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Ciardelli L, Garofoli F, Avanzini MA, De Silvestri A, Gasparoni A, Sabatino G, Stronati M. Escherichia Coli Specific Secretory IgA and Cytokines in Human Milk from Mothers of Different Ethnic Groups Resident in Northern Italy. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016; 20:335-40. [PMID: 17624245 DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Breast milk supplies many bioactive components. Neonates protection from pathogenic bacteria is mainly attributable to secretory IgA antibodies present in human milk in an amount depending on previous antigenic exposure. To bring new details into the field of immunological memory in secretory immunity, we evaluated the production of s-IgA specific for E. coli (E. coli s-IgA), and of proinflammatory (IL-6 and IL-8) or anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines in the milk of mothers of different ethnic groups exposed in the past to poor conditions, but nowadays living in Italy in adequate conditions. Mothers from Italy, Africa, Asia and Eastern European Countries were included in the study. Anti- E. coli s-IgA, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 were determined by ELISA. Breast milk of all the foreign mothers presented higher levels of E. coli s-IgA than Italians, and for Asian and African mothers were significative (p=0.031 and p=0.015, respectively). Milk from women of Eastern European Countries revealed the highest IL-8 levels (p=0.026), while milk from Asian women presented the greatest concentration of IL-6 (p=0.04); however, the Africans reported the lowest concentrations of IL-10 (p=0.045). Since all the mothers had been living in Italy for some time, we believe that the presence of high levels of E. coli s-IgA, supported by high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine, is part of a persisting immunological secretory memory.
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- L Ciardelli
- Research Laboratories (Neonatal Immunology and Paediatric Oncohematology), IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
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Hernández P, Heimann M, Riera C, Solano M, Santalla J, Luquetti AO, Beck E. Highly effective serodiagnosis for Chagas' disease. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2010; 17:1598-604. [PMID: 20668136 PMCID: PMC2952994 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00489-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Revised: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Many proteins of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, contain characteristic arrays of highly repetitive immunogenic amino acid motifs. Diagnostic tests using these motifs in monomeric or dimeric form have proven to provide markedly improved specificity compared to conventional tests based on crude parasite extracts. However, in many cases the available tests still suffer from limited sensitivity. In this study we produced stable synthetic genes with maximal codon variability for the four diagnostic antigens, B13, CRA, TcD, and TcE, each containing between three and nine identical amino acid repeats. These genes were combined by linker sequences encoding short proline-rich peptides, giving rise to a 24-kDa fusion protein which was used as a novel diagnostic antigen in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay setup. Validation of the assay with a large number of well-characterized patient sera from Bolivia and Brazil revealed excellent diagnostic performance. The high sensitivity of the new test may allow future studies to use blood collected by finger prick and dried on filter paper, thus dramatically reducing the costs and effort for the detection of T. cruzi infection.
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- Pilar Hernández
- University of Giessen, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratory of Parasitology, Avenida Diagonal, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, SEDES, Servicio Departmental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia, INLASA, Laboratory of Parasitology, La Paz, Bolivia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Caixa Postal 1031, 74000-970 Goiania, Brazil
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- University of Giessen, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratory of Parasitology, Avenida Diagonal, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, SEDES, Servicio Departmental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia, INLASA, Laboratory of Parasitology, La Paz, Bolivia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Caixa Postal 1031, 74000-970 Goiania, Brazil
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- University of Giessen, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratory of Parasitology, Avenida Diagonal, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, SEDES, Servicio Departmental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia, INLASA, Laboratory of Parasitology, La Paz, Bolivia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Caixa Postal 1031, 74000-970 Goiania, Brazil
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- University of Giessen, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratory of Parasitology, Avenida Diagonal, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, SEDES, Servicio Departmental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia, INLASA, Laboratory of Parasitology, La Paz, Bolivia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Caixa Postal 1031, 74000-970 Goiania, Brazil
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- University of Giessen, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratory of Parasitology, Avenida Diagonal, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, SEDES, Servicio Departmental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia, INLASA, Laboratory of Parasitology, La Paz, Bolivia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Caixa Postal 1031, 74000-970 Goiania, Brazil
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- University of Giessen, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratory of Parasitology, Avenida Diagonal, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, SEDES, Servicio Departmental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia, INLASA, Laboratory of Parasitology, La Paz, Bolivia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Caixa Postal 1031, 74000-970 Goiania, Brazil
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- University of Giessen, Institute of Biochemistry, Friedrichstrasse 24, D-35392 Giessen, Germany, Universidad de Barcelona, Laboratory of Parasitology, Avenida Diagonal, 08028 Barcelona, Spain, SEDES, Servicio Departmental de Salud, Cochabamba, Bolivia, INLASA, Laboratory of Parasitology, La Paz, Bolivia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Caixa Postal 1031, 74000-970 Goiania, Brazil
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Nagao AT, Friedlander-Del Nero D, Arslanian C, Carneiro-Sampaio MM. Elevated levels and different repertoire profile of colostral anti-LPS antibodies may have a significant role in compensating newborn immunity. Scand J Immunol 2001; 53:602-9. [PMID: 11422909 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2001.00921.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A high prevalence of systemic infections caused by enterobacteria such as Escherichia coli is observed during the neonatal period. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is one of the major factors responsible for septic shock caused by these Gram-negative bacteria. We have recently demonstrated the presence of anti-LPS immunoglobulin (Ig)G antibodies in cord blood with a repertoire identical to that found in maternal serum. In the present study, we analyzed anti-LPS O111 antibody isotypes in maternal serum and colostrum from mothers and in cord serum from their respective full-term (n = 30) and preterm (n = 13) neonate infants. The main isotype found in serum samples from mothers of term infants was IgM (range between 28 and 54 mg/l), followed by IgA (1-2 mg/l) and IgG (2-3 mg/l). The range of IgG antibody concentrations in cord blood was between 2 and 3 mg/l, as a result of placental transfer. A novel observation in our study was that the LPS bands recognized by colostral antibodies were completely different from those recognized by IgG in serum. Colostral IgA antibodies recognized several bands not bound by serum IgG antibodies from the respective maternal serum, independently of the antibody quantity. In addition, we verified the pattern of LPS recognition by serum IgA and colostral IgA antibodies was identical, what suggested that the antibody isotype found in serum could probably be derived from differentiated IgA-positive cells which were homing to the mucosa through the mucosal homing mechanism. Identical pattern of recognition was obtained comparing the IgA and IgM isotypes in colostrum. Slight differences in the pattern of recognition were found between colostral and serum IgM antibodies. The fact that colostral antibodies recognize much more bands than serum antibodies may be important for the host to mount an effective immune response in the intestinal lumen, in order to prevent excessive absorption of LPS, reducing possible systemic effects caused by the molecule.
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- A T Nagao
- Department of Immunology, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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