (cfu) in the Con_Li group per 100 μg liver tissue, and the relative percent survival (RPS) of eels was 50% in FCIA_Li vs Con_Li. Using high-throughput transcriptomics, differential expressed genes (DEGs) and transcripts were identified and the results were verified using fluorescence real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Interactions between the differential expressed lncRNAs (DE-lncRNAs) and the target DEGs were explored using Cytoscape according to their co-expression and co-location relationship. We found 13,499 lncRNAs (10,176 annotated and 3423 novel lncRNAs) between 3 comparisons of Con_Li vs Li, FCIA_Li vs Li, and FCIA_Li vs Con_Li, of which 111, 110, and 129 DE-lncRNAs were ascertained. Gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis of DEGs targeted by DE-lncRNAs revealed these DEGs mainly involved in single-organism cellular process in BP, membrane in CC and binding in MF, and KEGG pathways showed that the target DEGs in co-expression and co-location enriched in cell adhesion molecules. Finally, 118 DE-lncRNAs target 1161 DEGs were involved in an interaction network of 8474 co-expression and 333 co-location-related links, of which 16 DE-lncRNAs play vital roles in anti-Ea infection. Taken together, the interaction networks revealed that DE-lncRNAs underlies the process of Ea infection and Aa anti-Ea infection.
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- Liqun Wu
- College of Overseas Education, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Fisheries College, Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel. Ministry of Education of PRC, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Fisheries College, Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel. Ministry of Education of PRC, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI, USA
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- Fisheries College, Engineering Research Center of the Modern Industry Technology for Eel. Ministry of Education of PRC, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Adikesavalu H, Abraham TJ, Joardar SN. Immune responses and protective immunity in Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) as induced by outer membrane proteins of Edwardsiella tarda and aluminium hydroxide adjuvant complex. Vet Res Commun 2022; 46:1097-1109. [PMID: 35927371 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-022-09978-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Edwardsiella tarda is considered one of the important bacterial fish pathogens. The outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of E. tarda are structurally and functionally conserved, and immunogenic. This study assessed the effects of the OMPs of E. tarda CGH9 as a vaccine without aluminium hydroxide [AH] (T1) and with AH adjuvant (T2) on the respiratory burst (ROB) activity, lymphocyte proliferation of head kidney (HK) leukocytes, and serum antibody production in pangas catfish Pangasius pangasius. The ROB activity and lymphocyte proliferation of HK leukocytes increased in both vaccinated groups compared to the control. Nonetheless, the T2 group showed a gradual increase in ROB activity and lymphocyte proliferation of HK leukocytes up to 3-weeks post-vaccination (wpv). The serum antibody production in the T1 group decreased initially for up to 2-wpv and increased from 3-wpv; whereas, in the T2 group, the serum-specific antibody levels were significantly high from 1-wpv compared to control. Simultaneously, the protective efficacy in terms of relative percentage survival in the T2 group after injecting with a lethal dose of E. tarda CGH9 was high (89.00±15.56) compared to the T1 group (78.00±0.00). Furthermore, the catfish administered with a booster dose of E. tarda OMPs with or without AH adjuvant showed no additional increase in immune response or protective immunity. These results suggested that E. tarda OMPs and AH adjuvant complex has a higher potential to induce protective immunity, which may be a good choice as a vaccine to combat E. tarda infection in catfish.
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- Harresh Adikesavalu
- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700094, India
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700094, India.
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Belgachia, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700037, India
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Li Q, Chi H, Shi X, Gan Q, Dalmo RA, Sun YY, Tang X, Xing J, Sheng X, Zhan W. Vaccine Adjuvants Induce Formation of Intraperitoneal Extracellular Traps in Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:875409. [PMID: 35433509 PMCID: PMC9005893 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.875409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Adjuvants are used to increase the strength, quality, and duration of the immune response of vaccines. Neutrophils are the first immune cells that arrive at the injection site and can release DNA fibers together with granular proteins, so-called neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), to entrap microbes in a sticky matrix of extracellular chromatin and microbicidal agents. Similar extracellular structures were also released by macrophages, mast cells, and eosinophils and are now generalized as “ETs.” Here we demonstrated that Alum adjuvant stimulation led to peritoneal cells swarming and ET release in vitro. Moreover, compared to antigen stimulation alone, ET release was significantly increased after stimulation with antigen-mixed adjuvants and in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In vivo, we were able to monitor and quantify the continuous changes of the ET release in the same fish by using the small animal in vivo imaging instrument at different times during the early stages after intraperitoneal immunization. The results showed that the fluorescence signal of ETs in the peritoneum increased from 0 to 12 h after injection and then gradually decreased. The fluorescence signals came from extracellular DNA fibers, which are sensitive to DNase I and confirmed by microscopy of peritoneal fluid ex vivo. In summary, this study introduced a new method for detecting ETs in the peritoneum of fish in vivo and indicated that ET formation is involved in the immune response at the early stage after intraperitoneal immunization to vaccines.
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- Qian Li
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Heng Chi,
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Jung MH, Kole S, Jung SJ. Efficacy of saponin-based inactivated rock bream iridovirus (RBIV) vaccine in rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 121:12-22. [PMID: 34974155 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rock bream iridovirus (RBIV) causes severe mortality in rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) for last two decades. In view of this constant threat of RBIV to the rock bream industry, we conducted the present study with the aim to develop a safe and efficient remedial measure against the virus. In this study, we evaluated the safety and potentiality of squalene, aluminium hydroxide and saponin adjuvants, singly or in combinations, which can be used for developing an efficient inactivated (IV) vaccine to protect rock bream from RBIV infection. The evaluation results demonstrated that saponin (Sa) has the required potential in enacting the antiviral immune response in the host and in providing protection against virus mediated lethality, without causing any adverted side-effects. The study further, showed that a single primary dose of Sa-adjuvanted IV vaccine can confer moderate protections in short (60.04% relative percent mortality (RPS) at 4 wpv) and medium (53.38% RPS at 8 wpv) term post RBIV challenge; whereas, the same vaccine when administered in a prime-boost strategy, it resulted enhanced 93.34% RPS post virus challenge at 4 and 8 wpv. The moderate to high survivability demonstrated by the Sa-adjuvanted IV vaccine, was substantiated by the significant (p < 0.05) upregulation of IL-1β, Mx and PKR gene transcript. All surviving fish from the Sa-adjuvanted IV vaccine groups were strongly protected from re-infection with RBIV (1.1 × 107) at 70 days post infection (dpi). In conclusion, it can be inferred that, Sa-adjuvanted IV RBIV vaccine can be an efficient control measure to protect the rock bream aquaculture industry against the lethal RBIV virus.
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- Myung-Hwa Jung
- Department of Marine Bio and Medical Sciences, Hanseo University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea.
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Bedekar MK, Kole S. Fundamentals of Fish Vaccination. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2022; 2411:147-173. [PMID: 34816404 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1888-2_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Fish health management has become a critical component of disease control and is invaluable for improved harvests and sustainable aquaculture. Vaccination is generally accepted as the most effective prophylactic measure for fish disease prevention, on environmental, social, and economic grounds. Although the historical approach for developing fish vaccines was based on the principle of Louis Pasteur's "isolate, inactivate and inject," but their weak immunogenicity and low efficacies in many cases, have shifted the focus of fish vaccine development from traditional to next-generation technologies. However, before any fish vaccine can be successfully commercialized, several hurdles need to be overcome regarding the production cost, immunogenicity, effectiveness, mode of administration, environmental safety, and associated regulatory concerns. In this context, the chapter summarises the basic aspects of fish vaccination such as type of vaccine, modalities of vaccine delivery, the immunological basis of fish immunization as well as different challenges associated with the development process and future opportunities.
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- Megha Kadam Bedekar
- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India.
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India.,Department of Aqualife Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Qu Y, Zhang B, Wang Y, Yin S, Sun Y, Middelberg A, Bi J. Immunogenicity and Vaccine Efficacy Boosted by Engineering Human Heavy Chain Ferritin and Chimeric Hepatitis B Virus Core Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2021; 4:7147-7156. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c00738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Yiran Qu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Wangkaghart E, Deville S, Wang B, Srisapoome P, Wang T, Secombes CJ. Immune response and protective efficacy of two new adjuvants, Montanide™ ISA 763B VG and Montanide™ GEL02, administered with a Streptococcus agalactiae ghost vaccine in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 116:19-29. [PMID: 34153428 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Streptococcus agalactiae is one of the most important pathogens infecting tilapia worldwide and causes meningoencephalitis, septicemia and high mortalities with considerable losses. Various types of vaccines have been developed against S. agalactiae infection, such as inactivated vaccines, live attenuated vaccines and subunit vaccines. Bacterial ghosts (BGs) are nonliving, empty cell envelopes and have been reported as novel vaccine candidates. Therefore, the main aims of this study were to develop an S. agalactiae ghost vaccine (SAGV) and to evaluate the immune response and protective effect of SAGV against S. agalactiae with two novel adjuvants, Montanide™ ISA 763B VG and Montanide™ GEL02. Nile tilapia, mean weight 50 g, were divided into four groups as follows; 1) fish injected with PBS as control, 2) fish injected with the SAGV alone; 3) fish injected with the SAGV+Montanide™ ISA 763B VG; and 4) fish injected with SAGV+Montanide™ GEL02. Following vaccination, innate immunity parameters including serum lysozyme, myeloperoxidase, catalase, and bactericidal activity were all significantly enhanced. Moreover, specific serum IgM antibodies were induced and reached their highest level 2-8 weeks post vaccination. Importantly, the relative percent survival of tilapia vaccinated against the SAGV formulated with both adjuvants was 80-93%. Furthermore, the transcription of immune-related genes (IgM, TCRβ, IL-1β, IL-8 and TNFα) were up-regulated in tilapia after vaccination, indicating that both cellular and humoral immune responses were induced by these adjuvanted vaccines. In summary, Montanide™ ISA 763B VG and Montanide™ GEL02 can enhance immunoprotection induced by the SAGV vaccine against streptococcosis, demonstrating that both have value as potential adjuvants of fish vaccines.
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- Eakapol Wangkaghart
- Research Unit of Excellence for Tropical Fisheries and Technology, Division of Fisheries, Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Technology, Mahasarakham University, Khamriang Sub-District, Kantarawichai, Mahasarakham, Thailand.
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- SEPPIC, Paris La Défense, 50 Boulevard National, CS 90020, 92257, La Garenne Colombes Cedex, France.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Biology and Epidemiology for Aquatic Economic Animal, Key Laboratory of Control for Disease of Aquatic Animals of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Fishery, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, PR China.
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Jatujak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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- Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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Qu Y, Zhang B, Wang Y, Yin S, Pederick JL, Bruning JB, Sun Y, Middelberg A, Bi J. Immunogenicity study of engineered ferritins with C- and N-terminus insertion of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 epitope. Vaccine 2021; 39:4830-4841. [PMID: 34284876 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Human ferritin heavy chain, an example of a protein nanoparticle, has recently been used as a vaccine delivery platform. Human ferritin has advantages of uniform architecture, robust thermal and chemical stabilities, and good biocompatibility and biodegradation. There is however a lack of understanding about the relationship between insertion sites in ferritin (N-terminus and C-terminus) and the corresponding humoral and cell-mediated immune responses. To bridge this gap, we utilized an Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) epitope as a model to produce engineered ferritin-based vaccines E1F1 (N-terminus insertion) and F1E1 (C-terminus insertion) for the prevention of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infections. X-ray crystallography confirmed the relative positions of the N-terminus insertion and C-terminus insertion. For N-terminus insertion, the epitopes were located on the exterior surface of ferritin, while for C-terminus insertion, the epitopes were inside the ferritin cage. Based on the results of antigen-specific antibody titers from in-vivo tests, we found that there was no obvious difference on humoral immune responses between N-terminus and C-terminus insertion. We also evaluated splenocyte proliferation and memory lymphocyte T cell differentiation. Both results suggested C-terminus insertion produced a stronger proliferative response and cell-mediated immune response than N-terminus insertion. C-terminus insertion of EBNA1 epitope was also processed more efficiently by dendritic cells (DCs) than N-terminus insertion. This provides new insight into the relationship between the insertion site and immunogenicity of ferritin nanoparticle vaccines.
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- Yiran Qu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shanxi, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Division of Research and Innovation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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Zhang LX, Hu J, Jia YB, Liu RT, Cai T, Xu ZP. Two-dimensional layered double hydroxide nanoadjuvant: recent progress and future direction. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7533-7549. [PMID: 33876812 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00881a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Layered double hydroxide (LDH) is a 'sandwich'-like two-dimensional clay material that has been systematically investigated for biomedical application in the past two decades. LDH is an alum-similar adjuvant, which has a well-defined layered crystal structure and exhibits high adjuvanticity. The unique structure of LDH includes positively charged layers composed of divalent and trivalent cations and anion-exchangeable interlayer galleries. Among the many variants of LDH, MgAl-LDH (the cationic ions are Mg2+ and Al3+) has the highest affinity to antigens, bioadjuvants and drug molecules, and exhibits superior biosafety. Past research studies indicate that MgAl-LDH can simultaneously load antigens, bioadjuvants and molecular drugs to amplify the strength of immune responses, and induce broad-spectrum immune responses. Moreover, the size and dispersity of MgAl-LDH in biological environments can be well controlled to actively deliver antigens to the immune system, realizing the rapid induction and maintenance of durable immune responses. Furthermore, the functionalization of MgAl-LDH nanoadjuvants enables it to capture antigens in situ and induce personalized immune responses, thereby more effectively overcoming complex diseases. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the development and application of MgAl-LDH nanoparticles as a vaccine adjuvant, demonstrating that MgAl-LDH is the most potential adjuvant for clinical application.
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- Ling-Xiao Zhang
- Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital), Ningbo 315010, China. and Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315010, China and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia. and Institute of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Univeristy, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China and State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No. 2 Hospital), Ningbo 315010, China. and Ningbo Institute of Life and Health Industry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315010, China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Hu S, Chen X, Qin X, Dong G, Lin Y, Gai W, Zhao H, Ke B, Li M. A bioluminescent probe for in vivo imaging of pyroglutamate aminopeptidase in a mouse model of inflammation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2021; 43:128049. [PMID: 33882272 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2021.128049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Pyroglutamate aminopeptidase (PGP) specifically cleaves the peptide bond of pyroglutamic acid linked to the N-terminal end of a polypeptide or protein. Previous studies showed that PGP was associated with several physiological processes and diseases especially those involving inflammation. Utilizing a 'caging' strategy, we designed and synthesized a bioluminescence probe (PBL) with a limit-of-detection of 3.7 * 10-4 mU/mL. In vivo imaging in a mouse model of inflammatory liver disease revealed that the probe has excellent sensitivity and selectivity and provides a powerful tool for studying the physiological and pathological processes involving PGP.
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- Shilong Hu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China; Laboratory of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China; Laboratory of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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- Laboratory of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Laboratory of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Translational Neuroscience Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology (MOE), School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
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Systematic Evaluation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteins for Antigenic Properties Identifies Rv1485 and Rv1705c as Potential Protective Subunit Vaccine Candidates. Infect Immun 2021; 89:IAI.00585-20. [PMID: 33318140 PMCID: PMC8097267 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00585-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The lack of efficacious vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is a limiting factor in the prevention and control of tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death from an infectious agent. Improvement or replacement of the BCG vaccine with one that reliably protects all age groups is urgent. The lack of efficacious vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is a limiting factor in the prevention and control of tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death from an infectious agent. Improvement or replacement of the BCG vaccine with one that reliably protects all age groups is urgent. Concerns exist that antigens currently being evaluated are too homogeneous. To identify new protective antigens, we screened 1,781 proteins from a high-throughput proteome-wide protein purification study for antigenic activity. Forty-nine antigens (34 previously unreported) induced antigen-specific gamma interferon (IFN-γ) release from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) derived from 4,452 TB and suspected TB patients and 167 healthy donors. Three (Rv1485, Rv1705c, and Rv1802) of the 20 antigens evaluated in a BALB/c mouse challenge model showed protective efficacy, reducing lung CFU counts by 66.2%, 75.8%, and 60%, respectively. Evaluation of IgG2a/IgG1 ratios and cytokine release indicated that Rv1485 and Rv1705c induce a protective Th1 immune response. Epitope analysis of PE/PPE protein Rv1705c, the strongest candidate, identified a dominant epitope in its extreme N-terminal domain accounting for 90% of its immune response. Systematic preclinical assessment of antigens Rv1485 and Rv1705c is warranted.
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Efficacy of Whole Cell Inactivated Vibrio harveyi Vaccine against Vibriosis in a Marine Red Hybrid Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus × O. mossambicus) Model. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8040734. [PMID: 33291587 PMCID: PMC7761788 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8040734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Vibrio harveyi causes vibriosis in various commercial marine fish species. The infection leads to significant economic losses for aquaculture farms, and vaccination is an alternative approach for the prevention and control of fish diseases for aquaculture sustainability. This study describes the use of formalin-killed Vibrio harveyi (FKVh) strain Vh1 as a vaccine candidate to stimulate innate and adaptive immunities against vibriosis in a marine red hybrid tilapia model. Tilapia are fast growing; cheap; resistant to diseases; and tolerant to adverse environmental conditions of fresh water, brackish water, and marine water and because of these advantages, marine red hybrid tilapia is a suitable candidate as a model to study fish diseases and vaccinations against vibriosis. A total of 180 healthy red hybrid tilapias were gradually adapted to the marine environment before being divided into two groups, with 90 fish in each group and were kept in triplicate with 30 fish per tank. Group 1 was vaccinated intraperitoneally with 100 µL of FKVh on week 0, and a booster dose was similarly administered on week 2. Group 2 was similarly injected with PBS. Skin mucus, serum, and gut lavage were collected weekly for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a lysozyme activity assay from a total of 30 fish of each group. On week 4, the remaining 60 fish of Groups 1 and 2 were challenged with 108 cfu/fish of live Vibrio harveyi. The clinical signs were monitored while the survival rate was recorded for 48 h post-challenge. Vaccination with FKVh resulted in a significantly (p < 0.05) higher rate of survival (87%) compared to the control (20%). The IgM antibody titer and lysozyme activities of Group 1 were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than the unvaccinated Groups 2 in most weeks throughout the experiment. Therefore, the intraperitoneal exposure of marine red hybrid tilapia to killed V. harveyi enhanced the resistance and antibody response of the fish against vibriosis.
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Hasan MW, Haseeb M, Ehsan M, Gadahi JA, Naqvi MAUH, Wang QQ, Liu X, Lakho SA, Yan R, Xu L, Song X, Li X. Nanoparticles (PLGA and Chitosan)-Entrapped ADP-Ribosylation Factor 1 of Haemonchus contortus Enhances the Immune Responses in ICR Mice. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:E726. [PMID: 33276581 PMCID: PMC7761582 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8040726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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ADP-ribosylation factor 1 (HcARF1) is one of the Haemonchus contortus (H. contortus) excretory/secretory proteins involved in modulating the immune response of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Here, we evaluated the immunogenic potential of recombinant HcARF1 (rHcARF1) against H. contortus infection in Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice. Briefly, rHcARF1 was entrapped in poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and chitosan (CS) nanoparticles (NP) and injected into mice as a vaccine. Fifty-six ICR mice were assigned randomly into seven groups, with eight animals in each group, and they were vaccinated subcutaneously. At the end of the experiment (14th day), the blood and the spleen were collected from euthanized mice to detect lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine analysis, and the production of antigen-specific antibodies. Scanning electron microscope was used to determine the size, morphology, and zeta potential of nanoparticles. Flow cytometry was performed, which presented the increase percentages of CD4+ T cells (CD3e+CD4+), CD8+ T cells (CD3e+CD8+) and dendritic cells (CD11c+CD83+, CD11c+CD86+) in mice vaccinated with rHcARF1+PLGA NP. Immunoassay analysis show raised humoral (Immunoglobulin (Ig)G1, IgG2a, IgM) and cell-mediated immune response (Interleukin (IL)-4, IL-12, and IL-17, and Interferon (IFN)-γ) induced by rHcARF1+PLGA NP. Experimental groups that were treated with the antigen-loaded NP yield higher lymphocyte proliferation than the control groups. Based on these results, we could propose that the rHcARF1 encapsulated in NP could stimulate a strong immune response in mice rather than administering alone against the infection of H. contortus.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (M.W.H.); (M.H.); (M.E.); (J.A.G.); (M.A.-u.-H.N.); (Q.Q.W.); (X.L.); (S.A.L.); (R.Y.); (L.X.); (X.S.)
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Ramos-Espinoza FC, Cueva-Quiroz VA, Yunis-Aguinaga J, Alvarez-Rubio NC, Paganoti de Mello N, Engrácia de Moraes JR. Efficacy of two adjuvants administrated with a novel hydrogen peroxide-inactivated vaccine against Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile tilapia fingerlings. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 105:350-358. [PMID: 32717322 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Streptococcus agalactiae is considered the main bacterial pathogen in cultured Nile tilapia. Formaldehyde-inactivated vaccines are the most accepted method for prevention and control of the disease. However, alternative inactivation methods for S. agalactiae vaccines have not been fully explored. Recently, we developed a hydrogen peroxide-inactivated vaccine against S. agalactiae with moderate efficacy, with the possibility to improve vaccine efficacy by adding adjuvants. The current study compared the efficacy of aluminum hydroxide and Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA) incorporated into a novel hydrogen peroxide-inactivated intraperitoneal vaccine against S. agalactiae for Nile tilapia fingerlings. The relative percentage survival (RPS) for aluminum hydroxide-adjuvanted vaccine (59.3%), and FIA-adjuvanted vaccine (77.8%) were higher than the vaccine without adjuvant (40.7%). In addition, fish immunized with aluminum hydroxide-adjuvanted vaccine had significantly higher levels of specific antibodies than control fish at 4 weeks post vaccination (wpv). Blood lymphocytes counts showed a decrease in vaccinated groups when compared to control fish, suggesting white cells migration to the tissues where antigen presentation is ongoing. Fish that received FIA-adjuvanted vaccine exhibited persistence of adjuvant deposits on intraperitoneal surfaces for at least 4 wpv that may be related to its superior performance compared to aluminum hydroxide adjuvanted vaccine, which did not evidence any type of deposit at any sampling times. The results observed in this study demonstrate that hydrogen peroxide-inactivated vaccine administered with either aluminum hydroxide or FIA induce optimal levels of protection, with a superior performance for FIA vaccine, which could be a good alternative to conventional formaldehyde-inactivated vaccines against S. agalactiae, due to its shorter manufacture time, and less toxicity.
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- Fernando Carlos Ramos-Espinoza
- Aquaculture Center of Unesp (Caunesp), Sao Paulo State University (Unesp). Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, km 05, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Center of Unesp (Caunesp), Sao Paulo State University (Unesp). Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, km 05, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Center of Unesp (Caunesp), Sao Paulo State University (Unesp). Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, km 05, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil; Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory, Sea Institute of Peru (IMARPE), Esquina Gamarra y GeneralValle s/n, Chucuito, Callao, Peru
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- Aquaculture Center of Unesp (Caunesp), Sao Paulo State University (Unesp). Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, km 05, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Center of Unesp (Caunesp), Sao Paulo State University (Unesp). Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, km 05, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Center of Unesp (Caunesp), Sao Paulo State University (Unesp). Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, km 05, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil; Department of Veterinary Pathology, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (FCAV), Unesp, Via Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, km 05, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
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Hwang JY, Kwon MG, Seo JS, Hwang SD, Jeong JM, Lee JH, Jeong AR, Jee BY. Current use and management of commercial fish vaccines in Korea. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 102:20-27. [PMID: 32272258 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aquaculture industry in Korea has grown rapidly since the 1960s, and it is a major food source. However, the expansion of aquaculture systems has increased the chances of infectious disease outbreaks, and vaccination plays an important role in commercial fish farming. This is the first comprehensive review of commercial fish vaccines in Korea. It not only provides an overview of commercially available fish vaccines and their associated approval processes and laws, but also some perspectives on research advances regarding fish vaccines in Korea. In Korea, fish vaccines are approved only after their safety and effectiveness have been verified according to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, and after approval, each vaccine lot must pass the national evaluation criteria. As of the end of 2019, 29 vaccines were approved for 10 fish pathogens, including both single and combination vaccines containing more than two inactivated pathogens. The approved fish vaccines consist of 2 immersion vaccines, as well as 1 intramuscular and 26 intraperitoneal vaccines, which require syringe injection. All the 29 vaccines are manufactured as formalin-inactivated vaccines; 1 is an adjuvant vaccine and 28 are non-adjuvant vaccines; 25 are bacterial vaccines, 2 are viral vaccines, 1 is a parasite vaccine, and 1 is a parasite and bacterial vaccine. In terms of the target fish species, 27 vaccines are used in the olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), 1 in the starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus), and 1 in the red seabream (Pagrus major), striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus), and amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata). This imbalance exists mostly because the olive flounder is the main farmed fish species in Korea. In 2018, 67.71 million vaccine doses were distributed following satisfactory performance in the national evaluation. They were used to vaccinate approximately 80.6% of farmed olive flounders.
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- Jee Youn Hwang
- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea.
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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- Aquatic Disease Control Division, National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan, 46083, Republic of Korea
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Negahdaripour M, Nezafat N, Heidari R, Erfani N, Hajighahramani N, Ghoshoon MB, Shoolian E, Rahbar MR, Najafipour S, Dehshahri A, Morowvat MH, Ghasemi Y. Production and Preliminary In Vivo Evaluations of a Novel in silico-designed L2-based Potential HPV Vaccine. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2020; 21:316-324. [PMID: 31729940 DOI: 10.2174/1389201020666191114104850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND L2-based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) prophylactic vaccines, containing epitopes from HPV minor capsid proteins, are under investigation as second-generation HPV vaccines. No such vaccine has passed clinical trials yet, mainly due to the low immunogenicity of peptide vaccines; so efforts are being continued. A candidate vaccine composed of two HPV16 L2 epitopes, flagellin and a Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) 4 agonist (RS09) as adjuvants, and two universal T-helper epitopes was designed in silico in our previous researches. METHODS The designed vaccine construct was expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) and purified through metal affinity chromatography. Following mice vaccination, blood samples underwent ELISA and flow cytometry analyses for the detection of IgG and seven Th1 and Th2 cytokines. RESULTS Following immunization, Th1 (IFN-γ, IL-2) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-5, IL-10) type cytokines, as well as IgG, were induced significantly compared with the PBS group. Significant increases in IFN-γ, IL-2, and IL-5 levels were observed in the vaccinated group versus Freund's adjuvant group. CONCLUSION The obtained cytokine induction profile implied both cellular and humoral responses, with a more Th-1 favored trend. However, an analysis of specific antibodies against L2 is required to confirm humoral responses. No significant elevation in inflammatory cytokines, (IL-6 and TNF-α), suggested a lack of unwanted inflammatory side effects despite using a combination of two TLR agonists. The designed construct might be capable of inducing adaptive and innate immunity; nevertheless, comprehensive immune tests were not conducted at this stage and will be a matter of future work.
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- Manica Negahdaripour
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Cancer Immunology Group, Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Charité University of Medicine, Campus Research House of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.,Biotechnology incubator center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Microbiology Department, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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Wang Q, Ji W, Xu Z. Current use and development of fish vaccines in China. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 96:223-234. [PMID: 31821845 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the past decades, the aquaculture industry made great progress in China, which contributes more than 70% yield of the world's farmed fish. Along with the rapid growth of fish production, increased emergence and outbreak of numbers of diseases pose harm to the aquaculture industry and food safety. From the efficient, safe, environmental and ethical aspects, vaccines is definitely the most appropriate and focused method to control different kinds of fish diseases. In China, researchers have done huge works on the fish vaccines, and so far six domestic aquatic vaccine products along with one imported aquatic vaccine have obtained the national veterinary medicine certificate. More critically, some new vaccines have also entered the field experiment stage and showed broad market prospects. In the present review, authors summarize seven aquatic vaccines, including the live vaccine against grass carp hemorrhagic disease, the inactivated vaccine against Aeromonas hydrophila sepsis in fish, the live vaccine against Edwardsiella tarda in turbot, the anti-idiotypic antibody vaccine against Vibrio alginolyticus, V. parahaemolyticus, and E. tarda in Japanese flounder, the cell-cultured inactivated vaccine against grass carp hemorrhagic disease, the inactivated vaccine against fish infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV), and the genetically engineered live vaccine against V. anguillarum in turbot. Moreover, different delivery routes of fish vaccines are also compared in this review, along with differential fish immune response after vaccination. All these efforts will ultimately benefit the healthy and sustainable development of aquaculture industry in China.
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- Qingchao Wang
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Thakur R, Pathania P, Kaur N, Joshi V, Kondepudi KK, Suri CR, Rishi P. Prophylactic potential of cytolethal distending toxin B (CdtB) subunit of typhoid toxin against Typhoid fever. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18404. [PMID: 31804525 PMCID: PMC6895121 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54690-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Typhoid fever caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S.Typhi) continues to be a major problem, especially in developing countries. Due to the rapid emergence of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) strains, which limits the efficacy of conventional antibiotics as well as problems associated with the existing vaccines, efforts are being made to develop effective prophylactic agents. CdtB subunit of typhoid toxin was selected for assessing its vaccine potential due to its high conservation throughout the Typhi strains. In-vitro assessment of DNase activity of cloned and purified CdtB protein showed a significant decrease in the band intensity of DNA. The measure of metabolic activity and morphological alterations assessed using different cell lines in the presence of CdtB protein showed no significant signs of toxicity. These observations were further strengthened by cell cycle analysis, assessed by flow cytometry. Keeping these observations in mind, the immunoprotective potential of CdtB was assessed using S.Typhi induced mouse peritonitis model. A significant titer of IgG antibodies (>128000) against CdtB protein was recorded in the immunized mice by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which was also validated by immunoblotting. Active immunization with the protein protected 75% mice against a lethal dose of S.Typhi Ty2. The data indicated a significant (up to 5 log) reduction in the bacterial load in the spleen and liver of immunized-infected mice compared to control (unimmunized-infected) mice which might have resulted in the modulation of histoarchitecture of spleen and liver and the levels of cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10) production; thereby indicating the effectiveness of the subunit. The observations deduced from the study give the proof of concept of immunogenic potential of protein. However, further studies involving the immunoreactivity of CdtB with the statistically significant number of sera samples obtained from the human patients would be helpful in establishing the relevance of CdtB protein in humans and for making the strategies to develop it as an effective vaccine candidate.
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- Reena Thakur
- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Dubey S, Maiti B, Kim SH, Sivadasan SM, Kannimuthu D, Pandey PK, Girisha SK, Mutoloki S, Chen SC, Evensen Ø, Karunasagar I, Munang'andu HM. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Edwardsiella isolates from different fish species and geographical areas in Asia: Implications for vaccine development. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2019; 42:835-850. [PMID: 30851008 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The genus Edwardsiella is one of the major causes of fish diseases globally. Herein, we examined 37 isolates from ten different fish species from India, South Korea and Taiwan to gain insight into their phenotypic and genotypic properties, of which 30 were characterized as E. tarda with phenotypic homology estimated at 85.71% based on API-20E biochemical tests. Genotyping using 16S rRNA put all isolates together with E. anguillarum, E. hoshinae, E. tarda, E. piscicida and E. ictaluri reference strains in a monophyletic group. In contrast, the gyrB phylogenetic tree clearly separated E. ictaluri, E. tarda and E. hoshinae reference strains from our isolates and put our isolates into two groups with group I being homologous with the E. anguillarum reference strain while group II was homologous with the E. piscicida reference strain. Hence, our findings point to E. piscicida and E. anguillarum as species infecting different fish species in Asia. Homology of the ompW protein suggested that strains with broad protective coverage could be identified as vaccine candidates. This study underscores the importance of combining genotyping with phenotyping for valid species classification. In addition, it accentuates the importance of phylogenetic comparison of bacterial antigens for identification of potential vaccine candidates.
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- Saurabh Dubey
- Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- UNESCO MIRCEN for Medical and Marine Biotechnology, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Department of Fisheries Microbiology, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore, India
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- Department of Fisheries Microbiology, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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- UNESCO MIRCEN for Medical and Marine Biotechnology, Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
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Morimoto N, Kondo M, Kono T, Sakai M, Hikima JI. Nonconservation of TLR5 activation site in Edwardsiella tarda flagellin decreases expression of interleukin-1β and NF-κB genes in Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 87:765-771. [PMID: 30776541 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Flagellin is the subunit protein that composes bacterial flagella and is recognized by toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) as a ligand. Flagellin protein (e.g., FliC and FlaA) contains the D1, D2, and D3 domains; the D1 domain is important for recognition by TLR5 for activation of the innate immune system. In teleosts, there are two types of TLR5, the membrane form (TLR5M) and soluble form (TLR5S), the latter of which is not present in mammals. In this study, the potential of flagellin from Edwardsiella tarda (EtFliC) to induce inflammation-related genes interleukin (IL)-1β and NF-κB-p65 through TLR5S in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) was elucidated. A transient overexpression system was developed in flounder natural embryonic (HINAE) cells using constructs encoding two flagellin genes derived from E. tarda (pEtFliC) and Escherichia coli (pEcoFliC) and the flounder TLR5S gene (pPoTLR5S). Expression of inflammation-related genes in EtFliC- and PoTLR5S-overexpressing HINAE cells was significantly lower than in EcoFliC- and PoTLR5S-overexpressing cells. To clarify the difference between EtFliC and EcoFliC potency, the amino acid sequence of EtFliC was compared with that of other bacterial flagellin. The 91st arginine residue, known as the mammalian TLR5 activation site, was conserved in the flagellin of E. coli and other bacteria but not in EtFliC. To reveal the importance of the 91st arginine residue in FliC, a pEtFliC construct in which the 91st asparagine was mutated to arginine (pEtFliC_N91R) was generated. Expression of the IL-1β and NF-κB-p65 genes in the HINAE cells co-transfected with pEtFliC_N91R and pPoTLR5S was significantly higher than that in cells co-transfected with pEtFliC and pPoTLR5S. The results suggested that the 91st arginine residue of bacterial flagellin is involved in inflammatory response through TLR5S in teleosts. Thus, EtFliC improved by site-directed mutagenesis could be an effective adjuvant against E. tarda infection in Japanese flounder.
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- Natsuki Morimoto
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Applied Aquabiology, National Fisheries University, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, 759-6595, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Biosciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan.
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Oreskovic Z, Nechvatalova K, Krejci J, Kummer V, Faldyna M. Aspects of intradermal immunization with different adjuvants: The role of dendritic cells and Th1/Th2 response. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211896. [PMID: 30742635 PMCID: PMC6370205 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Intradermal (i.d.) application of vaccine is promising way how to induce specific immune response against particular pathogens. Adjuvants, substances added into vaccination dose with the aim to increase immunogenicity, play important role in activation of dendritic cells with subsequent activation of lymphocytes. They can, however, induce unwanted local reactions. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of i.d. administration of model antigen keyhole limped hemocyanine alone or with different adjuvants-aluminium hydroxide and oil-based adjuvants-on local histopathological reaction as well as dendritic cell activation at the site of administration and local cytokine and chemokine response. This was assessed at 4 and 24 hours after application. Selection of the adjuvants was based on the fact, that they differently enhance antibody or cell-mediated immunity. The results showed activation of dendritic cells and both Th1 and Th2 response stimulated by oil-based adjuvants. It was associated with higher expression of set of genes, incl. chemokine receptor CCR7 or Th1-associated chemokine CXCL10 and cytokine IFNγ. Application of the antigen with aluminium hydroxide induced higher expression of Th2-associated IL4 or IL13. On the other hand, both complete and incomplete Freund´s adjuvants provoked strong local reaction associated with influx of neutrophils. This was accompanied with high expression of proinflammatory IL1 or neutrophil chemoattractant CXCL8. Surprisingly, similarly strong local reaction was detected also after application of aluminium hydroxide-based adjuvant. The best balanced local reaction with sufficient activation of immune cells was detected after application of oil-based adjuvants Montanide and Emulsigen.
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- Zrinka Oreskovic
- Department of Immunology, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Immunology, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Immunology, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Immunology, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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Recombinant outer membrane protein T (OmpT) of Vibrio ichthyoenteri, a potential vaccine candidate for flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Microb Pathog 2019; 126:185-192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kondo H, Chung S, Hirosawa E, Hirono I. Adjuvant effects on protection and immune response of Japanese flounder immunized by the formalin-killed cells of Edwardsiella tarda. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 84:120-123. [PMID: 30268778 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.09.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We evaluated the effects of Freund's adjuvants (FCA/FIA) on protection and immune response of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus immunized by the formalin-killed cell (FKC) of Edwardsiella tarda. Combination of FKC and FCA/FIA did not confer protection against the challenge, while they significantly induced higher antibody titers than that of FKC only. The suppression of FKC-dependent induction of interferon γ (IFNγ) mRNA levels by FCA/FIA was observed by gene expression profiling. Similarly, interleukin (IL)-12 p35 mRNA levels were not detected after FKC+FCA or +FIA. These results suggest that the mineral oil in Freund's adjuvants might suppress the signaling pathway(s) that induce IFNγ and IL-12 gene expression.
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- Hidehiro Kondo
- Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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- Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Konan 4-5-7, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8477, Japan
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Angosto D, López-Muñoz A, García-Alcazar A, Meseguer J, Sepulcre MP, Mulero V. Aluminum is a powerful adjuvant in teleost fish despite failing to induce interleukin-1β release. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 85:18-24. [PMID: 29577957 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although aluminum salts (Alum) have been extensively used in human vaccination for decades, its mechanism of action is controversial. In fish, the use of Alum as a vaccine adjuvant is scarce and there are no studies aimed at identifying its mechanism of action. In the present study we report that Alum is a powerful adjuvant in the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L., Sparidae) and the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L. Moronidae). Thus, Alum increased the specific antibody titers to the model antigen keyhole limpet hemocyanin as the commonly used Freund's adjuvant did in both species. In addition, both adjuvants were able to increase the transcript levels of the gene encoding the major pro-inflammatory mediator interleukin-1β (Il1b). Strikingly, however, Alum failed to promote Il1b release by seabream leukocytes and even impaired Il1b induction, processing and release in macrophages. However, it increased NADPH oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in gilthead seabream leukocytes and purified granulocytes. In addition, Alum promoted gilthead seabream leukocyte death independently of ROS production and caspases, suggesting that damage-associated molecular patterns release from dying cells mediate Alum adjuvant activity. Our results pave the way for future studies aimed at investigating the relevance of danger signals generated by Alum in vivo on its adjuvant activity in order to increase our understanding of the mechanisms of action of Alum in fish vaccines and to help in the design of new adjuvants for aquaculture.
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- Diego Angosto
- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Carretera de la Azohía s/n, Puerto de Mazarrón, 30860 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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Dong X, Liang J, Yang A, Wang C, Kong D, Lv F. In Vivo Imaging Tracking and Immune Responses to Nanovaccines Involving Combined Antigen Nanoparticles with a Programmed Delivery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:21861-21875. [PMID: 29901978 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b04867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Combined nanovaccine can generate robust and persistent antigen-specific immune responses. A combined nanovaccine was developed based on antigen-loaded genipin-cross-linked-polyethyleneimine-antigen nanoparticles and in vivo multispectral fluorescence imaging tracked the antigen delivery of combined nanovaccine. The inner layer antigen nanoparticles carried abundant antigens by self-cross-linking for persistent immune response, whereas the outer antigen on the surface of antigen nanoparticles provided the initial antigen exposure. The delivery of combined nanovaccine was tracked dynamically and objectively by the separation of inner genipin cross-linked antigen nanoparticle and the outer fluorescent antigen. The immune responses of the combined nanovaccine were evaluated including antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses, IgG antibody level, immunological memory, and CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses. The results indicated that the inner and outer antigens of combined vaccine can be tracked in real time with a programmed delivery by the dual fluorescence imaging. The programmed delivery of the inner and outer antigens induced strong immune responses with a combination of a quick delivery and a persistent delivery. With adequate antigen exposure, the dendritic cells were effectively activated and matured, and following T cells were further activated for immune response. Compared with a single nanoparticle formulation, the combined nanovaccine exactly elicited a stronger antigen-specific immune response.
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- Xia Dong
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin 300192 , P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin 300192 , P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin 300192 , P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin 300192 , P. R. China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota 55455 , United States
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin 300192 , P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Institute of Biomedical Engineering , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College , Tianjin 300192 , P. R. China
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Tang X, Wang H, Liu F, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. Outer membrane protein A: An immunogenic protein induces highly protective efficacy against Vibrio ichthyoenteri. Microb Pathog 2017; 113:152-159. [PMID: 29074429 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vibrio ichthyoenteri was an important causative agent of bacterial enteritis in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) of Gram-negative pathogen was a major cell surface antigen. In the present study, OmpA of V. ichthyoenteri was recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli, and the immunogenicity of OmpA was identified by western blotting using flounder anti-rOmpA and anti-V. ichthyoenteri antibodies. The vaccine potential of rOmpA was tested in a flounder model, and a high relative percentage of survival rate was obtained with 73.1% after challenge with V. ichthyoenteri. Meanwhile, the immune response of flounder induced by rOmpA was also investigated, and the results showed that the sIg + lymphocytes in blood, spleen, and pronephros significantly proliferated, and the peak levels occurred at week 4 after immunization. Moreover, rOmpA could induce higher levels of specific serum antibodies than the control group after immunization, and the peak level occurred at week 5 after immunization. Meanwhile, qRT-PCR analysis showed that the expressions of CD4-1, CD8α, IL-1β, IFN-γ, MHCIα and MHCIIα genes were significantly up-regulated after immunization with rOmpA. Taking together, these results demonstrated that rOmpA could evoke highly protective effects against V. ichthyoenteri challenge and induce strong immune response of flounder, which indicated that OmpA was a promising vaccine candidate.
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- Xiaoqian Tang
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No.1 Wenhai Road, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Pavan TR, Di Domenico J, Kirsten KS, Nied CO, Frandoloso R, Kreutz LC. Antibody response in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) immunized with a model antigen associated with different adjuvants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 49:S0100-879X2016000800606. [PMID: 27464022 PMCID: PMC4964894 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20165281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Adjuvants are essential to boost the immune response to inoculated antigen and play a central role in vaccine development. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of several adjuvants in the production of anti-bovine serum albumin (BSA) antibodies in silver catfish. Two hundred and seventy juvenile silver catfish (60–80 g) of both sexes were intraperitoneally vaccinated with BSA (200 µg/fish) alone or mixed to the following adjuvants: Freund’s complete adjuvant (FCA), Freund’s incomplete adjuvant (FIA), aluminum hydroxide (AlOH), Montanide, four types of cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) and three concentrations of β-glucan, and the immune enhancing property was evaluated by measuring anti-BSA antibodies in blood samples at biweekly intervals. Our results demonstrated that CpGs ODNs and β-glucan were as effective as classical adjuvants (FCA, FIA, AlOH and Montanide) in promoting anti-BSA antibodies and that the kinetics of antibody production induced by all adjuvants used in our study had a similar trend to that observed in other fish species, with a peak at 28 days post-vaccination. These results may be useful for the selection of adjuvants for vaccine formulation intended for silver catfish and for the development of vaccine and vaccination strategies to other fish species.
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- T R Pavan
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brasil
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Flagellin enhances the immunoprotection of formalin-inactivated Edwardsiella tarda vaccine in turbot. Vaccine 2017; 35:369-374. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Liu G, Zhu J, Chen K, Gao T, Yao H, Liu Y, Zhang W, Lu C. Development of Streptococcus agalactiae vaccines for tilapia. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2016; 122:163-170. [PMID: 28000606 DOI: 10.3354/dao03084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Vaccination is a widely accepted and effective method to prevent most pathogenic diseases in aquaculture. Various species of tilapia, especially Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, are farmed worldwide because of their high consumer demand. Recently, the tilapia-breeding industry has been hampered by outbreaks of Streptococcus agalactiae infection, which cause high mortality and huge economic losses. Many researchers have attempted to develop effective S. agalactiae vaccines for tilapia. This review provides a summary of the different kinds of S. agalactiae vaccines for tilapia that have been developed recently. Among the various vaccine types, inactivated S. agalactiae vaccines showed superior protection efficiency when compared with live attenuated, recombinant and DNA vaccines. With respect to vaccination method, injecting the vaccine into tilapia provided the most effective immunoprotection. Freund's incomplete adjuvant appeared to be suitable for tilapia vaccines. Other factors, such as immunization duration and number, fish size and challenge dose, also influenced the vaccine efficacy.
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- Guangjin Liu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Bacteriology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, No.1 Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, PR China
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Wang X, Peng L, Wang K, Wang J, He Y, Wang E, Chen D, Ouyang P, Geng Y, Huang X. The outer membrane proteins of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia are potential vaccine candidates for channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 57:318-324. [PMID: 27574827 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is an important agricultural fish that has been plagued by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (S. maltophilia) infections in recent years, some of them severe. The outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of S. maltophilia are one of the most immunogenic and highly conserved candidates for vaccine development in aquaculture. The present study investigated OMPs of S. maltophilia as vaccine on immune response and disease resistance against S. maltophilia of channel catfish and investigated the enhancement effect of natural adjuvants Propolis (Pro), FIG polysaccharide (Fcps), Glycyrrhizine (Gly) to OMPs of S. maltophilia for further study. The results indicated that channel catfish injected intraperitoneally with OMPs showed better immune response including leukocytes phagocytosis activity, serum bactericidal activity, complement C3, IgM level and an increasement of resistance against S. maltophilia compared to the control group. Moreover, Pro, Fcps and Gly could enhance the immune response of OMPs. The relative percent of survival (RPS) was 73.33%, 66.67%, 63.33%, 60%, 0% in fish injected OMPs + Pro, OMPs + Fcps, OMPs + Gly, OMPs and 0.65% normal saline, respectively. These results suggested that OMPs used as vaccine could induce and stimulate immune response and enhance disease resistance in channel catfish, especially for Pro as immunoenhancer. Results revealed that OMPs were an effective vaccine against S. maltophilia in channel catfish.
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- Xingli Wang
- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Department of Aquaculture, Sichuan Province Bureau of Aquatic Products, Chenghua District Donghong Road No. 60, Chengdu 610072, China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Department of Aquaculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Department of Aquaculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China
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Sun YY, Chi H, Sun L. Pseudomonas fluorescens Filamentous Hemagglutinin, an Iron-Regulated Protein, Is an Important Virulence Factor that Modulates Bacterial Pathogenicity. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1320. [PMID: 27602029 PMCID: PMC4993755 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas fluorescens is a common bacterial pathogen to a wide range of aquaculture animals including various species of fish. In this study, we employed proteomic analysis and identified filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA) as an iron-responsive protein secreted by TSS, a pathogenic P. fluorescens isolate. In vitro study showed that compared to the wild type, the fha mutant TSSfha (i) exhibited a largely similar vegetative growth profile but significantly retarded in the ability of biofilm growth and producing extracellular matrix, (ii) displayed no apparent flagella and motility, (iii) was defective in the attachment to host cells and unable to form self-aggregation, (iv) displayed markedly reduced capacity of hemagglutination and surviving in host serum. In vivo infection analysis revealed that TSSfha was significantly attenuated in the ability of dissemination in fish tissues and inducing host mortality, and that antibody blocking of the natural FHA produced by the wild type TSS impaired the infectivity of the pathogen. Furthermore, when introduced into turbot as a subunit vaccine, recombinant FHA elicited a significant protection against lethal TSS challenge. Taken together, these results indicate for the first time that P. fluorescens FHA is a key virulence factor essential to multiple biological processes associated with pathogenicity.
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- Yuan-Yuan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology - Chinese Academy of SciencesQingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao, China; University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology - Chinese Academy of SciencesQingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology - Chinese Academy of SciencesQingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao, China
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Gao Y, Tang X, Sheng X, Xing J, Zhan W. Antigen uptake and expression of antigen presentation-related immune genes in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) after vaccination with an inactivated Edwardsiella tarda immersion vaccine, following hyperosmotic treatment. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 55:274-280. [PMID: 27263114 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Antigen uptake is a critical process for activation of the immune system, and therefore the ability to enhance antigen uptake is a primary consideration in the development of an immersion vaccination of fish. In the present work, flounders (Paralichthys olivaceus) were immersed in three hyperosmotic solutions with 40, 50 and 60‰ salinities, then transferred into seawater of normal salinity (i.e. 30‰) containing formalin-inactivated Edwardsiella tarda for 30 min. The antigen uptake in vaccinated flounder was determined using an absolute quantitative PCR (qPCR). The results showed significantly higher antigen uptake in the tissues of flounders immersed in solutions with 50‰ and 60‰ salinity compared to the control group directly immersed in vaccine (DI) (P < 0.05), and the highest amount of antigen was detected in flounders immersed in the 50‰ salinity solution, whereas there was no significant difference in antigen uptake between the 40‰ salinity group and the DI group (P > 0.05). A rapid and significant increase in antigen uptake was detected in the mucosal-associated tissues including the gill, skin and intestine (P < 0.05) compared with the spleen, kidney and liver. Antigen uptake in the gill and skin both peaked at 30 min post immersion, which was significantly higher than the levels of uptake measured in the other tissues (P < 0.05), and then quickly declined. In contrast, antigen uptake in the spleen, kidney and liver gradually increased 3 h post immersion (hpi). The expression profiles of four antigen presentation-related immune genes (MHC Iα, MHC IIα, CD4-1 and CD8α) were investigated after immersion. These four genes showed a significantly stronger response in the immersed flounders exposed to 50‰ salinity compared with the DI group (P < 0.05). In the mucosal-associated tissues, the expression of MHC Iα and CD8α genes peaked at 24 hpi, while the expression of MHC IIα and CD4-1 genes showed up-regulation in the gill and skin and reached the peak in these tissues at 48 hpi. The expressions of the four genes were also up-regulated in spleen, kidney and liver, but reached peak expression in these tissues at 48-72 hpi. The results demonstrated that hyperosmotic immersion, notably 50‰ salinity significantly enhanced antigen uptake and the expression of selected genes associated with antigen presentation, providing evidence for an enhanced immune activation of the fish's immune response by the hyperosmotic immersion treatment prior to vaccination.
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- Yingli Gao
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, 266003, PR China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, No.1 Wenhai Road, Aoshanwei Town, Jimo, Qingdao, China.
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Vaccine-induced modulation of gene expression in turbot peritoneal cells. A microarray approach. Mol Immunol 2016; 75:188-99. [PMID: 27318565 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We used a microarray approach to examine changes in gene expression in turbot peritoneal cells after injection of the fish with vaccines containing the ciliate parasite Philasterides dicentrarchi as antigen and one of the following adjuvants: chitosan-PVMMA microspheres, Freund́s complete adjuvant, aluminium hydroxide gel or Matrix-Q (Isconova, Sweden). We identified 374 genes that were differentially expressed in all groups of fish. Forty-two genes related to tight junctions and focal adhesions and/or actin cytoskeleton were differentially expressed in free peritoneal cells. The profound changes in gene expression related to cell adherence and cytoskeleton may be associated with cell migration and also with the formation of cell-vaccine masses and their attachment to the peritoneal wall. Thirty-five genes related to apoptosis were differentially expressed. Although most of the proteins coded by these genes have a proapoptotic effect, others are antiapoptotic, indicating that both types of signals occur in peritoneal leukocytes of vaccinated fish. Interestingly, many of the genes related to lymphocytes and lymphocyte activity were downregulated in the groups injected with vaccine. We also observed decreased expression of genes related to antigen presentation, suggesting that macrophages (which were abundant in the peritoneal cavity after vaccination) did not express these during the early inflammatory response in the peritoneal cavity. Finally, several genes that participate in the inflammatory response were differentially expressed, and most participated in resolution of inflammation, indicating that an M2 macrophage response is generated in the peritoneal cavity of fish one day post vaccination.
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Gallage S, Katagiri T, Endo M, Futami K, Endo M, Maita M. Influence of moderate hypoxia on vaccine efficacy against Vibrio anguillarum in Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 51:271-281. [PMID: 26915308 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Hypoxia is known as a potential immunomodulator in fish. This study therefore assesses the impact of chronic, moderate hypoxia on vaccine efficacy in Oreochromis niloticus. Serum antibody titer was used as a surrogate marker to detect vaccine efficacy. The fish were acclimatized to either moderate hypoxia (55 ± 5% DO) or normoxia (85 ± 5%DO) and immunized with formalin inactivated Vibrio anguillarum. Significantly, a higher antibody titer was found in normoxic fish than in moderate hypoxia. The normoxic group titer peaked at 14th dpv (days post vaccination) while the moderate hypoxic group peaked at 21st or 28th dpv. The absolute blood lymphocyte counts and serum bactericidal activities against V. anguillarum were significantly higher in normoxic fish. Serum killing of V. anguillarum appeared to be mainly via antibody-dependent classical complement pathway. Furthermore, the first week following vaccination appears critical for antibody production. This view was further supported by results obtained from gene expression assay, where the transcription level of all the detected immune related genes (IgM, IL-1 β, TCR-β, MHC-II β), except B cell activating factor, were significantly suppressed following exposure to moderate hypoxia. The overall results highlight that even though moderate hypoxia is not easily detectable in Oreochromis niloticus, it negatively affects antibody production by suppressing and delaying antibody response, ultimately affecting vaccine efficacy.
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- Sanchala Gallage
- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Aquaculture, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Fish Health Management, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
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Liu X, Zhang H, Gao Y, Zhang Y, Wu H, Zhang Y. Efficacy of chitosan oligosaccharide as aquatic adjuvant administrated with a formalin-inactivated Vibrio anguillarum vaccine. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 47:855-860. [PMID: 26476108 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Vaccine is one of the efficient candidates to prevent fish disease through activating host immune response in aquaculture. Actually, several vaccines are often administered with adjuvants to increase immunostimulation, especially for some water-based formalin-killed vaccines. However, side effects are inevitable after vaccination of some adjuvants. Therefore, exploration for effective and harmless aquatic adjuvants is urgently needed. In this study, immunoprotection of a formalin-inactivated Vibrio anguillarum vaccine applied with chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) was analyzed. High levels of protection were achieved in zebrafish and turbot vaccinated with inactivated vaccine and COS (RPS of 89.0 ± 4.5% and 80.0 ± 6.9%) compared with fish vaccinated with inactivated vaccine alone (RPS of 47.8 ± 6.6% and 64.7 ± 5.8%) at 4 week post vaccination. Moreover, high antibody reaction and cross-protection against Vibrio alginolyticus and Vibrio harveyi were observed of turbot vaccinated with inactivated vaccine and COS. In conclusion, COS can enhance immunoprotection of a formalin-inactivated V. anguillarum vaccine, significantly activate humoral immune response of host, and be benefit for inhibition against pathogens. Therefore, COS would be a potential adjuvant for aquatic vaccine design in the future.
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- Xiaohong Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Maricultured Animal Vaccines, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Maricultured Animal Vaccines, Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Maricultured Animal Vaccines, Shanghai, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Maricultured Animal Vaccines, Shanghai, PR China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing Technology, Shanghai, PR China
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Jiang J, Zheng Z, Wang K, Wang J, He Y, Wang E, Chen D, Ouyang P, Geng Y, Huang X. Adjuvant Immune Enhancement of Subunit Vaccine Encoding pSCPI of Streptococcus iniae in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:28001-13. [PMID: 26602918 PMCID: PMC4691029 DOI: 10.3390/ijms161226082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is an important agricultural fish that has been plagued by Streptococcus iniae (S. iniae) infections in recent years, some of them severe. C5a peptidase is an important virulent factor of S. iniae. In this study, the subunit vaccine containing the truncated part of C5a peptidase (pSCPI) was mixed with aluminum hydroxide gel (AH), propolis adjuvant (PA), and Freund's Incomplete Adjuvant (FIA). The immunogenicity of the pSCPI was detected by Western-blot in vitro. The relative percent survival (RPS), lysozyme activity, antibody titers, and the expression of the related immune genes were monitored in vivo to evaluate the immune effects of the three different adjuvants. The results showed that pSCPI exerted moderate immune protection (RPS = 46.43%), whereas each of the three adjuvants improved the immune protection of pSCPI. The immunoprotection of pSCPI + AH, pSCPI + PA, and pSCPI + FIA was characterized by RPS values of 67.86%, 75.00% and, 85.71%, respectively. Further, each of the three different adjuvanted pSCPIs stimulated higher levels of lysozyme activity and antibody titers than the unadjuvanted pSCPI and/or PBS buffer. In addition, pSCPI + FIA and pSCPI + PA induced expression of the related immune genes under investigation, which was substantially higher than the levels stimulated by PBS. pSCPI + AH significantly stimulated the induction of MHC II β, CD4-L2, and IFN-γ, while it induced slightly higher production of TNF-α and even led to a decrease in the levels of IL-1β, MHC I α, and CD8 α. Therefore, we conclude that compared with the other two adjuvants, FIA combined with pSCPI is a more promising candidate adjuvant against S. iniae in channel catfish.
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- Jie Jiang
- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Aquaculture, Rongchang Campus, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
- Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Aquaculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
- Department of Aquaculture, Rongchang Campus, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
- Department of Aquaculture, Rongchang Campus, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China.
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- Department of Aquaculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District Huimin Road No. 211, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Liu L, Chi H, Sun L. Pseudomonas fluorescens: identification of Fur-regulated proteins and evaluation of their contribution to pathogenesis. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2015; 115:67-80. [PMID: 26119301 DOI: 10.3354/dao02874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pseudomonas fluorescens is a Gram-negative bacterium and a common pathogen to a wide range of farmed fish. In a previous study, we found that the ferric uptake regulator gene (fur) is essential to the infectivity of a pathogenic fish isolate of P. fluorescens (wild-type strain TSS). In the present work, we conducted comparative proteomic analysis to examine the global protein profiles of TSS and the P. fluorescens fur knockout mutant TFM. Twenty-eight differentially produced proteins were identified, which belong to different functional categories. Four of these proteins, viz. TssP (a type VI secretion protein), PspA (a serine protease), OprF (an outer membrane porin), and ClpP (the proteolytic subunit of an ATP-dependent Clp protease), were assessed for virulence participation in a model of turbot Scophthalmus maximus. The results showed that the oprF and clpP knockouts exhibited significantly reduced capacities in (1) resistance against the bactericidal effect of host serum, (2) dissemination into and colonization of host tissues, and (3) inducing host mortality. In contrast, mutation of tssP and pspA had no apparent effect on the pathogenicity of TSS. Purified recombinant OprF, when used as a subunit vaccine, induced production of specific serum antibodies in immunized fish and elicited significant protection against lethal TSS challenge. Antibody blocking of the OprF in TSS significantly impaired the ability of the bacteria to invade host tissues. Taken together, these results indicate for the first time that in pathogenic P. fluorescens, Fur regulates the expression of diverse proteins, some of which are required for optimal infection.
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- Li Liu
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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Edwardsiella tarda Sip1: A serum-induced zinc metalloprotease that is essential to serum resistance and host infection. Vet Microbiol 2015; 177:332-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sun YY, Sun L. Pseudomonas fluorescens: iron-responsive proteins and their involvement in host infection. Vet Microbiol 2015; 176:309-20. [PMID: 25680811 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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For pathogenic bacteria, the ability to acquire iron is vital to survival in the host. In consequence, many genes involved in iron acquisition are associated with bacterial virulence. Pseudomonas fluorescens is a bacterial pathogen to a variety of farmed fish. However, the global regulatory function of iron in pathogenic P. fluorescens is essentially unknown. In this study, in order to identify proteins affected by iron condition at the expression level, we performed proteomic analysis to compare the global protein profiles of P. fluorescens strain TSS, a fish pathogen, cultured under iron-replete and iron-deplete conditions. Twenty-two differentially expressed proteins were identified, most of which were confirmed to be regulated by iron at the mRNA level. To investigate their potential involvement in virulence, the genes encoding four of the 22 proteins, i.e. HemO (heme oxygenase), PspB (serine protease), Sod (superoxide dismutase), and TfeR (TonB-dependent outermembrane ferric enterobactin receptor), were knocked out, and the pathogenicity of the mutants was examined in a model of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). The results showed that compared to the wild type, the hemO, pspB, and tfeR knockouts were significantly impaired in the ability to survive in host serum, to invade host tissues, and to cause host mortality. Immunization of turbot with recombinant TfeR (rTfeR) and PspB induced production of specific serum antibodies and significant protections against lethal TSS challenge. Further analysis showed that rTfeR antibodies recognized and bound to TSS, and that treatment of TSS with rTfeR antibodies significantly impaired the infectivity of TSS to fish cells. Taken together, these results indicate for the first time that in pathogenic P. fluorescens, iron affects the expression of a large number of proteins including those that are involved in host infection.
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- Yuan-yuan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Jolly S, Jaffal A, Delahaut L, Palluel O, Porcher JM, Geffard A, Sanchez W, Betoulle S. Effects of aluminium and bacterial lipopolysaccharide on oxidative stress and immune parameters in roach, Rutilus rutilus L. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:13103-17. [PMID: 24996940 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3227-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Aluminium is used in diverse anthropogenic processes at the origin of pollution events in aquatic ecosystems. In the Champagne region (France), high concentrations of aluminium (Al) are detected due to vine-growing practices. In fish, little is known about the possible immune-related effects at relevant environmental concentrations. The present study analyzes the simultaneous effects of aluminium and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), alone and in combination, on toxicological biomarkers in the freshwater fish species Rutilus rutilus. For this purpose, roach treated or not with LPS were exposed to environmental concentrations of aluminium (100 μg/L) under laboratory-controlled conditions for 2, 7, 14 and 21 days. After each exposure time, we assessed hepatic lipoperoxidation, catalase activity, glutathione reductase activity and total glutathione content. We also analyzed cellular components related to the LPS-induced inflammatory response in possible target tissues, i.e. head kidney and spleen. Our results revealed a significant prooxidant effect in the liver cells and head kidney leukocytes of roach exposed to 100 μg of Al/L for 2 days. In liver, we observed more lipoperoxidation products and lower endogenous antioxidant activity levels such as glutathione reductase activity and total glutathione content. These prooxidant effects were associated with a higher oxidative burst in head kidney leukocytes, and they were all the more important in fish stimulated by LPS injection. These findings demonstrate that environmental concentrations of Al induce oxidative and immunotoxic effects in fish and are associated to an immunomodulatory process related to the inflammatory response.
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- S Jolly
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UMR-I02 SEBIO, BP 1039, 51687, Reims Cedex 2, France,
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He Y, Wang KY, Xiao D, Chen DF, Huang L, Liu T, Wang J, Geng Y, Wang EL, Yang Q. A recombinant truncated surface immunogenic protein (tSip) plus adjuvant FIA confers active protection against Group B streptococcus infection in tilapia. Vaccine 2014; 32:7025-7032. [PMID: 25446833 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Tilapia is an important agricultural fish that has been plagued by Group B streptococcus (GBS) infections in recent years, some of them severe. It is well-known that surface immunogenicity protein (Sip) is an effective vaccine against GBS. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Since Sip was not expressed in either E. coli BL21 or E. coli Rosetta, we removed the N-terminal signal peptide and LysM of the virus to produce purified truncated Sip (tSip(1)), which multiplied easily in an E. coli host. The antibody's ability to recognize and combine with GBS was determined by Western-blot and specific staining in vitro. The relative percentage of survival (RPS), antibody titers, bacterial recovery, and pathologic morphology were monitored in vivo to evaluate the immune effects. Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA) plus tSip and aluminum hydroxide gel (AH) plus tSip were also evaluated. RESULTS It revealed that tSip mixed with FIA was an effective vaccine against GBS in tilapia, while AH is toxic to tilapia.
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- Yang He
- Department of Basic Veterinary, Veterinary Medicine College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, Veterinary Medicine College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China.
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- Animal Health Research Institute of Tongwei Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Aquaculture, College of Animal Science& Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, Sichuan 625014, PR China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, Veterinary Medicine College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China
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- Animal Health Research Institute of Tongwei Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, Veterinary Medicine College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, Veterinary Medicine College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China; Key Laboratory of Animal Disease and Human Health of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, Veterinary Medicine College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Basic Veterinary, Veterinary Medicine College, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an 625014, Sichuan, PR China
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Huang HY, Chen YC, Wang PC, Tsai MA, Yeh SC, Liang HJ, Chen SC. Efficacy of a formalin-inactivated vaccine against Streptococcus iniae infection in the farmed grouper Epinephelus coioides by intraperitoneal immunization. Vaccine 2014; 32:7014-7020. [PMID: 25192808 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Vaccination is the most effective means of preventing infectious diseases; however, few vaccines are effective against Streptococcus iniae (S. iniae) in grouper. This work presents an efficacious and safe vaccine against S. iniae infections in the grouper Epinephelus coioides. The vaccine candidate was the S. iniae GSI-310 strain. The vaccination was administered by intraperitoneal injection, and consisted of formalin-inactivated antigens combined with an AS-F or ISA763A adjuvant. Peripheral blood samples were collected for RT-qPCR and phagocytosis and agglutination assays. Our results indicated that immunoglobulin M (igm) was maximally expressed in the two vaccinated groups at 3 months post-secondary vaccination (PSV). A significant upregulation of mRNA expression for interleukin-1β (il-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (tnf-α) was also observed in fish treated with antigens combined with ISA763A, which peaked at 3 months PSV. In fish treated with antigens combined with AS-F, il-1β and tnf-α expression peaked at 14 days post-primary vaccination (PPV). Phagocytic activity and index increased significantly in the two vaccinated groups. Furthermore, fish in the two vaccinated groups exhibited significantly elevated agglutination titers compared to fish in the control group, in which almost no agglutination reaction was detected. In the efficacy test, the vaccinated and control groupers were treated with S. iniae at 1, 3, and 6 months PSV. The relative percentage survival (RPS) values of antigens with AS-F and antigens with ISA763A were both 100% at 1 and 3 months PSV; at 6 months PSV, the RPS values for these groups were 100% and 97.7%, respectively. Furthermore, the level of protection observed in the field trial closely resembled that achieved on a laboratory scale. Therefore, the proposed vaccine mixed with AS-F or ISA763A improved immune responses and provided safe and long-lasting protection in farmed groupers.
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- Hsing-Yen Huang
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Food Science, Yuanpei University, HsinChu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC.
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Zhang SR, Zhang L, Sun L. Identification and analysis of three virulence-associated TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors of Pseudomonas fluorescens. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 2014; 110:181-191. [PMID: 25114042 DOI: 10.3354/dao02771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Pseudomonas fluorescens is a Gram-negative bacterium that can infect a wide range of farmed fish. However, very little is known about the virulence mechanism of P. fluorescens as a fish pathogen. In this study, we identified and analyzed 3 TonB-dependent outer membrane receptors (TDRs) from a pathogenic P. fluorescens strain isolated from fish. In silico analysis revealed that all 3 proteins (named Tdr1 to 3) possess structural domains typical of TDRs. Quantitative real time RT-PCR analysis showed that tdr1, tdr2, and tdr3 expressions were upregulated under iron-depleted conditions. Compared to the wild type, mutants defective in tdr1, tdr2, and tdr3 were retarded in growth to different extents. Infection in a turbot Scophthalmus maximus model showed that all 3 mutants were impaired in their ability to desseminate into and colonize host tissues. In addition, the tdr1 and tdr3 mutants exhibited significantly reduced virulence. When used as subunit vaccines, purified recombinant proteins of Tdr1, Tdr2, and, in particular, Tdr3 elicited significant protection in turbot against lethal P. fluorescens challenge. The vaccinated fish produced specific serum antibodies, which, when incubated with P. fluorescens, blocked infection of P. fluorescens in fish cells. Together these results indicate that Tdr1, Tdr2, and Tdr3 are iron-regulated factors that participate in bacterial virulence and induce protective immunity as subunit vaccines.
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- Shu-ren Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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Kim JW, Shim SH, Lee JH, Jeong JM, Park CI. Recombinant thioredoxin 1 protein: the immune-adjuvant effect of Streptococcus iniae and its safety in rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 39:152-157. [PMID: 24830770 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Adjuvant is an immune enhancer commonly used during vaccination to enhance the host immune response. In the present study, we analysed the recombinant protein produced from rock bream thioredoxin 1 cDNA (rRbTRx1). To verify the immune-stimulatory effect of this recombinant protein, changes in the expression level of several genes were investigated using the cDNA microarray chips in rock bream peripheral blood leukocytes stimulated with rRbTRx1. Furthermore, the immune responses of rock bream to Streptococcus iniae FKC (formalin-killed cell) vaccination alone or in combination with recombinant proteins were analysed after an experimental challenge with living S. iniae. Microarray analysis showed that 237 unique genes were upregulated more than two-fold after rRbTRx1 stimulation. Serum agglutination titres were relatively low; however, the FKC vaccine still conferred protection against S. iniae. Moreover, the adverse effects showed no statistically significant difference between fish injected with a concentration and non-injected fish. After experimental challenge to the rock bream by injection with living bacteria (S. iniae), the relative percent survival in the vaccinated groups with FKC + rRbTRx1 was significantly higher than that of the vaccinated groups with FKC alone, which were 85.9% and 68.2%, respectively. This indicated that the recombinant protein as an adjuvant showed synergism with the injected vaccine in rock bream.
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong, Gyeongnam 650-160, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 712-749, Republic of Korea
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- Genetics and Breeding Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Geoje 656-842, Republic of Korea
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- Genetics and Breeding Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Geoje 656-842, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Biology & Aquaculture, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University, Tongyeong, Gyeongnam 650-160, Republic of Korea.
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