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Selection of Brucella abortus mimetic epitopes for fast diagnostic purposes in cattle. Vet Res Commun 2022; 47:987-997. [DOI: 10.1007/s11259-022-10043-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Heidary M, Dashtbin S, Ghanavati R, Mahdizade Ari M, Bostanghadiri N, Darbandi A, Navidifar T, Talebi M. Evaluation of Brucellosis Vaccines: A Comprehensive Review. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:925773. [PMID: 35923818 PMCID: PMC9339783 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.925773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Brucellosis is a bacterial zoonosis caused by Brucella spp. which can lead to heavy economic losses and severe human diseases. Thus, controlling brucellosis is very important. Due to humans easily gaining brucellosis from animals, animal brucellosis control programs can help the eradication of human brucellosis. There are two popular vaccines against animal brucellosis. Live attenuated Brucella abortus strain 19 (S19 vaccine) is the first effective and most extensively used vaccine for the prevention of brucellosis in cattle. Live attenuated Brucella melitensis strain Rev.1 (Rev.1 vaccine) is the most effective vaccine against caprine and ovine brucellosis. Although these two vaccines provide good immunity for animals against brucellosis, the expense of persistent serological responses is one of the main problems of both vaccines. The advantages and limitations of Brucella vaccines, especially new vaccine candidates, have been less studied. In addition, there is an urgent need for new strategies to control and eradicate this disease. Therefore, this narrative review aims to present an updated overview of the available different types of brucellosis vaccines.
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- Mohsen Heidary
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Paramedical Sciences, Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- *Correspondence: Malihe Talebi
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Leya M, Kim WK, Ochirkhuyag E, Yu EC, Kim YJ, Yeo Y, Yang MS, Han SS, Lee JH, Tark D, Hur J, Kim B. Protective efficacy of attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium strain expressing BLS, Omp19, PrpA, or SOD of Brucella abortus in goats. J Vet Sci 2021; 22:e15. [PMID: 33774931 PMCID: PMC8007450 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2021.22.e15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Attenuated Salmonella strain can be used as a vector to transport immunogens to the host antigen-binding sites. Objectives The study aimed to determine the protective efficacy of attenuated Salmonella strain expressing highly conserved Brucella immunogens in goats. Methods Goats were vaccinated with Salmonella vector expressing individually lipoprotein outer-membrane protein 19 (Omp19), Brucella lumazine synthase (BLS), proline racemase subunit A (PrpA), Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) at 5 × 109 CFU/mL and challenge of all groups was done at 6 weeks after vaccination. Results Among these vaccines inoculated at 5 × 109 CFU/mL in 1 mL, Omp19 or SOD showed significantly higher serum immunoglobulin G titers at (2, 4, and 6) weeks post-vaccination, compared to the vector control. Interferon-γ production in response to individual antigens was significantly higher in SOD, Omp19, PrpA, and BLS individual groups, compared to that in the vector control (all p < 0.05). Brucella colonization rate at 8 weeks post-challenge showed that most vaccine-treated groups exhibited significantly increased protection by demonstrating reduced numbers of Brucella in tissues collected from vaccinated groups. Real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that Brucella antigen expression levels were reduced in the spleen, kidney, and parotid lymph node of vaccinated goats, compared to the non-vaccinated goats. Besides, treatment with vaccine expressing individual antigens ameliorated brucellosis-related histopathological lesions. Conclusions These results delineated that BLS, Omp19, PrpA, and SOD proteins achieved a definite level of protection, indicating that Salmonella Typhimurium successfully delivered Brucella antigens, and that individual vaccines could differentially elicit an antigen-specific immune response.
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- Mwense Leya
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- Korea Zoonosis Research institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54531, Korea
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- Korea Zoonosis Research institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54531, Korea
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- Korea Zoonosis Research institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54531, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- Korea Zoonosis Research institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54531, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- Korea Zoonosis Research institute, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54531, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea.
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Brucella spp. are Gram negative intracellular bacteria responsible for brucellosis, a worldwide distributed zoonosis. A prominent aspect of the Brucella life cycle is its ability to invade, survive and multiply within host cells. Comprehensive approaches, such as proteomics, have aided in unravelling the molecular mechanisms underlying Brucella pathogenesis. Technological and methodological advancements such as increased instrument performance and multiplexed quantification have broadened the range of proteome studies, enabling new and improved analyses, providing deeper and more accurate proteome coverage. Indeed, proteomics has demonstrated its contribution to key research questions in Brucella biology, i.e., immunodominant proteins, host-cell interaction, stress response, antibiotic targets and resistance, protein secretion. Here, we review the proteomics of Brucella with a focus on more recent works and novel findings, ranging from reconfiguration of the intracellular bacterial proteome and studies on proteomic profiles of Brucella infected tissues, to the identification of Brucella extracellular proteins with putative roles in cell signaling and pathogenesis. In conclusion, proteomics has yielded copious new candidates and hypotheses that require future verification. It is expected that proteomics will continue to be an invaluable tool for Brucella and applications will further extend to the currently ill-explored aspects including, among others, protein processing and post-translational modification.
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Hou H, Liu X, Peng Q. The advances in brucellosis vaccines. Vaccine 2019; 37:3981-3988. [PMID: 31176541 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 05/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis affecting animal and human health. Till now, there is no effective vaccine licensed for brucellosis in humans. Although M5, H38 and 45/20 vaccines were used to prevent animal brucellosis in the early stages, the currently used animal vaccines are S19, Rev.1, S2, RB51 and SR82. However, these vaccines still have several drawbacks such as residual virulence and interfering conventional serological tests. With the development of DNA recombination technologies and the completion of the sequence of Brucella genome, much research focuses on the search for potential safer and more effective vaccines. Preliminary studies have demonstrated that new vaccines, including genetically engineered attenuated vaccines, subunit vaccines and other potential vaccines, have higher levels of protection, but there are still some problems. In this paper, we briefly review the main vaccines that have been used in controlling the brucellosis for decades and the progress in the development of new brucellosis vaccines.
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- Huanhuan Hou
- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- Tumor Hospital of Jilin Province, Changchun 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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Liu X, Adams LJ, Zeng X, Lin J. Evaluation of in ovo vaccination of DNA vaccines for Campylobacter control in broiler chickens. Vaccine 2019; 37:3785-3792. [PMID: 31171394 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Campylobacter is the leading bacterial cause of human enteritis in developed countries. Chicken is a major natural host of Campylobacter. Thus, on-farm control of Campylobacter load in poultry would reduce the risk of human exposure to this pathogen. Vaccination is an attractive intervention measure to mitigate Campylobacter in poultry. Our previous studies have demonstrated that Campylobacter outer membrane proteins CmeC (a component of multidrug efflux pump) and CfrA (ferric enterobactin receptor) are feasible and promising candidates for vaccine development. In this study, by targeting these two attractive vaccine candidates, we explored and evaluated a new vaccination strategy, which combines the in ovo vaccination route and novel DNA vaccine formulation, for Campylobacter control in broilers. We observed that direct cloning of cfrA or cmeC gene into the eukaryotic expression vector pCAGGS did not lead to sufficient level of production of the target proteins in the eukaryotic HEK-293 cell line. However, introduction of the Kozak consensus sequence (ACCATGG) in the cloned bacterial genes greatly enhanced production of inserted gene in eukaryotic cells, creating desired DNA vaccines. Subsequently, the validated DNA vaccines were prepared and used for two independent in ovo vaccination trials to evaluate their immune response and protective efficacy. However, single in ovo injection of specific DNA vaccine at 18th day of embryonation, regardless using neutral lipid-protected vector or not, failed to trigger significant IgG and IgA immune responses and did not confer protection against C. jejuni colonization in the intestine of chickens. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that the Kozak sequence is critically important for construction of the DNA vaccine expressing prokaryotic gene. The optimal regimen for in ovo vaccination of DNA vaccine for Campylobacter control in poultry needs to be determined in future studies.
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- Xiang Liu
- Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, 2506 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, 2506 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, 2506 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, The University of Tennessee, 2506 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
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Alzogaray V, Urrutia M, Berguer P, Rossi A, Zylberman V, Pardo R, Bonomi HR, Goldbaum FA. Characterization of folding-sensitive nanobodies as tools to study the expression and quality of protein particle immunogens. J Biotechnol 2019; 293:17-23. [PMID: 30690101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Vaccination is as one of the most beneficial biopharmaceutical interventions against pathogens due to its ability to induce adaptive immunity through targeted activation of the immune system. Each vaccine needs a tailor-made set of tests in order to monitor its quality throughout the development and manufacturing. The analysis of the conformational state of protein nanoparticles is one of the key steps in vaccine quality control. The enzyme lumazine synthase from Brucella spp. (BLS) acts as a potent oral and systemic immunogen. BLS has been used as a carrier of foreign peptides, protein domains and whole proteins, serving as a versatile platform for vaccine engineering purposes. Here, we show the generation and characterization of four families of nanobodies (Nbs) which only recognize BLS in its native conformational state and that bind to its active site. The present results support the use of conformation-sensitive Nbs as molecular probes during the development and production of vaccines based on the BLS platform. Finally, we propose Nbs as useful molecular tools targeting other protein scaffolds with potential applications in nano-and biotechnology.
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- Vanina Alzogaray
- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Avenida Patricias Argentinas 435 (C1405BWE), Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Avenida Patricias Argentinas 435 (C1405BWE), Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Avenida Patricias Argentinas 435 (C1405BWE), Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Avenida Patricias Argentinas 435 (C1405BWE), Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- INMUNOVA, 25 de Mayo 1021 (B1650HMI), San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- INMUNOVA, 25 de Mayo 1021 (B1650HMI), San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Avenida Patricias Argentinas 435 (C1405BWE), Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir, IIBBA-CONICET, Avenida Patricias Argentinas 435 (C1405BWE), Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Chen B, Liu B, Zhao Z, Wang G. Evaluation of a DNA vaccine encoding Brucella BvrR in BALB/c mice. Mol Med Rep 2018; 19:1302-1308. [PMID: 30569140 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Brucellosis is an important neglected zoonotic disease, and the pathogens responsible are Brucellae. In order to evaluate the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a DNA vaccine encoding Brucella BvrR, the recombinant plasmid pCDNA‑BvrR was constructed by inserting the BvrR gene fragment into a pCDNA3.0 vector. The His6‑tagged BvrR was purified with His‑trap FF crude affinity chromatography and verified with an anti‑histidine monoclonal antibody by western blot analysis. The specific immunoglobulin antigens and their isotypes were detected by indirect ELISA. The recombinant His6‑BvrR protein was expressed and purified by affinity chromatography. The optical density 450 value of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the pCDNA‑BvrR group was significantly increased compared with the pCDNA3.0 vector or PBS groups (P<0.05), and the pCDNA3.0 vector and PBS groups exhibited no significant difference (P>0.05). BvrR induced specific antibodies with a dominance of IgG2a over IgG1 and the T cell‑proliferative response, in addition to a typical T helper‑1 (Th1)‑dominated immune response in mice. The splenocytes from mice of the pCDNA‑BvrR group demonstrated significant proliferative activity compared with the pCDNA3.0 vector group. The present results indicated that immunization with BvrR induced a specific Th1‑type immune response in mice. Subsequent to challenging with B. abortus S19, it was identified that the DNA vaccine pCDNA‑BvrR induced a significant level of protection in BALB/c mice by evaluating systemic bacterial clearance. These results suggested that BvrR may be a good candidate for a DNA vaccine against brucellosis.
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- Bo Chen
- Department of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, P.R. China
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, College of Life Science and Pharmaceuticals, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110122, P.R. China
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Gheibi A, Khanahmad H, Kashfi K, Sarmadi M, Khorramizadeh MR. Development of new generation of vaccines for Brucella abortus. Heliyon 2018; 4:e01079. [PMID: 30603712 PMCID: PMC6307385 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e01079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Brucella abortus is a Gram-negative facultative and intracellular bacteria, it causes bovine brucellosis, a zoonotic disease that is responsible for considerable economic loss to owners of domesticated animals and can cause problems in otherwise healthy humans. There are a few available live attenuated vaccines for animal immunization against brucellosis; however, these have significant side effects and offer insufficient protective efficacy. Thus, the need for more research into the Molecular pathobiology and immunological properties of B. abortus that would lead to the development of better and safer vaccines. In this paper we have reviewed the main aspects of the pathology and the responsive immunological mechanisms, we have also covered current and new prospective vaccines against B. abortus.
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- Azam Gheibi
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine (SATiM), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York School of Medicine, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Biosensor Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Intranasally administered anti-Brucella subunit vaccine formulation induces protective immune responses against nasal Brucella challenge. Vet Microbiol 2018; 228:112-118. [PMID: 30593355 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The present study was aimed to develop a safe and effective anti-Brucella subunit vaccine for mucosal protection against the respiratory exposure of Brucella infection. A chitosan-based Brucella nasal vaccine (BNV) was formulated using well-known Brucella immunogens, sodC, omp19, BLS and PrpA and tested against nasal Brucella challenge in BALB/c mice. The mice were intra-nasally vaccinated with sterile phosphate buffer saline (PBS), BNV or BNV plus Brucella LPS, and humoral (systemic IgG and mucosal IgA) and cell-mediated immune responses were analyzed. Results showed that mice vaccinated with either BNV or BNV plus LPS elicited significantly (p < 0.05) high IgG and IgA responses compared to the PBS control. The IgG responses were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than IgA levels, which showed almost comparable levels observed in either intestines or in lungs. Furthermore, the IgG and IgA responses against each individual component of the BNV formulation indicated that omp19 induced highest levels of both IgG and IgA levels than the other constituents of BNV formulation. Upon re-stimulation of the splenocytes with Brucella whole cell lysate, significantly (p < 0.05) high IFN-γ levels, lymphocyte proliferation, and CD4+ T cell responses were observed in mice vaccinated with BNV or BNV plus LPS. Upon sub-lethal nasal challenge with wild-type Brucella strain, vaccinated mice showed significant reduction of Brucella recovery in lungs and spleen compared to the PBS control. This study indicates that BNV formulation with or without Brucella LPS efficiently induced humoral and cell-mediated immune responses and conferred significant protection against the sub-lethal Brucella challenge.
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Lalsiamthara J, Won G, Lee JH. Effect of immunization routes and protective efficacy of Brucella antigens delivered via Salmonella vector vaccine. J Vet Sci 2018; 19:416-425. [PMID: 29366302 PMCID: PMC5974523 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2018.19.3.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An anti-Brucella vaccine candidate comprised of purified Brucella lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and a cocktail of four Salmonella Typhimurium (ST)-Brucella vectors was reported previously. Each vector constitutively expressed highly conserved Brucella antigens (rB), viz., lumazine synthase (BLS), proline racemase subunit A, outer membrane protein-19 (Omp19), and Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD). The present study determined a relative level of protection conferred by each single strain. Upon virulent challenge, the challenge strain was recovered most abundantly in non-immunized control mice, with the ST-Omp19-, ST-BLS-, LPS-, and ST-SOD-immunized mice showing much less burden. Indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based assay also confirmed the induction of antigen-specific immunoglobulin G for each antigen delivered. In a route-wise comparison of the combined vaccine candidate, intraperitoneal (IP), intramuscular (IM), and subcutaneous immunizations revealed an indication of highly efficient routes of protection. Splenocytes of mice immunized via IM and IP routes showed significant relative expression of IL-17 upon antigenic pulsing. Taken together, each of the Brucella antigens delivered by ST successfully induced an antigen-specific immune response, and it was also evident that an individual antigen strain can confer a considerable degree of protection. More effective protection was observed when the candidate was inoculated via IP and IM routes.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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Gómez L, Alvarez F, Betancur D, Oñate A. Brucellosis vaccines based on the open reading frames from genomic island 3 of Brucella abortus. Vaccine 2018; 36:2928-2936. [PMID: 29685597 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brucella abortus is the etiological agent of brucellosis, a zoonotic disease affecting cattle and humans. This disease has been partially controlled in cattle by immunization with live attenuated B. abortus S19 and RB51 strains. However, use of these vaccine strains has been associated with safety issues in animals and humans. New vaccines have since emerged in the prevention of brucellosis, particularly DNA vaccines, which have shown effectiveness and a good safety profile. Their protection efficacy in mice is associated with the induction of Th1 type and cytotoxic T cell mediated immune response against structural antigens and virulence factors expressed during B. abortus infection. Some antigenic candidate for vaccine design against brucellosis (mainly DNA vaccines) have been obtained from genomic island 3 (GI-3) of B. abortus, which encodes several open reading frames (ORFs) involved in the intracellular survival and virulence of this pathogen. The immunogenicity and protection conferred by these DNA vaccines in a murine model is reviewed in this article, suggesting that some of them could be safe and effective vaccine candidates against to prevent B. abortus infection.
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- Leonardo Gómez
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Microbiology, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Microbiology, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Microbiology, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Department of Microbiology, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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Wei Y, Kumar P, Wahome N, Mantis NJ, Middaugh CR. Biomedical Applications of Lumazine Synthase. J Pharm Sci 2018; 107:2283-2296. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Yousefi S, Abbassi-Daloii T, Sekhavati MH, Tahmoorespur M. Evaluation of immune responses induced by polymeric OMP25-BLS Brucella antigen. Microb Pathog 2017; 115:50-56. [PMID: 29253594 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brucellosis is one the serious infectious diseases caused deleterious health and economic losses. Vaccination with subunit vaccines is the efficient alternative way than live attenuated vaccines against infectious diseases. Herein a new chimeric OMP25-BLS antigen emulsified in Chitosan Nanoparticles was designed and its immune responses were compared with control groups. Also, the role of heat shock protein 60 kDa in combination with OMP25-BLS antigen was assessed. Structural and antigenic features of chimeric antigen were predicted using bioinformatics tools. Moreover, the humoral and cellular immune responses were measured by ELISA in seven different groups. Observations showed rOMP25-BLS structure was highly stable and antigenic. Cytokines analysis showed rOMP25 and rOMP25-BLS + rHSP60 induced higher titer of INF-γ than rHSP60 and rOMP25-BLS. There was no statistically significant difference between positive control group and rOMP25-BLS + rHSP60 in inducing TNF-α (p < .05). Additionally, the highest titer of IL-4 was dedicated to rOMP25 among other immunized treatments, while there were no significant differences between positive control group and other immunized groups with recombinant proteins (p < .05). In addition, rOMP25-BLS and rHSP60 induced higher titer of total antibody compared to other groups. Also, rHSP60 could improve IgG2a to IgG1 ratio when it used in combination with chimeric antigen. Moreover, the lymphocyte proliferation index was higher in chimeric rOMP25-BLS + HSP60 antigen. In conclusion, while rOMP25-BLS chimeric antigen unable to induce efficient cellular response than individual injection of rOMP25, its injection in combination with rHSP60 could improve cellular immunity.
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- Soheil Yousefi
- Department of Animal Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Wei Y, Wahome N, Kumar P, Whitaker N, Picking WL, Middaugh CR. Effect of Phosphate Ion on the Structure of Lumazine Synthase, an Antigen Presentation System From Bacillus anthracis. J Pharm Sci 2017; 107:814-823. [PMID: 29045884 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2017.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lumazine synthase (LS) is an oligomeric enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of riboflavin in microorganisms, fungi, and plants. LS has become of significant interest to biomedical science because of its critical biological role and attractive structural properties for antigen presentation in vaccines. LS derived from Bacillus anthracis (BaLS) consists of 60 identical subunits forming an icosahedron. Its crystal structure has been solved, but its dynamic conformational properties have not yet been studied. We investigated the conformation of BaLS in response to different stress conditions (e.g., chemical denaturants, pH, and temperature) using a variety of biophysical techniques. The physical basis for these thermal transitions was studied, indicating that a molten globular state was present during chemical unfolding by guanidine HCl. In addition, BaLS showed 2 distinct thermal transitions in phosphate-containing buffers. The first transition was due to the dissociation of phosphate ions from BaLS and the second one came from the dissociation and conformational alteration of its icosahedral structure. A small conformational alteration was induced by the binding/dissociation of phosphate ions to BaLS. This work provides a closer view of the conformational behavior of BaLS and provides important information for the formulation of vaccines which use this protein.
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- Yangjie Wei
- Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2030 Becker Drive, Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
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Lalsiamthara J, Lee JH. Development and trial of vaccines against Brucella. J Vet Sci 2017; 18:281-290. [PMID: 28859268 PMCID: PMC5583415 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2017.18.s1.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The search for ideal brucellosis vaccines remains active today. Currently, no licensed human or canine anti-brucellosis vaccines are available. In bovines, the most successful vaccine (S19) is only used in calves, as adult vaccination results in orchitis in male, prolonged infection, and possible abortion complications in pregnant female cattle. Another widely deployed vaccine (RB51) has a low protective efficacy. An ideal vaccine should exhibit a safe profile as well as enhance protective efficacy. However, currently available vaccines exhibit one or more major drawbacks. Smooth live attenuated vaccines suffer shortcomings such as residual virulence and serodiagnostic interference. Inactivated vaccines, in general, confer relatively low levels of protection. Recent developments to improve brucellosis vaccines include generation of knockout mutants by targeting genes involved in metabolism, virulence, and the lipopolysaccharide synthesis pathway, as well as generation of DNA vaccines, mucosal vaccines, and live vectored vaccines, have all produced varying degrees of success. Herein, we briefly review the bacteriology, pathogenesis, immunological implications, candidate vaccines, vaccinations, and models related to Brucella.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea
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Lalsiamthara J, Lee JH. Brucella lipopolysaccharide reinforced Salmonella delivering Brucella immunogens protects mice against virulent challenge. Vet Microbiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Heinson AI, Gunawardana Y, Moesker B, Hume CCD, Vataga E, Hall Y, Stylianou E, McShane H, Williams A, Niranjan M, Woelk CH. Enhancing the Biological Relevance of Machine Learning Classifiers for Reverse Vaccinology. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18020312. [PMID: 28157153 PMCID: PMC5343848 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18020312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Reverse vaccinology (RV) is a bioinformatics approach that can predict antigens with protective potential from the protein coding genomes of bacterial pathogens for subunit vaccine design. RV has become firmly established following the development of the BEXSERO® vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. RV studies have begun to incorporate machine learning (ML) techniques to distinguish bacterial protective antigens (BPAs) from non-BPAs. This research contributes significantly to the RV field by using permutation analysis to demonstrate that a signal for protective antigens can be curated from published data. Furthermore, the effects of the following on an ML approach to RV were also assessed: nested cross-validation, balancing selection of non-BPAs for subcellular localization, increasing the training data, and incorporating greater numbers of protein annotation tools for feature generation. These enhancements yielded a support vector machine (SVM) classifier that could discriminate BPAs (n = 200) from non-BPAs (n = 200) with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.787. In addition, hierarchical clustering of BPAs revealed that intracellular BPAs clustered separately from extracellular BPAs. However, no immediate benefit was derived when training SVM classifiers on data sets exclusively containing intra- or extracellular BPAs. In conclusion, this work demonstrates that ML classifiers have great utility in RV approaches and will lead to new subunit vaccines in the future.
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- Ashley I Heinson
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Department of Pathogen Molecular BiologyLondon WC1E 7HT, UK.
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- Solutions, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- Public Health England, National Infection Service, Porton Down Salisbury, SP4 0JG, UK.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
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- The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK.
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- Public Health England, National Infection Service, Porton Down Salisbury, SP4 0JG, UK.
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- Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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Carvalho TF, Haddad JPA, Paixão TA, Santos RL. Meta-Analysis and Advancement of Brucellosis Vaccinology. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166582. [PMID: 27846274 PMCID: PMC5112997 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background/Objectives In spite of all the research effort for developing new vaccines against brucellosis, it remains unclear whether these new vaccine technologies will in fact become widely used. The goal of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to identify parameters that influence vaccine efficacy as well as a descriptive analysis on how the field of Brucella vaccinology is advancing concerning type of vaccine, improvement of protection on animal models over time, and factors that may affect protection in the mouse model. Methods A total of 117 publications that met the criteria were selected for inclusion in this study, with a total of 782 individual experiments analyzed. Results Attenuated (n = 221), inactivated (n = 66) and mutant (n = 102) vaccines provided median protection index above 2, whereas subunit (n = 287), DNA (n = 68), and vectored (n = 38) vaccines provided protection indexes lower than 2. When all categories of experimental vaccines are analyzed together, the trend line clearly demonstrates that there was no improvement of the protection indexes over the past 30 years, with a low negative and non significant linear coefficient. A meta-regression model was developed including all vaccine categories (attenuated, DNA, inactivated, mutant, subunit, and vectored) considering the protection index as a dependent variable and the other parameters (mouse strain, route of vaccination, number of vaccinations, use of adjuvant, challenge Brucella species) as independent variables. Some of these variables influenced the expected protection index of experimental vaccines against Brucella spp. in the mouse model. Conclusion In spite of the large number of publication over the past 30 years, our results indicate that there is not clear trend to improve the protective potential of these experimental vaccines.
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- Tatiane F. Carvalho
- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Clínica e Cirurgia Veterinárias, Escola de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Pandey A, Cabello A, Akoolo L, Rice-Ficht A, Arenas-Gamboa A, McMurray D, Ficht TA, de Figueiredo P. The Case for Live Attenuated Vaccines against the Neglected Zoonotic Diseases Brucellosis and Bovine Tuberculosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016; 10:e0004572. [PMID: 27537413 PMCID: PMC4990199 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Vaccination of humans and animals with live attenuated organisms has proven to be an effective means of combatting some important infectious diseases. In fact, the 20th century witnessed tremendous improvements in human and animal health worldwide as a consequence of large-scale vaccination programs with live attenuated vaccines (LAVs). Here, we use the neglected zoonotic diseases brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis (BTb) caused by Brucella spp. and Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), respectively, as comparative models to outline the merits of LAV platforms with emphasis on molecular strategies that have been pursued to generate LAVs with enhanced vaccine safety and efficacy profiles. Finally, we discuss the prospects of LAV platforms in the fight against brucellosis and BTb and outline new avenues for future research towards developing effective vaccines using LAV platforms.
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- Aseem Pandey
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Norman Borlaug Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Norman Borlaug Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AP); (PdF)
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Alfano EF, Lentz EM, Bellido D, Dus Santos MJ, Goldbaum FA, Wigdorovitz A, Bravo-Almonacid FF. Expression of the Multimeric and Highly Immunogenic Brucella spp. Lumazine Synthase Fused to Bovine Rotavirus VP8d as a Scaffold for Antigen Production in Tobacco Chloroplasts. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1170. [PMID: 26779198 PMCID: PMC4688359 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lumazine synthase from Brucella spp. (BLS) is a highly immunogenic decameric protein which can accommodate foreign polypeptides or protein domains fused to its N-termini, markedly increasing their immunogenicity. The inner core domain (VP8d) of VP8 spike protein from bovine rotavirus is responsible for viral adhesion to sialic acid residues and infection. It also displays neutralizing epitopes, making it a good candidate for vaccination. In this work, the BLS scaffold was assessed for the first time in plants for recombinant vaccine development by N-terminally fusing BLS to VP8d and expressing the resulting fusion (BLSVP8d) in tobacco chloroplasts. Transplastomic plants were obtained and characterized by Southern, northern and western blot. BLSVP8d was highly expressed, representing 40% of total soluble protein (4.85 mg/g fresh tissue). BLSVP8d remained soluble and stable during all stages of plant development and even in lyophilized leaves stored at room temperature. Soluble protein extracts from fresh and lyophilized leaves were able to induce specific neutralizing IgY antibodies in a laying hen model. This work presents BLS as an interesting platform for highly immunogenic injectable, or even oral, subunit vaccines. Lyophilization of transplastomic leaves expressing stable antigenic fusions to BLS would further reduce costs and simplify downstream processing, purification and storage, allowing for more practical vaccines.
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- E. Federico Alfano
- Laboratorio de Virología y Biotecnología Vegetal, INGEBI-CONICET Ciudad Autónoma deBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virología y Biotecnología Vegetal, INGEBI-CONICET Ciudad Autónoma deBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Virología, CICV y A, INTA CastelarBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación Instituto Leloir e Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires (IIBBA-CONICET) Ciudad Autónoma deBuenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virología y Biotecnología Vegetal, INGEBI-CONICET Ciudad Autónoma deBuenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, BernalBuenos Aires, Argentina
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Dorneles EMS, Sriranganathan N, Lage AP. Recent advances in Brucella abortus vaccines. Vet Res 2015; 46:76. [PMID: 26155935 PMCID: PMC4495609 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-015-0199-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Brucella abortus vaccines play a central role in bovine brucellosis control/eradication programs and have been successfully used worldwide for decades. Strain 19 and RB51 are the approved B. abortus vaccines strains most commonly used to protect cattle against infection and abortion. However, due to some drawbacks shown by these vaccines much effort has been undertaken for the development of new vaccines, safer and more effective, that could also be used in other susceptible species of animals. In this paper, we present a review of the main aspects of the vaccines that have been used in the brucellosis control over the years and the current research advances in the development of new B. abortus vaccines.
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- Elaine M S Dorneles
- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Escola de Veterinária, Laboratório de Bacteriologia Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Escola de Veterinária, Laboratório de Bacteriologia Aplicada, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Miranda KL, Dorneles EMS, Pauletti RB, Poester FP, Lage AP. Brucella abortus S19 and RB51 vaccine immunogenicity test: Evaluation of three mice (BALB/c, Swiss and CD-1®) and two challenge strains (544 and 2308). Vaccine 2015; 33:507-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Immunization with Brucella VirB proteins reduces organ colonization in mice through a Th1-type immune response and elicits a similar immune response in dogs. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2014; 22:274-81. [PMID: 25540276 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00653-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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VirB proteins from Brucella spp. constitute the type IV secretion system, a key virulence factor mediating the intracellular survival of these bacteria. Here, we assessed whether a Th1-type immune response against VirB proteins may protect mice from Brucella infection and whether this response can be induced in the dog, a natural host for Brucella. Splenocytes from mice immunized with VirB7 or VirB9 responded to their respective antigens with significant and specific production of gamma interferon (IFN-γ), whereas interleukin-4 (IL-4) was not detected. Thirty days after an intraperitoneal challenge with live Brucella abortus, the spleen load of bacteria was almost 1 log lower in mice immunized with VirB proteins than in unvaccinated animals. As colonization reduction seemed to correlate with a Th1-type immune response against VirB proteins, we decided to assess whether such a response could be elicited in the dog. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from dogs immunized with VirB proteins (three subcutaneous doses in QuilA adjuvant) produced significantly higher levels of IFN-γ than cells from control animals upon in vitro stimulation with VirB proteins. A skin test to assess specific delayed-type hypersensitivity was positive in 4 out of 5 dogs immunized with either VirB7 or VirB9. As both proteins are predicted to locate in the outer membrane of Brucella organisms, the ability of anti-VirB antibodies to mediate complement-dependent bacteriolysis of B. canis was assessed in vitro. Sera from dogs immunized with either VirB7 or VirB9, but not from those receiving phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), produced significant bacteriolysis. These results suggest that VirB-specific responses that reduce organ colonization by Brucella in mice can be also elicited in dogs.
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Evaluation of immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding ribosomal protein L9 of Brucella abortus in BALB/c mice. Vaccine 2014; 32:4537-4542. [PMID: 24950353 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease. No Brucella vaccine is available for use in humans and existing animal vaccines have limitations. We have previously described the ribosomal protein L9 to have the vaccine potential. In this study, L9 based DNA vaccine (pVaxL9) was generated and evaluated in mouse model. Intramuscular immunisation of pVaxL9 was able to elicit the anti-L9 IgG antibody response of both IgG1 and IgG2a isotypes when compared with PBS and pVax immunised control animals. Heightened antibody response was observed in mice groups immunised with pVaxL9 priming and recombinant L9 boosting (PB) and where pDNA immunisation was carried out by in vivo electroporation (EP). The vaccine groups proliferated splenocytes and released Th1 type cytokines e.g. IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-2. Further, flow cytometric analysis revealed that IFN-γ was released by both by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells particularly in PB and EP groups when compared with mice immunised with empty control vector. The L9 based pDNA vaccine was able to confer significant protection in mice against challenge with virulent B. abortus with PB and EP groups offering better protection. Taken together, it can be concluded that L9 based DNA vaccine is immunogenic and confer protection in mouse model.
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Oliveira SC, Giambartolomei GH, Cassataro J. Confronting the barriers to develop novel vaccines against brucellosis. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 10:1291-305. [DOI: 10.1586/erv.11.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The vaccine candidate BLSOmp31 protects mice against Brucella canis infection. Vaccine 2013; 31:6129-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Protective effect of a DNA vaccine containing an open reading frame with homology to an ABC-type transporter present in the genomic island 3 of Brucella abortus in BALB/c mice. Vaccine 2013; 31:3663-7. [PMID: 23834811 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The immunogenicity of a DNA vaccine containing an open reading frame (ORF) of genomic island 3 (GI-3), specific for Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis, has been examined. Intramuscular injection of plasmid DNA carrying the open reading frame with homology to an ABC-type transporter (pV278a) into BALB/c mice elicited both humoral and cellular immune responses. Mice injected with pV278a had a dominant immunoglobulin G2a (IgG2a) response. This DNA vaccine elicited a T-cell-proliferative response and induced significant levels of interferon gamma (INF-γ) upon restimulation with recombinant 278a protein. Upon stimulation with an appropriate recombinant protein or crude Brucella protein, the vaccine did not induce IL-4, suggesting a typical T-helper (TH1) response. Furthermore, the vaccine induced protection in BALB/c mice when challenged with the virulent strain Brucella abortus 2308. Taken together, these data suggest that DNA vaccination offers an improved delivery of the homologous of an ABC-type transporter antigen, and provides the first evidence of a protective effect of this antigen in the construction of vaccines against B. abortus.
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A history of the development of Brucella vaccines. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:743509. [PMID: 23862154 PMCID: PMC3686056 DOI: 10.1155/2013/743509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonosis affecting animal and human health. In the last several decades, much research has been performed to develop safer Brucella vaccines to control the disease mainly in animals. Till now, no effective human vaccine is available. The aim of this paper is to review and discuss the importance of methodologies used to develop Brucella vaccines in pursuing this challenge.
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Vahedi F, Ghorbani E, Falsafi T. Construction of an expression plasmid (vector) encoding Brucella melitensis outer membrane protein, a candidate for DNA vaccine. Rep Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 1:82-86. [PMID: 26989713 PMCID: PMC4757060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND DNA vaccination with plasmid encoding bacterial, viral, and parasitic immunogens has been shown to be an attractive method to induce efficient immune responses. Bacteria of the genus Brucella are facultative intracellular pathogens for which new and efficient vaccines are needed. METHODS To evaluate the use of a DNA immunization strategy for protection against brucellosis, a plasmid containing the DNA encoding the Brucella melitensis (B. melitensis) 31 kDa outer membrane protein, as a potent immunogenic target, was constructed. RESULTS The constructed plasmid, pcDNA3.1+omp31, was injected intramuscularly into mice and the expression of omp31 RNA was assessed by RT-PCR. The integrity of the pcDNA3.1+omp31 construct was confirmed with restriction analysis and sequencing. Omp31 mRNA expression was verified by RT-PCR. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the pcDNA3.1+omp31 eukaryotic expression vector expresses omp31 mRNA and could be useful as a vaccine candidate.
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- Fatemeh Vahedi
- Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Mashhad, Iran
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- Microbiology Department, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran
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YANG X, SKYBERG JA, CAO L, CLAPP B, THORNBURG T, PASCUAL DW. Progress in Brucella vaccine development. FRONTIERS IN BIOLOGY 2013; 8:60-77. [PMID: 23730309 PMCID: PMC3666581 DOI: 10.1007/s11515-012-1196-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brucella spp. are zoonotic, facultative intracellular pathogens, which cause animal and human disease. Animal disease results in abortion of fetuses; in humans, it manifests flu-like symptoms with an undulant fever, with osteoarthritis as a common complication of infection. Antibiotic regimens for human brucellosis patients may last several months and are not always completely effective. While there are no vaccines for humans, several licensed live Brucella vaccines are available for use in livestock. The performance of these animal vaccines is dependent upon the host species, dose, and route of immunization. Newly engineered live vaccines, lacking well-defined virulence factors, retain low residual virulence, are highly protective, and may someday replace currently used animal vaccines. These also have possible human applications. Moreover, due to their enhanced safety and efficacy in animal models, subunit vaccines for brucellosis show great promise for their application in livestock and humans. This review summarizes the progress of brucellosis vaccine development and presents an overview of candidate vaccines.
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- Xinghong YANG
- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3610, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3610, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3610, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3610, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3610, USA
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- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-3610, USA
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Alvarez P, Zylberman V, Ghersi G, Boado L, Palacios C, Goldbaum F, Mattion N. Tandem repeats of the extracellular domain of Matrix 2 influenza protein exposed in Brucella lumazine synthase decameric carrier molecule induce protection in mice. Vaccine 2012; 31:806-12. [PMID: 23246552 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2012] [Revised: 10/25/2012] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The antigenic variation of influenza virus represents a major prevention problem. However, the ectodomain of the protein Matrix 2 (M2e) is nearly invariant in all human influenza A strains and has been considered as a promising candidate for a broadly protective vaccine because antibodies to M2e are protective in animal models. In this work we evaluated the possible use of Brucella abortus lumazine synthase protein (BLS), a highly immunogenic decameric protein, as a carrier of the M2e peptide. Chimeric proteins generated by the fusion of one or four in tandem copies of M2e to BLS were efficiently expressed in Escherichia coli and assembled in decameric subunits similarly to the wild type BLS enzyme, as demonstrated by the comparative circular dichroism spectra and size exclusion chromatography and static light scattering analysis. The M2e peptides were stably exposed at the ten N-terminal ends of each BLS molecule. Immunization of mice with purified chimeras carrying only one M2e (BLS-M2e) copy elicited a significant humoral immune response with the addition of different adjuvants. The fusion of four in tandem copies of the M2e peptide (BLS-4M2e) resulted in similar levels of humoral immune response but in the absence of adjuvant. Survival of mice challenged with live influenza virus was 100% after vaccination with BLS-4M2e adjuvanted with Iscomatrix(®) (P<0.001) and 80% when adjuvanted with alum (P<0.01), while the chimera alone protected 60% of the animals (P<0.05). The approach described in this study is intended as a contribution to the generation of universal influenza immunogens, through a simple production and purification process and using safe carriers that might eventually avoid the use of strong adjuvants.
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- Paula Alvarez
- Centro de Virología Animal, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Dr. César Milstein, CONICET, Saladillo 2468 (1440), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Boutennoune H, Qaqish A, Al-Aghbar M, Abdel-Hafez S, Al-Qaoud K. Induction of T helper 1 response by immunization of BALB/c mice with the gene encoding the second subunit of Echinococcus granulosus antigen B (EgAgB8/2). Parasite 2012; 19:183-8. [PMID: 22550631 PMCID: PMC3671439 DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2012192183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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A pre-designed plasmid containing the gene encoding the second subunit of Echinococcus granulosus AgB8 (EgAgB8/2) was used to study the effect of the immunization route on the immune response in BALB/c mice. Mice were immunized with pDRIVEEgAgB8/ 2 or pDRIVE empty cassette using the intramuscular (i.m.), intranasal (i.n.) or the epidermal gene gun (g.g.) routes. Analysis of the antibody response and cytokine data revealed that gene immunization by the i.m. route induced a marked bias towards a T helper type 1 (Th1) immune response as characterized by high IFN-γ gene expression and a low IgG1/IgG2a reactivity index (R.I.) ratio of 0.04. The i.n. route showed a moderate IFN-γ expression but a higher IgG1/IgG2a R.I. ratio of 0.25 indicating a moderate Th1 response. In contrast, epidermal g.g. immunization induced a Th2 response characterized by high IL-4 expression and the highest IgG1/IgG2a R.I. ratio of 0.58. In conclusion, this study showed the advantage of genetic immunization using the i.m. route and i.n. over the epidermal g.g. routes in the induction of Th1 immunity in response to E. granulosus AgB gene immunization.
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- H Boutennoune
- Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
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Evaluation of protective effect of DNA vaccines encoding the BAB1_0263 and BAB1_0278 open reading frames of Brucella abortus in BALB/c mice. Vaccine 2012; 30:7286-91. [PMID: 23026687 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The immunogenicity of two DNA vaccines encoding open reading frames (ORFs) of genomic island 3 (GI-3), specific for Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis, has been examined. Intramuscular injection of plasmid DNA carrying the BAB1_0263 and BAB1_0278 genes (pVF263 and pVF278, respectively) into BALB/c mice elicited both humoral and cellular immune responses. Mice injected with pVF263 or pVF278 had a dominant immunoglobulin G2a (IgG2a) response. In addition, both DNA vaccines elicited a T-cell-proliferative response, but only pVF263 induced significant levels of interferon gamma (INF-γ) upon restimulation with recombinant 263 protein. Neither DNA vaccine induced interleukin (IL)-10, nor IL-4, upon stimulation with an appropriate recombinant protein or crude Brucella protein, suggesting the induction of a typical T-helper 1 (Th1)-dominated immune response. Furthermore, the pVF278 DNA vaccines induced protection in BALB/c mice against challenge with the virulent strain B. abortus 2308. Taken together, these data suggest that DNA vaccination offers an improved delivery strategy for the BAB1_0278 antigen, and provide the first evidence of a protective effect of this antigen.
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A polymeric protein induces specific cytotoxicity in a TLR4 dependent manner in the absence of adjuvants. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45705. [PMID: 23029192 PMCID: PMC3454435 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Lumazine synthase from Brucella spp. (BLS) is a highly immunogenic decameric protein. It is possible to insert foreign peptides or proteins at its ten-amino acid termini. These chimeras elicit systemic and oral immunity without adjuvants, which are commonly needed in the formulation of subunit-based vaccines. Here, we show that BLS induces the cross presentation of a covalently attached peptide OVA257–264 and a specific cytotoxic response to this peptide in the absence of adjuvants. Unlike other subunit-based vaccines, this chimera induces rapid activation of CTLs and a specific cytotoxic response, making this polymeric protein an ideal antigen carrier for vaccine development. Adoptive transfer of transgenic OT-I T cells revealed efficient cross presentation of BLS-OVA257–264in vivo. BLS-OVA257–264 immunization induced the proliferation of OVA257–264-specific CD8+ lymphocytes and also increased the percentage of OVA257–264-specific CD8+ cells expressing the early activation marker CD69; after 5 days, the percentage of OVA257–264-specific CD8+ cells expressing high levels of CD44 increased. This cell subpopulation showed decreased expression of IL-7Rα, indicating that BLS-OVA257–264 induced the generation of CD8+ effector cells. BLS-OVA257–264 was cross presented in vitro independently of the presence of a functional TLR4 in the DCs. Finally, we show that immunization of wild type mice with the chimera BLS-OVA257–264 without adjuvants induced a strong OVA257–264-specific effector cytotoxic response. This cytotoxicity is dependent on TLR4 as is not induced in mice lacking a functional receptor. These data show that TLR4 signaling is necesary for the induction of a cytotoxic response but not for antigen cross presentation.
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Martins RDC, Irache JM, Gamazo C. Acellular vaccines for ovine brucellosis: a safer alternative against a worldwide disease. Expert Rev Vaccines 2012; 11:87-95. [PMID: 22149711 DOI: 10.1586/erv.11.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ovine brucellosis is a very contagious zoonotic disease distributed worldwide and constitutes a very important zoosanitary and economic problem. The control of the disease includes animal vaccination and slaughter of infected flocks. However, the commercially available vaccine in most countries is based on the attenuated strain Brucella melitensis Rev 1, which presents important safety drawbacks. This review is focused on the most recent and promising acellular vaccine proposals.
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- Raquel Da Costa Martins
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, University of Navarra, C/Irunlarrea, 1 31008-Pamplona, Spain
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Fu S, Xu J, Li X, Xie Y, Qiu Y, Du X, Yu S, Bai Y, Chen Y, Wang T, Wang Z, Yu Y, Peng G, Huang K, Huang L, Wang Y, Chen Z. Immunization of mice with recombinant protein CobB or AsnC confers protection against Brucella abortus infection. PLoS One 2012; 7:e29552. [PMID: 22383953 PMCID: PMC3286461 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Due to drawbacks of live attenuated vaccines, much more attention has been focused on screening of Brucella protective antigens as subunit vaccine candidates. Brucella is a facultative intracellular bacterium and cell mediated immunity plays essential roles for protection against Brucella infection. Identification of Brucella antigens that present T-cell epitopes to the host could enable development of such vaccines. In this study, 45 proven or putative pathogenesis-associated factors of Brucella were selected according to currently available data. After expressed and purified, 35 proteins were qualified for analysis of their abilities to stimulate T-cell responses in vitro. Then, an in vitro gamma interferon (IFN-γ) assay was used to identify potential T-cell antigens from B. abortus. In total, 7 individual proteins that stimulated strong IFN-γ responses in splenocytes from mice immunized with B. abortus live vaccine S19 were identified. The protective efficiencies of these 7 recombinant proteins were further evaluated. Mice given BAB1_1316 (CobB) or BAB1_1688 (AsnC) plus adjuvant could provide protection against virulent B. abortus infection, similarly with the known protective antigen Cu-Zn SOD and the license vaccine S19. In addition, CobB and AsnC could induce strong antibodies responses in BALB/c mice. Altogether, the present study showed that CobB or AsnC protein could be useful antigen candidates for the development of subunit vaccines against brucellosis with adequate immunogenicity and protection efficacy.
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- Simei Fu
- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Experimental Animal Center, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease Control, Institute of Disease Control and Prevention, Academy of Military Medical Science, Beijing, China
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Yang Y, Wang L, Yin J, Wang X, Cheng S, Lang X, Wang X, Qu H, Sun C, Wang J, Zhang R. Immunoproteomic analysis of Brucella melitensis and identification of a new immunogenic candidate protein for the development of brucellosis subunit vaccine. Mol Immunol 2011; 49:175-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2011] [Revised: 08/11/2011] [Accepted: 08/11/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Brucella abortus remains a threat to the health and well-being of livestock in states bordering the Greater Yellowstone Area. During the past several years, cohabitation of infected wildlife with cattle has jeopardized the brucellosis-free status of Idaho, USA; Wyoming, USA; and Montana, USA. Current livestock B. abortus vaccines have not proven to be efficacious in bison (Bison bison) or elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). One problem with the lack of vaccine efficacy may stem from the failure to understand wildlife immune responses to vaccines. In an attempt to understand their immune responses, bison were vaccinated with eukaryotic DNA expression vectors encoding the Brucella periplasmic protein, bp26, and the chaperone protein, trigger factor (TF). These DNA vaccines have previously been shown to be protective against Brucella infection in mice. Bison were immunized intramuscularly at weeks 0, 2, and 4 with bp26 and TF DNA vaccines plus CpG adjuvant or empty vector (control) plus CpG. Blood samples were collected before vaccination and at 8, 10, and 12 wk after primary vaccination. The results showed that bison immunized with bp26 and TF DNA vaccines developed enhanced antibody, proliferative T cell, and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) responses upon in vitro restimulation with purified recombinant bp26 or TF antigens, unlike bison immunized with empty vector. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that the percentages of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocytes from the DNA-vaccinated groups were significantly greater than they were for those bison given empty vector. These data suggest that DNA vaccination of bison may elicit strong cellular immune responses and serve as an alternative for vaccination of bison for brucellosis.
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Singha H, Mallick AI, Jana C, Fatima N, Owais M, Chaudhuri P. Co-immunization with interlukin-18 enhances the protective efficacy of liposomes encapsulated recombinant Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase protein against Brucella abortus. Vaccine 2011; 29:4720-7. [PMID: 21565241 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.04.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by Brucella abortus and a number of closely related species. Brucellosis has severe impact on the health and economic prosperity of the developing countries due to the persistent nature of infection and unavailability of effective control measures. The Cu-Zn superoxide dismuatse (SOD) protein of Brucella have been extensively studied as a major antigen involved in bacterial evading mechanism of host defence. Being a critical pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays key role in induction of immune mediated protection against intracellular pathogens. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the immunogenic potential of fusogenic liposomes (escheriosomes) encapsulated recombinant Cu-Zn SOD (rSOD) protein alone or in combination with recombinant IL-18 (rIL-18). Escheriosomes encapsulated rSOD mediated immune responses were further increased upon co-immunization with rIL-18. Furthermore, immunization with escheriosomes encapsulated rSOD alone or in combination with rIL-18, increased resistance in mice against challenge with B. abortus 544.
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- Harisankar Singha
- Division of Biotechnology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar 243122, India.
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Yang Y, Yin J, Guo D, Lang X, Wang X. Immunization of mice with recombinantS-adenosyl-l-homocysteine hydrolase protein confers protection againstBrucella melitensisinfection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 61:159-67. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2010.00758.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Commander NJ, Brewer JM, Wren BW, Spencer SA, Macmillan AP, Stack JA. Liposomal delivery of p-ialB and p-omp25 DNA vaccines improves immunogenicity but fails to provide full protection against B. melitensis challenge. GENETIC VACCINES AND THERAPY 2010; 8:5. [PMID: 20637091 PMCID: PMC2918601 DOI: 10.1186/1479-0556-8-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 07/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background We have previously demonstrated protective efficacy against B. melitensis using formulations of naked DNA vaccines encoding genes ialB and omp25. The present study was undertaken to further understand the immune response generated by the protective vaccination regimens and to evaluate cationic liposome adsorption as a delivery method to improve vaccine utility. Methods The protective efficacy and immunogenicity of vaccines delivered as four doses of naked DNA, a single dose of naked DNA or a single dose of DNA surface adsorbed to cationic liposomes were compared using the BALB/c murine infection model of B. melitensis. Antigen-specific T cells and antibody responses were compared between the various formulations. Results The four dose vaccination strategy was confirmed to be protective against B. melitensis challenge. The immune response elicited by the various vaccines was found to be dependent upon both the antigen and the delivery strategy, with the IalB antigen favouring CD4+ T cell priming and Omp25 antigen favouring CD8+. Delivery of the p-ialB construct as a lipoplex improved antibody generation in comparison to the equivalent quantity of naked DNA. Delivery of p-omp25 as a lipoplex altered the profile of responsive T cells from CD8+ to CD4+ dominated. Under these conditions neither candidate delivered by single dose naked DNA or lipoplex vaccination methods was able to produce a robust protective effect. Conclusions Delivery of the p-omp25 and p-ialB DNA vaccine candidates as a lipoplex was able to enhance antibody production and effect CD4+ T cell priming, but was insufficient to promote protection from a single dose of either vaccine. The enhancement of immunogenicity by lipoplex delivery is a promising step toward improving the practicality of these two candidate vaccines, and suggests that this lipoplex formulation may be of value in situations where improvements to CD4+ responses are required. However, in the case of Brucella vaccine development it is suggested that further modifications to the candidate vaccines and delivery strategies will be required in order to deliver sustained protection.
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- Nicola J Commander
- Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, UK.
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Hu XD, Chen ST, Li JY, Yu DH, Yi-zhang, Cai H. An IL-15 adjuvant enhances the efficacy of a combined DNA vaccine against Brucella by increasing the CD8+ cytotoxic T cell response. Vaccine 2010; 28:2408-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.12.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 12/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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There is currently no licensed vaccine for brucellosis in humans. Available animal vaccines may cause disease and are considered unsuitable for use in humans. However, the causative pathogen, Brucella, is among the most common causes of laboratory-acquired infections and is a Center for Disease Control category B select agent. Thus, human vaccines for brucellosis are required. This review highlights the considerations that are needed in the journey to develop a human vaccine, including animal models, and includes an assessment of the current status of novel vaccine candidates.
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- Stuart D Perkins
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK
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Estein SM, Fiorentino MA, Paolicchi FA, Clausse M, Manazza J, Cassataro J, Giambartolomei GH, Coria LM, Zylberman V, Fossati CA, Kjeken R, Goldbaum FA. The polymeric antigen BLSOmp31 confers protection against Brucella ovis infection in rams. Vaccine 2009; 27:6704-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.08.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2009] [Revised: 08/24/2009] [Accepted: 08/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Protection of mice from Brucella infection by immunization with attenuated Salmonellaenterica serovar typhimurium expressing A L7/L12 and BLS fusion antigen of Brucella. Vaccine 2009; 27:5214-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.06.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2009] [Revised: 06/21/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cabrera A, Sáez D, Céspedes S, Andrews E, Oñate A. Vaccination with recombinant Semliki Forest virus particles expressing translation initiation factor 3 of Brucella abortus induces protective immunity in BALB/c mice. Immunobiology 2009; 214:467-74. [PMID: 19150742 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2008.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Revised: 11/19/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Recombinant replicons of Semliki Forest virus (SFV) can be used to induce high-level, transient expression of heterologous proteins in vivo. We constructed infectious but replication-deficient SFV particles carrying recombinant RNA encoding the Brucella abortus translation initiation factor 3 (IF3). The recombinant SFV particles (SFV-IF3 particles) were then evaluated for their ability to induce immune responses and to protect BALB/c mice against a challenge with B. abortus 2308 following vaccination. Animals inoculated with SFV-IF3 developed IF3-specific IgM antibodies at day 14 post-immunization. In vitro stimulation of splenocytes from vaccinated mice with either recombinant IF3 (rIF3) or crude Brucella protein extracts resulted in a T-cell proliferative response and induction of interferon gamma secretion, but not interleukin-4. In addition, mice immunized with SFV-IF3 exhibited a significant level of resistance against challenge with the virulent B. abortus strain 2308 (P<0.01). These findings indicate that an SFV-based vector carrying RNA encoding Brucella IF3 has potential for use as a vaccine to induce protection against B. abortus infections.
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- Alex Cabrera
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile
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Bellido D, Craig PO, Mozgovoj MV, Gonzalez DD, Wigdorovitz A, Goldbaum FA, Dus Santos MJ. Brucella spp. lumazine synthase as a bovine rotavirus antigen delivery system. Vaccine 2009; 27:136-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2008] [Revised: 09/30/2008] [Accepted: 10/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sáez D, Guzmán I, Andrews E, Cabrera A, Oñate A. Evaluation of Brucella abortus DNA and RNA vaccines expressing Cu–Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) gene in cattle. Vet Microbiol 2008; 129:396-403. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2007] [Revised: 11/13/2007] [Accepted: 11/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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