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Qin D, Ma Y, Wang Y, Hou X, Yu L. Contribution of Lactobacilli on Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Diseases: Perspectives and Challenges of Lactobacillus casei. LIFE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:life12111910. [PMID: 36431045 PMCID: PMC9696601 DOI: 10.3390/life12111910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
The intestine barrier, the front line of normal body defense, relies on its structural integrity, microbial composition and barrier immunity. The intestinal mucosal surface is continuously exposed to a complex and dynamic community of microorganisms. Although it occupies a relatively small proportion of the intestinal microbiota, Lactobacilli has been discovered to have a significant impact on the intestine tract in previous studies. It is undeniable that some Lactobacillus strains present probiotic properties through maintaining the micro-ecological balance via different mechanisms, such as mucosal barrier function and barrier immunity, to prevent infection and even to solve some neurology issues by microbiota-gut-brain/liver/lung axis communication. Notably, not only living cells but also Lactobacillus derivatives (postbiotics: soluble secreted products and para-probiotics: cell structural components) may exert antipathogenic effects and beneficial functions for the gut mucosal barrier. However, substantial research on specific effects, safety and action mechanisms in vivo should be done. In clinical application of humans and animals, there are still doubts about the precise evaluation of Lactobacilli's safety, therapeutic effect, dosage and other aspects. Therefore, we provide an overview of central issues on the impacts of Lactobacillus casei (L. casei) and their products on the intestinal mucosal barrier and some diseases and highlight the urgent need for further studies.
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- Da Qin
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Recycling of Argo-Waste in Cold Region, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Recycling of Argo-Waste in Cold Region, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Recycling of Argo-Waste in Cold Region, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
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- Colleges of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
- Correspondence: (X.H.); (L.Y.); Tel.: +86-4596-819-290 (X.H. & L.Y.); Fax: +86-4596-819-292 (X.H. & L.Y.)
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Recycling of Argo-Waste in Cold Region, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
- Colleges of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China
- Correspondence: (X.H.); (L.Y.); Tel.: +86-4596-819-290 (X.H. & L.Y.); Fax: +86-4596-819-292 (X.H. & L.Y.)
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Levit R, Cortes-Perez NG, de Moreno de Leblanc A, Loiseau J, Aucouturier A, Langella P, LeBlanc JG, Bermúdez-Humarán LG. Use of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria as live delivery vectors for human and animal health. Gut Microbes 2022; 14:2110821. [PMID: 35960855 PMCID: PMC9377234 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2022.2110821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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There is now strong evidence to support the interest in using lactic acid bacteria (LAB)in particular, strains of lactococci and lactobacilli, as well as bifidobacteria, for the development of new live vectors for human and animal health purposes. LAB are Gram-positive bacteria that have been used for millennia in the production of fermented foods. In addition, numerous studies have shown that genetically modified LAB and bifodobacteria can induce a systemic and mucosal immune response against certain antigens when administered mucosally. They are therefore good candidates for the development of new mucosal delivery strategies and are attractive alternatives to vaccines based on attenuated pathogenic bacteria whose use presents health risks. This article reviews the most recent research and advances in the use of LAB and bifidobacteria as live delivery vectors for human and animal health.
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- Romina Levit
- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Chacabuco 145, (T4000ILC) San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR 0496, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Chacabuco 145, (T4000ILC) San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Micalis Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), Chacabuco 145, (T4000ILC) San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Micalis Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France,CONTACT Luis G. Bermúdez-Humarán Micalis Institute, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Tetanus Toxin Fragment C: Structure, Drug Discovery Research and Production. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15060756. [PMID: 35745675 PMCID: PMC9227095 DOI: 10.3390/ph15060756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Tetanus toxoid (TTd) plays an important role in the pharmaceutical world, especially in vaccines. The toxoid is obtained after formaldehyde treatment of the tetanus toxin. In parallel, current emphasis in the drug discovery field is put on producing well-defined and safer drugs, explaining the interest in finding new alternative proteins. The tetanus toxin fragment C (TTFC) has been extensively studied both as a neuroprotective agent for central nervous system disorders owing to its neuronal properties and as a carrier protein in vaccines. Indeed, it is derived from a part of the tetanus toxin and, as such, retains its immunogenic properties without being toxic. Moreover, this fragment has been well characterized, and its entire structure is known. Here, we propose a systematic review of TTFC by providing information about its structural features, its properties and its methods of production. We also describe the large uses of TTFC in the field of drug discovery. TTFC can therefore be considered as an attractive alternative to TTd and remarkably offers a wide range of uses, including as a carrier, delivery vector, conjugate, booster, inducer, and neuroprotector.
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Gangaiah D, Ryan V, Van Hoesel D, Mane SP, Mckinley ET, Lakshmanan N, Reddy ND, Dolk E, Kumar A. Recombinant
Limosilactobacillus
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Lactobacillus
) delivering nanobodies against
Clostridium perfringens
NetB and alpha toxin confers potential protection from necrotic enteritis. Microbiologyopen 2022; 11:e1270. [PMID: 35478283 PMCID: PMC8924699 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Dharanesh Gangaiah
- Division of Bacteriology and Microbiome Elanco Animal Health Greenfield Indiana USA
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- Division of Bacteriology and Microbiome Elanco Animal Health Greenfield Indiana USA
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- Division of Nanobody Discovery and Development QVQ Holding BV Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Division of Bacteriology and Microbiome Elanco Animal Health Greenfield Indiana USA
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- Division of Bacteriology and Microbiome Elanco Animal Health Greenfield Indiana USA
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- Division of Bacteriology and Microbiome Elanco Animal Health Greenfield Indiana USA
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- Division of Nanobody Discovery and Development QVQ Holding BV Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Division of Bacteriology and Microbiome Elanco Animal Health Greenfield Indiana USA
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Recombinant Avian β-Defensin Produced by Food-Grade Lactococcus as a Novel and Potent Immunological Enhancer Adjuvant for Avian Vaccine. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2021; 13:1833-1846. [PMID: 34595668 PMCID: PMC8578169 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-021-09847-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study, we expressed rAvBD1-2–6-13 protein through Lactococcus lactis NZ3900, and the effects of the recombinant L. lactis NZ3900 as an immune enhancer and immune adjuvant were verified using in vivo and in vitro tests. In vitro tests revealed that recombinant L. lactis NZ3900 significantly activated the NF-κB signaling pathway and IRF signaling pathway in J774-Dual™ report cells and significantly increased the transcript levels of IL-10, IL-12p70, CD80, and CD86 in chicken PBMCs and chicken HD11 cells. In vivo experiments revealed that the immunized group supplemented with recombinant L. lactis NZ3900 as an adjuvant had significantly higher serum antibody titers and higher proliferative activity of PBMCs in the blood of the chickens immunized with NDV live and inactivated vaccines. Our study shows that the recombinant L. lactis NZ3900 has strong immunomodulatory activity both in vivo and in vitro and is a potential immune enhancer. Our work lays the foundation for the research and development of new animal immune enhancers for application in the poultry industry.
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Oral Immunization with Lactobacillus casei Expressing the Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Cap and LTB Induces Mucosal and Systemic Antibody Responses in Mice. Viruses 2021; 13:v13071302. [PMID: 34372508 PMCID: PMC8310122 DOI: 10.3390/v13071302] [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: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) causes many diseases in weaned piglets, leading to serious economic losses to the pig industry. This study investigated the immune response following oral administration of Lactobacillus casei ATCC393 (L. casei 393) expressing PCV2 capsid protein (Cap) fusion with the Escherichia coli heat-labile toxin B subunit (LTB) in mice. Recombinant L. casei strains were constructed using plasmids pPG611.1 and pPG612.1. The expression and localization of proteins from recombinant pPG611.1-Cap-LTB (pPG-1-Cap-LTB)/L. casei 393 and pPG612.1-Cap-LTB (pPG-2-Cap-LTB)/L. casei 393 were detected. All recombinant strains were found to be immunogenic by oral administration in mice and developed mucosal and systemic immune responses against PCV2. The titers of specific antibodies in mice administered pPG-2-Cap-LTB/L. casei 393 were higher than those in mice administered pPG-1-Cap-LTB/L. casei 393 in serum and the mucosal samples. The mucosal immune response was not only limited to the gastrointestinal tract but was also generated in other mucosal parts. Thus, the application of recombinant L. casei could aid in vaccine development for PCV2.
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Drolia R, Amalaradjou MAR, Ryan V, Tenguria S, Liu D, Bai X, Xu L, Singh AK, Cox AD, Bernal-Crespo V, Schaber JA, Applegate BM, Vemulapalli R, Bhunia AK. Receptor-targeted engineered probiotics mitigate lethal Listeria infection. Nat Commun 2020; 11:6344. [PMID: 33311493 PMCID: PMC7732855 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20200-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Probiotic bacteria reduce the intestinal colonization of pathogens. Yet, their use in preventing fatal infection caused by foodborne Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), is inconsistent. Here, we bioengineered Lactobacillus probiotics (BLP) to express the Listeria adhesion protein (LAP) from a non-pathogenic Listeria (L. innocua) and a pathogenic Listeria (Lm) on the surface of Lactobacillus casei. The BLP strains colonize the intestine, reduce Lm mucosal colonization and systemic dissemination, and protect mice from lethal infection. The BLP competitively excludes Lm by occupying the surface presented LAP receptor, heat shock protein 60 and ameliorates the Lm-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction by blocking the nuclear factor-κB and myosin light chain kinase-mediated redistribution of the major epithelial junctional proteins. Additionally, the BLP increases intestinal immunomodulatory functions by recruiting FOXP3+T cells, CD11c+ dendritic cells and natural killer cells. Engineering a probiotic strain with an adhesion protein from a non-pathogenic bacterium provides a new paradigm to exclude pathogens and amplify their inherent health benefits.
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- Rishi Drolia
- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Bindley Bioscience Research Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Suphatpahirapol C, Nguyen TH, Tansiri Y, Yingchutrakul Y, Roytrakul S, Nitipan S, Wajjwalku W, Haltrich D, Prapong S, Keawsompong S. Expression of a leptospiral leucine-rich repeat protein using a food-grade vector in Lactobacillus plantarum, as a strategy for vaccine delivery. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:324. [PMID: 31406646 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-1856-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In this study, a first food-grade mucosal vaccine against leptospirosis was developed without the use of antibiotic resistance gene. This expression system is based on a food-grade host/vector system of Lactobacillus plantarum and a new vaccine candidate antigen, a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein of Leptospira borgpetersenii. The LRR of interest from serovar Sejroe is encoded by two overlapping genes and these genes were fused together by site-directed mutagenesis. The mutant gene thus obtained could be successfully expressed in this system as was shown by western blot analysis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis. In addition, this analysis showed that the mutant LRR protein fused to a homologous signal peptide of L. plantarum could be exported to the cell surface as a result of the native LPXAG motif of the heterologous LRR protein, which presumably is responsible for anchoring the protein to the cell wall of L. plantarum. This new strategy could be an essential tool for further studies of leptospirosis mucosal vaccine delivery.
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- Chattip Suphatpahirapol
- 1Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Graduate School, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- 3Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- 2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 4Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food (CASAF), Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- 5National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- 1Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Graduate School, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 5National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- 6Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Thaksin University, Phatthalung Campus, Phatthalung, Thailand
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- 1Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Graduate School, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- 1Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Graduate School, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 3Department of Food Sciences and Technology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- 1Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Graduate School, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 4Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food (CASAF), Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- 1Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetic Engineering, Graduate School, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 4Center for Advanced Studies for Agriculture and Food (CASAF), Institute for Advanced Studies, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
- 7Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Mathipa MG, Thantsha MS, Bhunia AK. Lactobacillus casei expressing Internalins A and B reduces Listeria monocytogenes interaction with Caco-2 cells in vitro. Microb Biotechnol 2019; 12:715-729. [PMID: 30989823 PMCID: PMC6559204 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes has been implicated in a number of outbreaks including the recent largest outbreak in South Africa. Current methods for prevention of foodborne L. monocytogenes infection are inadequate, thus raising a need for an alternative strategy. Probiotic bioengineering is considered a prevailing approach to enhance the efficacy of probiotics for targeted control of pathogens. Here, the ability of Lactobacillus casei expressing the L. monocytogenes invasion proteins Internalins A and B (inlAB) to prevent infection was investigated. The inlAB operon was cloned and surface‐expressed on L. casei resulting in a recombinant strain, LbcInlAB, and subsequently, its ability to inhibit adhesion, invasion and translocation of L. monocytogenes through enterocyte‐like Caco‐2 cells was examined. Cell surface expression of InlAB on the LbcInlAB was confirmed by Western blotting and immunofluorescence staining. The LbcInlAB strain showed significantly higher (P < 0.0001) adherence, invasion and translocation of Caco‐2 cells than the wild‐type L. casei strain (LbcWT), as well as reduced L. monocytogenes adhesion, invasion and transcellular passage through the cell monolayer than LbcWT. Furthermore, pre‐exposure of Caco‐2 cells to LbcInlAB significantly reduced L. monocytogenes‐induced cell cytotoxicity and epithelial barrier dysfunction. These results suggest that InlAB‐expressing L. casei could be a potential practical approach for prevention of listeriosis.
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- Moloko G Mathipa
- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.,Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.,Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.,Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology, and Infectious Disease, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Blocking HIV-1 Infection by Chromosomal Integrative Expression of Human CD4 on the Surface of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01830-18. [PMID: 30728264 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01830-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Lactobacillus bacteria are potential delivery vehicles for biopharmaceutical molecules because they are well-recognized as safe microorganisms that naturally inhabit the human body. The goal of this study was to employ these lactobacilli to combat human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection and transmission. By using a chromosomal integration method, we engineered Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 to display human CD4, the HIV-1 receptor, on the cell surface. Since human CD4 can bind to any infectious HIV-1 particles, the engineered lactobacilli can potentially capture HIV-1 of different subtypes and prevent infection. Our data demonstrate that the CD4-carrying bacteria are able to adsorb HIV-1 particles and reduce infection significantly in vitro and also block intrarectal HIV-1 infection in a humanized mouse model in preliminary tests in vivo Our results support the potential of this approach to decrease the efficiency of HIV-1 sexual transmission.IMPORTANCE In the absence of an effective vaccine, alternative approaches to block HIV-1 infection and transmission with commensal bacteria expressing antiviral proteins are being considered. This report provides a proof-of-concept by using Lactobacillus bacteria stably expressing the HIV-1 receptor CD4 to capture and neutralize HIV-1 in vitro and in a humanized mouse model. The stable expression of antiviral proteins, such as CD4, following genomic integration of the corresponding genes into this Lactobacillus strain may contribute to the prevention of HIV-1 sexual transmission.
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Maqsood I, Shi W, Wang L, Wang X, Han B, Zhao H, Nadeem A, Moshin B, Saima K, Jamal S, Din M, Xu Y, Tang L, Li Y. Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of orally administered recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum expressing VP2 protein against IBDV in chicken. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 125:1670-1681. [PMID: 30118165 PMCID: PMC7166448 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To develop an effective oral vaccine against the very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV), we generated two recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum strains (pPG612-VP2/LP and pPG612-T7g10-VP2/LP, which carried the T7g10 translational enhancer) that displayed the VP2 protein on the surface, and compared the humoral and cellular immune responses against vvIBDV in chickens. METHODS AND RESULTS We genetically engineered the L. plantarum strains pPG612-VP2/LP and pPG612-T7g10-VP2/LP constitutively expressing the VP2 protein of vvIBDV. We found that the T7g10 enhancer efficiently upregulates VP2 expression in pPG612-T7g10-VP2/LP. Orally administered, pPG612-T7g10-VP2/LP exhibited significant levels of protection (87·5%) against vvIBDV in chickens, indicating improved immunogenicity. Chickens in the pPG612-T7g10-VP2/LP group produced higher levels of interferons (IFN-γ) and interleukins (IL-2 and IL-4) than those in the pPG612-VP2/LP group. CD8+ and CD4+ lymphocyte counts indicated greater stimulation in the pPG612-T7g10-VP2/LP group (13·3 and 21·0% respectively) than in the pPG612-VP2/LP group (10·4 and 14·0% respectively). Thus, pPG612-T7g10-VP2/LP could induce strong humoral and cellular immune responses against vvIBDV. CONCLUSIONS The recombinant L. plantarum that expresses pPG612-T7g10-VP2 is a promising candidate for oral vaccine development against vvIBDV. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The recombinant Lactobacillus delivery system provides a promising strategy for vaccine development against vvIBDV in chickens.
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- I. Maqsood
- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Life SciencesAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Life SciencesAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- Department of ManagementHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbinChina
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- Department of Molecular GeneticsChinese Academy of Science (CAS)University of Science and Technology (USTC)HefeiChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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LeCureux JS, Dean GA. Lactobacillus Mucosal Vaccine Vectors: Immune Responses against Bacterial and Viral Antigens. mSphere 2018; 3:e00061-18. [PMID: 29769376 PMCID: PMC5956152 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00061-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been utilized since the 1990s for therapeutic heterologous gene expression. The ability of LAB to elicit an immune response against expressed foreign antigens has led to their exploration as potential mucosal vaccine candidates. LAB vaccine vectors offer many attractive advantages: simple, noninvasive administration (usually oral or intranasal), the acceptance and stability of genetic modifications, relatively low cost, and the highest level of safety possible. Experimentation using LAB of the genus Lactobacillus has become popular in recent years due to their ability to elicit strong systemic and mucosal immune responses. This article reviews Lactobacillus vaccine constructs, including Lactobacillus species, antigen expression, model organisms, and in vivo immune responses, with a primary focus on viral and bacterial antigens.
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- Jonathan S LeCureux
- Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Bhuyan AA, Memon AM, Bhuiyan AA, Zhonghua L, Zhang B, Ye S, Mengying L, He QG. The construction of recombinant Lactobacillus casei expressing BVDV E2 protein and its immune response in mice. J Biotechnol 2018; 270:51-60. [PMID: 29408654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is the etiological agent of BVD causes substantial economic losses and endemic in world-wide cattle population. Mucosal immunity plays an important role in protection against BVDV infection and Lactobacillus casei is believed as an excellent live vaccine vector for expressing foreign genes. In this study, we have constructed a novel recombinant L. casei/pELX1-E2 strain expressing the most immunogenic E2 antigen of BVDV; using growth phage dependent surface expression system pELX1. The expression of E2 protein was verified by SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, and Immunofluorescence microscopic analysis. The immune responses triggered by the E2 producing recombinant L. casei were evaluated in BALB/c mice revealed that oral and intranasal (IN) administration of the recombinant strain was able to induce a significantly higher level of specific anti-E2 mucosal IgA and serum IgG as well as the greater level of cellular response by IFN-γ and IL-12 than those of intramuscular (IM) and control groups of mice. However, IN inoculation was found the most potent route of immunization. The ability of the recombinant strain to induce serum neutralizing antibody against BVDV and reduced viral load after viral challenge indicated better protection of BVDV infection. Therefore, this recombinant L. casei expressing E2 could be a safe and promising mucosal vaccine candidate against BVD.
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- Anjuman Ara Bhuyan
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; National Institute of Biotechnology, Savar, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China; Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, 1341, Bangladesh.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Orally administered recombinant Lactobacillus casei vector vaccine expressing β-toxoid of Clostridium perfringens that induced protective immunity responses. Res Vet Sci 2017; 115:332-339. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2017.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ferreira MRA, Moreira GMSG, Cunha CEPD, Mendonça M, Salvarani FM, Moreira ÂN, Conceição FR. Recombinant Alpha, Beta, and Epsilon Toxins of Clostridium perfringens: Production Strategies and Applications as Veterinary Vaccines. Toxins (Basel) 2016; 8:E340. [PMID: 27879630 PMCID: PMC5127136 DOI: 10.3390/toxins8110340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming, commensal, ubiquitous bacterium that is present in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy humans and animals. This bacterium produces up to 18 toxins. The species is classified into five toxinotypes (A-E) according to the toxins that the bacterium produces: alpha, beta, epsilon, or iota. Each of these toxinotypes is associated with myriad different, frequently fatal, illnesses that affect a range of farm animals and humans. Alpha, beta, and epsilon toxins are the main causes of disease. Vaccinations that generate neutralizing antibodies are the most common prophylactic measures that are currently in use. These vaccines consist of toxoids that are obtained from C. perfringens cultures. Recombinant vaccines offer several advantages over conventional toxoids, especially in terms of the production process. As such, they are steadily gaining ground as a promising vaccination solution. This review discusses the main strategies that are currently used to produce recombinant vaccines containing alpha, beta, and epsilon toxins of C. perfringens, as well as the potential application of these molecules as vaccines for mammalian livestock animals.
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- Marcos Roberto A Ferreira
- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas CEP 96160-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas CEP 96160-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas CEP 96160-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Unidade Acadêmica de Garanhuns, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Garanhuns CEP 55292-270, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Pará, Castanhal CEP 68740-970, Pará, Brazil.
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas CEP 96160-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
- Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas CEP 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas CEP 96160-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Comparative Immunogenicity of the Tetanus Toxoid and Recombinant Tetanus Vaccines in Mice, Rats, and Cynomolgus Monkeys. Toxins (Basel) 2016; 8:toxins8070194. [PMID: 27348002 PMCID: PMC4963827 DOI: 10.3390/toxins8070194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Tetanus is caused by the tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) and is one of the most dreaded diseases especially in the developing countries. The current vaccine against tetanus is based on an inactivated tetanus toxin, which is effective but has many drawbacks. In our previous study, we developed a recombinant tetanus vaccine based on protein TeNT-Hc, with clear advantages over the toxoid vaccine in terms of production, characterization, and homogeneity. In this study, the titers, growth extinction, and persistence of specific antibodies induced by the two types of vaccine in mice, rats, and cynomolgus monkeys were compared. The booster vaccination efficacy of the two types of vaccines at different time points and protection mechanism in animals were also compared. The recombinant tetanus vaccine induced persistent and better antibody titers and strengthened the immunity compared with the commercially available toxoid vaccine in animals. Our results provide a theoretical basis for the development of a safe and effective recombinant tetanus vaccine to enhance the immunity of adolescents and adults as a substitute for the current toxoid vaccine.
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Oral immunization of mice against Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin with a Lactobacillus casei vector vaccine expressing epsilon toxoid. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 40:282-287. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The original scientific strategy behind vaccinology has historically been to “isolate, inactivate, and inject,” first invoked by Louis Pasteur.
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Cano-Garrido O, Seras-Franzoso J, Garcia-Fruitós E. Lactic acid bacteria: reviewing the potential of a promising delivery live vector for biomedical purposes. Microb Cell Fact 2015; 14:137. [PMID: 26377321 PMCID: PMC4573465 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-015-0313-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have a long history of safe exploitation by humans, being used for centuries in food production and preservation and as probiotic agents to promote human health. Interestingly, some species of these Gram-positive bacteria, which are generally recognized as safe organisms by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), are able to survive through the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), being capable to reach and colonize the intestine, where they play an important role. Besides, during the last decades, an important effort has been done for the development of tools to use LAB as microbial cell factories for the production of proteins of interest. Given the need to develop effective strategies for the delivery of prophylactic and therapeutic molecules, LAB have appeared as an appealing option for the oral, intranasal and vaginal delivery of such molecules. So far, these genetically modified organisms have been successfully used as vehicles for delivering functional proteins to mucosal tissues in the treatment of many different pathologies including GIT related pathologies, diabetes, cancer and viral infections, among others. Interestingly, the administration of such microorganisms would suppose a significant decrease in the production cost of the treatments agents since being live organisms, such vectors would be able to autonomously amplify and produce and deliver the protein of interest. In this context, this review aims to provide an overview of the use of LAB engineered as a promising alternative as well as a safety delivery platform of recombinant proteins for the treatment of a wide range of diseases.
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- Olivia Cano-Garrido
- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), Bellaterra, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. .,Department of Ruminant Production, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Torre Marimon, Caldes de Montbui, 08140, Barcelona, Spain.
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Transformation Kinetics During Fermented Milk Production Using Lactobacillus Johnsonii (La1) and Streptococcus Thermophillus: A Comparison With Yogurt Inoculum. FOOD BIOPHYS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11483-015-9406-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wu CM, Lin CF, Chang YC, Chung TC. Construction and Characterization of Nisin-Controlled Expression Vectors for Use inLactobacillus reuteri. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 70:757-67. [PMID: 16636439 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The Nisin-controlled gene expression (NICE) system, which was discovered in Lactococcus lactis, was adapted to Lactobacillus reuteri by ligating nisA promoter (PnisA) and nisRK DNA fragments into the Escherichia coli-Lb. reuteri shuttle vector pSTE32. This chimerical plasmid (pNICE) was capable of expressing the heterologous amylase gene (amyL) under nisin induction. Optimization of induction factors for this Lb. reuteri/pNICE system, including nisin concentration (viz. 50 ng/ml), growth phase of culture at which nisin be added (viz. at the early exponential phase), and the best time for analyzing the gene product after inoculation (viz. at the 3rd h), allowed the amylase product to be expressed in high amounts, constituting up to about 18% of the total intracellular protein. Furthermore, the signal peptide (SP) of amyL gene (SPamyL) from Bacillus licheniformis was ligated to the downstream of PnisA in pNICE, upgrading this vector to a NICE-secretion (NIES) level, which was then designated pNIES (Sec+, secretion positive). Characterization of pNIES using an amyL-SPDelta gene (amyL gene lacking its SP) as a reporter revealed the 3rd h after induction as the secretion peak of this system, at which the secretion efficiency and the amount of alpha-amylase being secreted into the culture supernatant were estimated to reach 77.6% and 27.75 mg/l. Expression and secretion of AmyL products by pNIES in Lb. reuteri was also confirmed by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting analysis.
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- Chi-Ming Wu
- Graduate Institute of Veterinary Microbiology, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan, ROC
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Qin J, Wang X, Kong J, Ma C, Xu P. Construction of a food-grade cell surface display system for Lactobacillus casei. Microbiol Res 2014; 169:733-40. [PMID: 24598012 PMCID: PMC7126567 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2014.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 02/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In this study, a food-grade cell surface display host/vector system for Lactobacillus casei was constructed. The food-grade host L. casei Q-5 was a lactose-deficient derivative of L. casei ATCC 334 obtained by plasmid elimination. The food-grade cell surface display vector was constructed based on safe DNA elements from lactic acid bacteria containing the following: pSH71 replicon from Lactococcus lactis, lactose metabolism genes from L. casei ATCC 334 as complementation markers, and surface layer protein gene from Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 for cell surface display. The feasibility of the new host/vector system was verified by the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) on L. casei. Laser scanning confocal microscopy and immunofluorescence analysis using anti-GFP antibody confirmed that GFP was anchored on the surface of the recombinant cells. The stability of recombinant L. casei cells in artificial gastrointestinal conditions was verified, which is beneficial for oral vaccination applications. These results indicate that the food-grade host/vector system can be an excellent antigen delivery vehicle in oral vaccine construction.
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- Jiayang Qin
- College of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China.
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SHIBASAKI SEIJI, UEDA MITSUYOSHI. Bioadsorption Strategies with Yeast Molecular Display Technology. Biocontrol Sci 2014; 19:157-64. [DOI: 10.4265/bio.19.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- SEIJI SHIBASAKI
- Graduate School of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences
- General Education Center, Hyogo University of Health Sciences
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- Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Ueta M, Wada C, Daifuku T, Sako Y, Bessho Y, Kitamura A, Ohniwa RL, Morikawa K, Yoshida H, Kato T, Miyata T, Namba K, Wada A. Conservation of two distinct types of 100S ribosome in bacteria. Genes Cells 2013; 18:554-74. [PMID: 23663662 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In bacteria, 70S ribosomes (consisting of 30S and 50S subunits) dimerize to form 100S ribosomes, which were first discovered in Escherichia coli. Ribosome modulation factor (RMF) and hibernation promoting factor (HPF) mediate this dimerization in stationary phase. The 100S ribosome is translationally inactive, but it dissociates into two translationally active 70S ribosomes after transfer from starvation to fresh medium. Therefore, the 100S ribosome is called the 'hibernating ribosome'. The gene encoding RMF is found widely throughout the Gammaproteobacteria class, but is not present in any other bacteria. In this study, 100S ribosome formation in six species of Gammaproteobacteria and eight species belonging to other bacterial classes was compared. There were several marked differences between the two groups: (i) Formation of 100S ribosomes was mediated by RMF and short HPF in Gammaproteobacteria species, similar to E. coli, whereas it was mediated only by long HPF in the other bacterial species; (ii) RMF/short HPF-mediated 100S ribosome formation occurred specifically in stationary phase, whereas long HPF-mediated 100S ribosome formation occurred in all growth phases; and (iii) 100S ribosomes formed by long HPF were much more stable than those formed by RMF and short HPF.
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- Masami Ueta
- Yoshida Biological Laboratory, Yamashina, Kyoto 607-8081, Japan
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Sawada T, Mihara H, Serizawa T. Peptides as New Smart Bionanomaterials: Molecular-Recognition and Self-Assembly Capabilities. CHEM REC 2013; 13:172-86. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201200020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Toshiki Sawada
- Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1-H121 Ookayama; Meguro-ku; Tokyo; Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259-B40 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku; Yokohama; Japan
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- Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 2-12-1-H121 Ookayama; Meguro-ku; Tokyo; Japan
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Şimşek Ö, Sabanoğlu S, Çon AH, Karasu N, Akçelik M, Saris PEJ. Immobilization of nisin producer Lactococcus lactis strains to chitin with surface-displayed chitin-binding domain. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:4577-87. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4700-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Revised: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ge JW, Liu DQ, Li YJ. Construction of recombinant lactobacilli expressing the core neutralizing epitope (COE) of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and a fusion protein consisting of COE and Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin B, and comparison of the immune responses by orogastric immunization. Can J Microbiol 2012; 58:1258-67. [PMID: 23145823 DOI: 10.1139/w2012-098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The core neutralizing epitope (COE) region of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) plays an important role in the development of the subunit vaccine against PEDV infection. To enhance the vaccine's immunogenicity, Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin B (LTB) has usually been adopted as a molecular adjuvant. In this study, the COE and LTB-COE genes were engineered into the Lactobacillus -Escherichia coli shuttle vectors pSAPG1 (surface-displaying) and pSAPG2 (secreting) followed by electrotransformation into Lactobacillus casei (Lc) to yield the following recombinant strains: Lc:PG1-LTB-COE, Lc:PG2-LTB-COE, Lc:PG1-COE, and Lc:PG2-COE. Our results showed that mice immunized orogastrically with L. casei expressing COE or LTB-COE produced secretory immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin G with the ability to neutralize PEDV in sera and mucus. Moreover, higher levels of interleukin-4 and gamma interferon were also exhibited compared with negative control. These data displayed the tendency of Lc:PG2-LTB-COE > Lc:PG1-LTB-COE > Lc:PG2-COE > Lc:PG1-COE at the same time point. Taken together, LTB-COE is more suitable for Lactobacillus expressing system to engineer mucosal vaccine against PEDV infection.
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- Jun-Wei Ge
- Veterinary Microbiology Department, Veterinary Medicine College, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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Wen LJ, Hou XL, Wang GH, Yu LY, Wei XM, Liu JK, Liu Q, Wei CH. Immunization with recombinant Lactobacillus casei strains producing K99, K88 fimbrial protein protects mice against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Vaccine 2012; 30:3339-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Koo OK, Amalaradjou MAR, Bhunia AK. Recombinant probiotic expressing Listeria adhesion protein attenuates Listeria monocytogenes virulence in vitro. PLoS One 2012; 7:e29277. [PMID: 22235279 PMCID: PMC3250429 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Listeria monocytogenes, an intracellular foodborne pathogen, infects immunocompromised hosts. The primary route of transmission is through contaminated food. In the gastrointestinal tract, it traverses the epithelial barrier through intracellular or paracellular routes. Strategies to prevent L. monocytogenes entry can potentially minimize infection in high-risk populations. Listeria adhesion protein (LAP) aids L. monocytogenes in crossing epithelial barriers via the paracellular route. The use of recombinant probiotic bacteria expressing LAP would aid targeted clearance of Listeria from the gut and protect high-risk populations from infection. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The objective was to investigate the ability of probiotic bacteria or LAP-expressing recombinant probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei (Lbp(LAP)) to prevent L. monocytogenes adhesion, invasion, and transwell-based transepithelial translocation in a Caco-2 cell culture model. Several wild type probiotic bacteria showed strong adhesion to Caco-2 cells but none effectively prevented L. monocytogenes infection. Pre-exposure to Lbp(LAP) for 1, 4, 15, or 24 h significantly (P<0.05) reduced adhesion, invasion, and transepithelial translocation of L. monocytogenes in Caco-2 cells, whereas pre-exposure to parental Lb. paracasei had no significant effect. Similarly, Lbp(LAP) pre-exposure reduced L. monocytogenes translocation by as much as 46% after 24 h. Lbp(LAP) also prevented L. monocytogenes-mediated cell damage and compromise of tight junction integrity. Furthermore, Lbp(LAP) cells reduced L. monocytogenes-mediated cell cytotoxicity by 99.8% after 1 h and 79% after 24 h. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Wild type probiotic bacteria were unable to prevent L. monocytogenes infection in vitro. In contrast, Lbp(LAP) blocked adhesion, invasion, and translocation of L. monocytogenes by interacting with host cell receptor Hsp60, thereby protecting cells from infection. These data show promise for the use of recombinant probiotics in preventing L. monocytogenes infection in high-risk populations.
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- Ok Kyung Koo
- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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Bermúdez-Humarán LG, Kharrat P, Chatel JM, Langella P. Lactococci and lactobacilli as mucosal delivery vectors for therapeutic proteins and DNA vaccines. Microb Cell Fact 2011; 10 Suppl 1:S4. [PMID: 21995317 PMCID: PMC3231930 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-s1-s4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Food-grade Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) have been safely consumed for centuries by humans in fermented foods. Thus, they are good candidates to develop novel oral vectors, constituting attractive alternatives to attenuated pathogens, for mucosal delivery strategies. Herein, this review summarizes our research, up until now, on the use of LAB as mucosal delivery vectors for therapeutic proteins and DNA vaccines. Most of our work has been based on the model LAB Lactococcus lactis, for which we have developed efficient genetic tools, including expression signals and host strains, for the heterologous expression of therapeutic proteins such as antigens, cytokines and enzymes. Resulting recombinant lactococci strains have been tested successfully for their prophylactic and therapeutic effects in different animal models: i) against human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16)-induced tumors in mice, ii) to partially prevent a bovine β-lactoglobulin (BLG)-allergic reaction in mice and iii) to regulate body weight and food consumption in obese mice. Strikingly, all of these tools have been successfully transposed to the Lactobacillus genus, in recent years, within our laboratory. Notably, anti-oxidative Lactobacillus casei strains were constructed and tested in two chemically-induced colitis models. In parallel, we also developed a strategy based on the use of L. lactis to deliver DNA at the mucosal level, and were able to show that L. lactis is able to modulate the host response through DNA delivery. Today, we consider that all of our consistent data, together with those obtained by other groups, demonstrate and reinforce the interest of using LAB, particularly lactococci and lactobacilli strains, to develop novel therapeutic protein mucosal delivery vectors which should be tested now in human clinical trials.
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- Luis G Bermúdez-Humarán
- INRA, UMR1319 Micalis, Commensal and Probiotics-Host Interactions Laboratory, Domaine de Vilvert, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas Cedex, France
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A conformational change of C fragment of tetanus neurotoxin reduces its ganglioside-binding activity but does not destroy its immunogenicity. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2011; 18:1668-72. [PMID: 21813664 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.05244-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The C fragment of tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT-Hc) with different conformations was observed due to the four cysteine residues within it which could form different intramolecular disulfide bonds. In this study, we prepared and compared three types of monomeric TeNT-Hc with different conformational components: free sulfhydryls (50 kDa), bound sulfhydryls (44 kDa), and a mixture of the two conformational proteins (half 50 kDa and half 44 kDa). TeNT-Hc with bound sulfhydryls reduced its binding activity to ganglioside G(T1b) and neuronal PC-12 cells compared to what was seen for TeNT-Hc with free sulfhydryls. However, there was no significant difference among their immunogenicities in mice, including induction of antitetanus toxoid IgG titers, antibody types, and protective capacities against tetanus neurotoxin challenge. Our results showed that the conformational changes of TeNT-Hc resulting from disulfide bond formation reduced its ganglioside-binding activity but did not destroy its immunogenicity, and the protein still retained continuous B cell and T cell epitopes; that is, the presence of the ganglioside-binding site within TeNT-Hc may be not essential for the induction of a fully protective antitetanus response. TeNT-Hc with bound sulfhydryls may be developed into an ideal human vaccine with a lower potential for side effects.
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Serizawa T, Matsuno H, Sawada T. Specific interfaces between synthetic polymers and biologically identified peptides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm10602c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shibasaki S. [Novel bioconversion systems using a yeast molecular display system]. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2010; 130:1437-44. [PMID: 21048401 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.130.1437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used for the process of fermentation as well as for studies in biochemistry and molecular biology as a eukaryotic model cell or tool for the analysis of gene functions. Thus, yeast is essential in industries and researches. Yeast cells have a cell wall, which is one characteristic that helps distinguish yeast cells from other eukaryotic cells such as mammalian cells. We have developed a molecular display system using the protein of the yeast cell wall as an anchor for foreign proteins. Yeast cells have been designed for use in sensing and metal adsorption, and have been used in vaccines and for screening novel proteins. Currently, yeast is used not only as a tool for analyzing gene or protein function but also in molecular display technology. The phage display system, which is at the forefront of molecular display technologies, is a powerful tool for screening ligands bound to a target molecule and for analyzing protein-protein interactions; however, in some cases, eukaryotic proteins are not easily expressed by this system. On the other hand, yeast cells have the ability to express eukaryotic proteins and proliferate; thus, these cells display various proteins. Yeast cells are more appropriate for white biotechnology. In this review, displays of enzymes that are important in bioconversion, such as lipases and β-glucosidases, are going to be introduced.
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- Seiji Shibasaki
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan.
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Kylä-Nikkilä K, Alakuijala U, Saris PEJ. Immobilization of Lactococcus lactis to cellulosic material by cellulose-binding domain of Cellvibrio japonicus. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 109:1274-83. [PMID: 20497279 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04757.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS Immobilization of whole cells can be used to accumulate cells in a bioreactor and thus increase the cell density and potentially productivity, also. Cellulose is an excellent matrix for immobilization purposes because it does not require chemical modifications and is commercially available in many different forms at low price. The aim of this study was to construct a Lactococcus lactis strain capable of immobilizing to a cellulosic matrix. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, the Usp45 signal sequence fused with the cellulose-binding domain (CBD) (112 amino acids) of XylA enzyme from Cellvibrio japonicus was fused with PrtP or AcmA anchors derived from L. lactis. A successful surface display of L. lactis cells expressing these fusion proteins under the P45 promoter was achieved and detected by whole-cell ELISA. A rapid filter paper assay was developed to study the cellulose-binding capability of these recombinant strains. As a result, an efficient immobilization to filter paper was demonstrated for the L. lactis cells expressing the CBD-fusion protein. The highest immobilization (92%) was measured for the strain expressing the CBD in fusion with the 344 amino acid PrtP anchor. CONCLUSIONS The result from the binding tests indicated that a new phenotype for L. lactis with cellulose-binding capability was achieved with both PrtP (LPXTG type anchor) and AcmA (LysM type anchor) fusions with CBD. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY We demonstrated that an efficient immobilization of recombinant L. lactis cells to cellulosic matrix is possible. This is a step forward in developing efficient immobilization systems for lactococcal strains for industrial-scale fermentations.
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- K Kylä-Nikkilä
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Division of Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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del Rio B, Fuente JL, Neves V, Dattwyler R, Seegers JFML, Gomes-Solecki M. Platform technology to deliver prophylactic molecules orally: an example using the Class A select agent Yersinia pestis. Vaccine 2010; 28:6714-22. [PMID: 20699130 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.07.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2010] [Revised: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Consumed for centuries, lactic acid bacteria are excellent candidates for the development of safe mucosal delivery vehicles for prophylactic and therapeutic molecules. We have recently reported that the immune response to an effective OspA-expressing L. plantarum vaccine for Lyme disease is modulated by the lipid modification of the antigen. In this study, we investigated if this technology can be applied to developing vaccines for other diseases by focusing on the Class A select agent, Yersinia pestis. We used a number of biochemistry and immunology techniques to determine the localization of the immunogen in our delivery vehicle and to evaluate the mucosal as well as the systemic immune response to the immunogen. We found that only LcrV cloned downstream of the signal sequence of B. burgdorferi OspA ((ss)LcrV), but not wildtype LcrV (LcrV), is localized to the desired peptidoglycan layer of the delivery vehicle. In addition, only mice that received L. plantarum expressing (ss)LcrV produced significant titers of IgG antibody as well as IgA in distant mucosal sites such as lungs and vagina. Furthermore, only L. plantarum expressing (ss)LcrV induced significant amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα, IL-12, IFNγ and IL-6 as well as anti-inflammatory IL-10 in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived dendritic cells, suggesting that the mechanism by which LcrV-expressing L. plantarum stimulates the immune response involves polarization to Th1 mediated immunity with some involvement of Th2. The study reported here proves that this system is a platform technology to develop oral vaccines for multiple diseases.
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- Beatriz del Rio
- Department of Molecular Sciences, UTHSC, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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del Rio B, Seegers JFML, Gomes-Solecki M. Immune response to Lactobacillus plantarum expressing Borrelia burgdorferi OspA is modulated by the lipid modification of the antigen. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11199. [PMID: 20585451 PMCID: PMC2887847 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Over the past decade there has been increasing interest in the use of lactic acid bacteria as mucosal delivery vehicles for vaccine antigens, microbicides and therapeutics. We investigated the mechanism by which a mucosal vaccine based in recombinant lactic acid bacteria breaks the immunological tolerance of the gut in order to elicit a protective immune response. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We analyzed how the lipid modification of OspA affects the localization of the antigen in our delivery vehicle using a number of biochemistry techniques. Furthermore, we examined how OspA-expressing L. plantarum breaks the oral tolerance of the gut by stimulating human intestinal epithelial cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cells and monocyte derived dendritic cells and measuring cytokine production. We show that the leader peptide of OspA targets the protein to the cell envelope of L. plantarum, and it is responsible for protein export across the membrane. Mutation of the lipidation site in OspA redirects protein localization within the cell envelope. Further, we show that lipidated-OspA-expressing L. plantarum does not induce secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-8 by intestinal epithelial cells. In addition, it breaks oral tolerance of the gut via Th1/Th2 cell mediated immunity, as shown by the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines by human dendritic cells, and by the production of IgG2a and IgG1 antibodies, respectively. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Lipid modification of OspA expressed in L. plantarum modulates the immune response to this antigen through a Th1/Th2 immune response.
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- Beatriz del Rio
- Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
- Biopeptides Corp., Valhalla, New York, and Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Oral vaccination with the porcine rotavirus VP4 outer capsid protein expressed by Lactococcus lactis induces specific antibody production. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2010:708460. [PMID: 20625406 PMCID: PMC2896853 DOI: 10.1155/2010/708460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Revised: 12/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The objective of this study to design a delivery system resistant to the gastrointestinal environment for oral vaccine against porcine rotavirus. Lactococcus lactis NZ9000 was transformed with segments of vP4 of the porcine rotavirus inserted into the pNZ8112 surface-expression vector, and a recombinant L. lactis expressing VP4 protein was constructed. An approximately 27 kDa VP4 protein was confirmed by SDS-PAGE , Western blot and immunostaining analysis. BALB/c mice were immunized orally with VP4-expression recombinant L. lactis and cellular, mucosal and systemic humoral immune responses were examined. Specific anti-VP4 secretory IgA and IgG were found in feces, ophthalmic and vaginal washes and in serum. The induced antibodies demonstrated neutralizing effects on porcine rotavirus infection on MA104 cells. Our findings suggest that oral immunization with VP4-expressing L. lactis induced both specific local and systemic humoral and cellular immune responses in mice.
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Kõll P, Mändar R, Smidt I, Hütt P, Truusalu K, Mikelsaar RH, Shchepetova J, Krogh-Andersen K, Marcotte H, Hammarström L, Mikelsaar M. Screening and evaluation of human intestinal lactobacilli for the development of novel gastrointestinal probiotics. Curr Microbiol 2010; 61:560-6. [PMID: 20443005 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-010-9653-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2009] [Accepted: 04/17/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to screen intestinal lactobacilli strains for their advantageous properties to select those that could be used for the development of novel gastrointestinal probiotics. Ninety-three isolates were subjected to screening procedures. Fifty-nine percent of the examined lactobacilli showed the ability to auto-aggregate, 97% tolerated a high concentration of bile (2% w/v), 50% survived for 4 h at pH 3.0, and all strains were unaffected by a high concentration of pancreatin (0.5% w/v). One Lactobacillus buchneri strain was resistant to tetracycline. None of the tested strains caused lysis of human erythrocytes. Six potential probiotic strains were selected for safety evaluation in a mouse model. Five of 6 strains caused no translocation, and were considered safe. In conclusion, several strains belonging to different species and fermentation groups were found that have properties required for a potential probiotic strain. This study was the first phase of a multi-phase study aimed to develop a novel, safe and efficient prophylactic and therapeutic treatment system against gastrointestinal infections using genetically modified probiotic lactobacilli.
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- Piret Kõll
- Department of Microbiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Liu D, Wang X, Ge J, Liu S, Li Y. Comparison of the immune responses induced by oral immunization of mice with Lactobacillus casei-expressing porcine parvovirus VP2 and VP2 fused to Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin B subunit protein. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2010; 34:73-81. [PMID: 20226529 PMCID: PMC7112623 DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The major structural protein VP2 of porcine parvovirus (PPV) was used as the model parvovirus antigen, which has been expressed in Lactobacillus casei fusing with Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin B subunit (LTB) as mucosal adjuvant. The VP2-LTB DNA fragment was cloned into vector pPG611 or pPG612 to generated inducible surface-displayed and secretion expression systems based on xylose promoter, designated as rLc:pPG611-VP2-LTB (recombinant L. casei) and rLc:pPG612-VP2-LTB, respectively. Expression of the fusion protein was verified by SDS-PAGE, Western blot immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. It was observed that the level of IgG or sIgA from mice orally immunized with VP2-LTB was higher than that from mice received VP2 and negative control, which demonstrated significantly statistically different. Especially, the titer of IgG or sIgA in mice immunized with rLc:pPG612-VP2-LTB is the highest in this study. In summary, LTB as mucosal adjuvant was able to effectively facilitate induction of mucosal and systemic immunity by L. casei-expressing VP2 fusion protein.
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- Diqiu Liu
- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, PR China.
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Differential suppression of heat-killed lactobacilli isolated from kimchi, a Korean traditional food, on airway hyper-responsiveness in mice. J Clin Immunol 2010; 30:449-58. [PMID: 20204477 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-010-9375-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Accepted: 01/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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RATIONALE Probiotics have been shown to be effective in reducing allergic symptoms. However, there are few studies to evaluate the therapeutic effects of lactobacilli on allergen-induced airway inflammation. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether three heat-killed lactobacilli, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus curvatus and Lactobacillus sakei subsp. sakei, isolated from kimchi, exerted inhibitory effects on airway hyper-responsiveness in a murine asthma model. METHODS Heat-killed lactic acid bacteria were orally administered into BALB/c mice, followed by challenge with aerosolized ovalbumin, after which allergic symptoms were evaluated. RESULTS Airway inflammation was suppressed in the L. plantarum- and L. curvatus-treated mice. Interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5 levels were significantly lower in the L. plantarum- and L. curvatus-treated mice than in those treated with L. sakei subsp. sakei. Importantly, heat-killed L. plantarum administration induced Foxp3 expression in intestinal lamina propria cells, and heat-killed L. curvatus induced IL-10 as a way of inducing tolerance. CONCLUSION Specific strains of lactobacilli isolated from kimchi can effectively suppress airway hyper-responsiveness.
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Qiao X, Li G, Wang X, Li X, Liu M, Li Y. Recombinant porcine rotavirus VP4 and VP4-LTB expressed in Lactobacillus casei induced mucosal and systemic antibody responses in mice. BMC Microbiol 2009; 9:249. [PMID: 19958557 PMCID: PMC2797526 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Porcine rotavirus infection is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the swine industry necessitating the development of effective vaccines for the prevention of infection. Immune responses associated with protection are primarily mucosal in nature and induction of mucosal immunity is important for preventing porcine rotavirus infection. Results Lactobacillus casei expressing the major protective antigen VP4 of porcine rotavirus (pPG612.1-VP4) or VP4-LTB (heat-labile toxin B subunit from Echerichia coli) (pPG612.1-VP4-LTB) fusion protein was used to immunize mice orally. The expression of recombinant pPG612.1-VP4 and pPG612.1-VP4-LTB was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis and surface-displayed expression on L. casei was verified by immunofluorescence. Mice orally immunized with recombinant protein-expressing L. casei produced high levels of serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and mucosal IgA. The IgA titters from mice immunized with pPG612.1-VP4-LTB were higher than titters from pPG612.1-VP4-immunized mice. The induced antibodies demonstrated neutralizing effects on RV infection. Conclusion These results demonstrated that VP4 administered in the context of an L. casei expression system is an effective method for stimulating mucosal immunity and that LTB served to further stimulate mucosal immunity suggesting that this strategy can be adapted for use in pigs.
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- Xinyuan Qiao
- Department of Preventive Veterinary, College of Veterinary, Northeast Agricultural University, 59 Mucai Street, Harbin, PR China.
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Bermúdez-Humarán LG, Langella P. Utilisation des bactéries lactiques comme vecteurs vaccinaux. REVUE FRANCOPHONE DES LABORATOIRES 2009; 2009:79-89. [PMID: 32518601 PMCID: PMC7270964 DOI: 10.1016/s1773-035x(09)70312-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aujourd’hui, nous disposons de données suffisantes qui confortent l’intérêt d’utiliser des bactéries lactiques (BL), notamment des souches des lactocoques et lactobacilles, pour le développement de nouvelles stratégies de vaccination mucosale. Les BL sont des bactéries à Gram positif utilisées depuis des millénaires dans la production d’aliments fermentés. Elles sont donc de bonnes candidates pour le développement de nouvelles stratégies de vectorisation orale et constituent des alternatives attractives aux stratégies vaccinales basées sur des bactéries pathogènes atténuées dont l’utilisation présente des risques sanitaires. Ce chapitre passe en revue la recherche et les progrès les plus récents dans l’utilisation des BL comme vecteurs de délivrance de protéines d’intérêt médical pour développer de nouveaux vaccins.
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Culligan EP, Hill C, Sleator RD. Probiotics and gastrointestinal disease: successes, problems and future prospects. Gut Pathog 2009; 1:19. [PMID: 19930635 PMCID: PMC2789095 DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-1-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 11/23/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Gastrointestinal disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide each year. Treatment of chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is difficult due to the ambiguity surrounding their precise aetiology. Infectious gastrointestinal diseases, such as various types of diarrheal disease are also becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to the increasing dissemination of antibiotic resistance among microorganisms and the emergence of the so-called 'superbugs'. Taking into consideration these problems, the need for novel therapeutics is essential. Although described for over a century probiotics have only been extensively researched in recent years. Their use in the treatment and prevention of disease, particularly gastrointestinal disease, has yielded many successful results, some of which we outline in this review. Although promising, many probiotics are hindered by inherent physiological and technological weaknesses and often the most clinically promising strains are unusable. Consequently we discuss various strategies whereby probiotics may be engineered to create designer probiotics. Such innovative approaches include; a receptor mimicry strategy to create probiotics that target specific pathogens and toxins, a patho-biotechnology approach using pathogen-derived genes to create more robust probiotic stains with increased host and processing-associated stress tolerance profiles and meta-biotechnology, whereby, functional metagenomics may be used to identify novel genes from diverse and vastly unexplored environments, such as the human gut, for use in biotechnology and medicine.
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- Eamonn P Culligan
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland
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- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hyogo University of Health Sciences
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Reduction of tumor necrosis factor alpha-inducing capacity of recombinant Lactobacillus casei via expression of Salmonella OmpC. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75:2727-34. [PMID: 19270120 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01916-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The insertion of a heterologous gene into commensal bacteria is a common technique to develop a delivery agent for vaccination and therapies, but the pleiotropic effects of genetic modifications need to be investigated before its use in practical applications. Although supplemental properties provided by the expression of heterologous antigens have been reported, the negative or side effects on the immune-modulating properties caused by recombination are barely understood. In the present study, we fortuitously found that the secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) from murine macrophages was reduced by recombinant Lactobacillus casei expressing Salmonella OmpC compared to the stimulation of TNF-alpha secretion by nonexpressing L. casei. This reduction could not be attributed to OmpC as a purified protein. The main component of the OmpC-expressing strain included in the attenuation of TNF-alpha release seemed to be the cell wall, which exhibited higher sensitivity against N-acetylmuramidase than that of nonexpressing strains. These results suggest that the recombinant strain expressing a specific heterologous antigen might be digested rapidly in macrophages and lose immune-stimulating capability at an early time point.
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Charalampopoulos D, Rastall RA. Development of Mucosal Vaccines Based on Lactic Acid Bacteria. PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2009. [PMCID: PMC7121035 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79058-9_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Today, sufficient data are available to support the use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), notably lactococci and lactobacilli, as delivery vehicles for the development of new mucosal vaccines. These non-pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria have been safely consumed by humans for centuries in fermented foods. They thus constitute an attractive alternative to the attenuated pathogens (most popular live vectors actually studied) which could recover their pathogenic potential and are thus not totally safe for use in humans. This chapter reviews the current research and advances in the use of LAB as live delivery vectors of proteins of interest for the development of new safe mucosal vaccines. The use of LAB as DNA vaccine vehicles to deliver DNA directly to antigen-presenting cells of the immune system is also discussed.
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- Department of Food Biosciences, University of Reading Whiteknights, Reading, UK
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Oral immunization with recombinant lactobacillus plantarum induces a protective immune response in mice with Lyme disease. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2008; 15:1429-35. [PMID: 18632920 PMCID: PMC2546682 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00169-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mucosal immunization is advantageous over other routes of antigen delivery because it can induce both mucosal and systemic immune responses. Our goal was to develop a mucosal delivery vehicle based on bacteria generally regarded as safe, such as Lactobacillus spp. In this study, we used the Lyme disease mouse model as a proof of concept. We demonstrate that an oral vaccine based on live recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum protects mice from tick-transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi infection. Our method of expressing vaccine antigens in L. plantarum induces both systemic and mucosal immunity after oral administration. This platform technology can be applied to design oral vaccine delivery vehicles against several microbial pathogens.
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Adjuvant effect of Lactobacillus casei in a mouse model of gluten sensitivity. Immunol Lett 2008; 119:78-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2008.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mohamadzadeh M, Duong T, Hoover T, Klaenhammer TR. Targeting mucosal dendritic cells with microbial antigens from probiotic lactic acid bacteria. Expert Rev Vaccines 2008; 7:163-74. [PMID: 18324887 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.7.2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The use of vaccines against infectious microbes has been critical to the advancement of medicine. Vaccine strategies combined with, or without, adjuvants have been established to eradicate various bacterial and viral pathogens. A new generation of vaccines is being developed using specific strains of Gram-positive, lactic acid bacteria and, notably, some probiotic lactobacilli. These bacteria have been safely consumed by humans for centuries in fermented foods. Thus, they can be orally administered, are well tolerated by recipients and could be easily and economically provided to large populations. In this overview, we focus on mucosal immunity and how its cellular component(s), particularly dendritic cells, can be specifically targeted to deliver immunogenic subunits, such as the protective antigen from Bacillus anthracis (the causative agent of anthrax). An antigen-specific immune response can be elicited using specific strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus expressing the protective antigen. A mucosal, dendritic cell-targeted approach increases the bioavailability of an immunogen of interest when delivered orally by L. acidophilus. This provides an efficiently elegant natural strategy and serves a dual function as an immune-stimulating adjuvant in vivo.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mansour Mohamadzadeh
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
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Álvarez-García E, Alegre-Cebollada J, Batanero E, Monedero V, Pérez-Martínez G, García-Fernández R, Gavilanes JG, Martínez del Pozo Á. Lactococcus lactis as a vehicle for the heterologous expression of fungal ribotoxin variants with reduced IgE-binding affinity. J Biotechnol 2008; 134:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2007] [Revised: 09/29/2007] [Accepted: 12/13/2007] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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