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Bertaggia Calderara D, Marchi Cappelletti R, Batista Mesquita Sauvage AP, Durual S, Gomez FJ, Zermatten MG, Aliotta A, Casini A, Alberio L. Pharmacodynamics Monitoring of Emicizumab in Patients with Hemophilia A. Thromb Haemost 2023; 123:955-965. [PMID: 37336473 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1769788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Emicizumab is a bispecific antibody mimicking coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) employed to treat patients with hemophilia A (PwHA) regardless of FVIII inhibitor status. The identification of biological markers reflecting the hemostatic competence of patients under emicizumab therapy would have a great clinical value. Unfortunately, emicizumab over-corrects standard coagulation assays, precluding their use for evaluating the hemostatic correction achieved in vivo. Here, we investigated whether global coagulation assays (GCA) would allow monitoring the biological response to non-factor replacement therapy with emicizumab. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six adults PwHA received a weekly dose of emicizumab of 3 mg/kg during weeks (W) 1 4 and 1.5 mg/kg from W5 onwards. Response to treatment was monitored weekly by emicizumab plasma concentration, thrombin generation (TG), and fibrin clot formation (FCF) and structure. TG and FCF results were compared to patient baseline, FVIII replacement, and healthy donors. RESULTS TG and FCF significantly increased in PwHA after the loading period, reaching a plateau that lasted until the end of monitoring. Similarly, fibrin clot network became denser with thinner fibrin fibers. However, TG contrary to FCF remained at the lower limits of reference values. Remarkably, despite having similar plateau concentrations of emicizumab some patients showed markedly different degrees of TG and FCF improvement. CONCLUSION Our study enriches the knowledge on the use of GCA to monitor non-factor replacement therapy, indicating that TG and FCF could act as direct markers of emicizumab biological activity. GCA allow to capture and visualize the individually variable response to emicizumab, leading a step forward to the personalization of patient treatment.
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- Debora Bertaggia Calderara
- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Biomaterials Laboratory, University Clinics of Dental Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Division of Angiology and Hemostasis, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Rittener‐Ruff L, Marchetti M, Matthey‐Guirao E, Grandoni F, Gomez FJ, Alberio L. Combinations of rapid immunoassays for a speedy diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. J Thromb Haemost 2022; 20:2407-2418. [PMID: 35808841 PMCID: PMC9796930 DOI: 10.1111/jth.15811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early recognition and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) are key to prevent severe complications. OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic performance of rapid immunoassays (IA) in detecting anti-PF4/heparin-antibodies. METHODS Diagnostic performances of lateral-flow IA (LFIA; STic Expert HIT) and latex IA (LIA; HemosIL HIT-Ab) were analyzed in pilot (n = 74) and derivation cohorts (n = 267). Two novel algorithms based on the combination of HIT clinical probability with sequentially performed LIA and chemiluminescent IA (CLIA; HemosIL AcuStar-HIT-IgG) were compared with published rapid diagnostic algorithms: the "Lausanne algorithm" sequentially combining CLIA and particle-gel IA (PaGIA) and the "Hamilton algorithm" based on simultaneously performed LIA and CLIA. RESULTS LFIA missed 6/30 HIT. The sensitivity and specificity of LIA were 90.9% and 93.5%. The Lausanne algorithm correctly predicted HIT in 19/267 (7.1%), excluded it in 240/267 (89.9%), leaving 8/267 (3%) cases unsolved. The algorithm sequentially combining CLIA and LIA predicted HIT in 19/267 (7.1%) with 1/19 wrong prediction, excluded it in 236/267 (88.4%), leaving 11/267 (4.1%) cases unsolved. The algorithm employing LIA as a first assay predicted HIT in 22/267 (8.2%), excluded it in 235/267 (88%), leaving 9/267 (3.4%) cases unsolved. Finally, the Hamilton algorithm correctly predicted HIT in 10/267 (3.7%), excluded it in 229/267 (85.7%), leaving 28/267 (10.5%) cases unsolved. CONCLUSION LFIA cannot be used to exclude or predict HIT when using frozen plasma. A Bayesian approach sequentially employing two rapid immunoassays for anti-PF4/heparin antibodies is most effective for the accurate diagnosis of HIT. Based on retrospective data, the combination LIA/CLIA is a candidate for a prospective validation.
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- Luana Rittener‐Ruff
- Division of Haematology and Central Haematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Haematology and Central Haematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Haematology and Central Haematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Haematology and Central Haematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Haematology and Central Haematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Haematology and Central Haematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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Segot A, Adler M, Aliotta A, Matthey‐Guirao E, Nagler M, Bertaggia Calderara D, Grandoni F, Gomez FJ, Alberio L. Low COAT platelets are frequent in patients with bleeding disorders of unknown cause (BDUC) and can be enhanced by DDAVP. J Thromb Haemost 2022; 20:1271-1274. [PMID: 35243754 PMCID: PMC9314658 DOI: 10.1111/jth.15687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Amandine Segot
- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, InselspitalBern University HospitalUniversity of Bern (UNIBE)BernSwitzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, InselspitalBern University HospitalUniversity of Bern (UNIBE)BernSwitzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Hematology LaboratoryLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL)LausanneSwitzerland
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Marchetti M, Barelli S, Gleich T, Gomez FJ, Goodyer M, Grandoni F, Alberio L. Managing argatroban in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: A retrospective analysis of 729 treatment days in 32 patients with confirmed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Br J Haematol 2022; 197:766-790. [PMID: 35358358 PMCID: PMC9324832 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Matteo Marchetti
- Division of Hematology and Central Laboratory of Hematology, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Faculty of Biology and Medicine, UNIL, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Laboratory of Hematology, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Laboratory of Hematology, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Laboratory of Hematology, Institut Central des Hôpitaux Valaisans, Sion, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Laboratory of Hematology, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology and Central Laboratory of Hematology, CHUV, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Faculty of Biology and Medicine, UNIL, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Scala E, Gerschheimer C, Gomez FJ, Alberio L, Marcucci C. Potential and Limitations of the New P2Y12 Inhibitor, Cangrelor, in Preventing Heparin-Induced Platelet Aggregation During Cardiac Surgery: An In Vitro Study. Anesth Analg 2020; 131:622-630. [PMID: 32102014 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) can put cardiac surgery patients at a high risk of lethal complications. If anti-PF4/heparin antibodies (anti-PF4/Hep Abs) are present, 2 strategies exist to prevent intraoperative aggregation during bypass surgery: first, using an alternative anticoagulant, and second, using heparin combined with an antiaggregant. The new P2Y12 inhibitor, cangrelor, could be an attractive candidate for the latter strategy; several authors have reported its successful use. The present in vitro study evaluated cangrelor's ability to inhibit heparin-induced platelet aggregation in the presence of anti-PF4/Hep Abs. METHODS Platelet-poor plasma (PPP) from 30 patients with functional anti-PF4/Hep Abs was mixed with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) from 5 healthy donors.Light transmission aggregometry was used to measure platelet aggregation after adding 0.5 IU·mL of heparin (HIT) to the plasma, and this was compared with samples spiked with normal saline (control) and samples spiked with cangrelor 500 ng·mL and heparin 0.5 IU·mL (treatment). Friedman test with post hoc Dunn-Bonferroni test was used for between-group comparisons. RESULTS Heparin 0.5 IU·mL triggered aggregation in 22 of 44 PPP-PRP mixtures, with a median aggregation of 86% (interquartile range [IQR], 69-91). The median aggregation of these 22 positive samples' respective control tests was 22% (IQR, 16-30) (P < .001). Median aggregation in the cangrelor-treated samples was 29% (IQR, 19-54) and significantly lower than the HIT samples (P < .001). Cangrelor inhibited heparin-induced aggregation by a median of 91% (IQR, 52-100). Cangrelor only reduced heparin-induced aggregation by >95% in 10 of the 22 positive samples (45%). Cangrelor inhibited heparin-induced aggregation by <50% in 5 of the 22 positive samples (22%) and by <10% in 3 samples (14%). CONCLUSIONS This in vitro study found that cangrelor was an unreliable inhibitor of heparin-induced aggregation in the presence of anti-PF4/Hep Abs. We conclude that cangrelor should not be used as a standard antiaggregant for cardiac patients affected by HIT during surgery. Unless cangrelor's efficacy in a particular patient has been confirmed in a presurgery aggregation test, other strategies should be chosen.
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- Emmanuelle Scala
- From the Department of Anesthesiology.,Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois [CHUV]) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois [CHUV]) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois [CHUV]) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Oncology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois [CHUV]) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Winters MS, Spellman DS, Chan Q, Gomez FJ, Hernandez M, Catron B, Smulian AG, Neubert TA, Deepe GS. Histoplasma capsulatum proteome response to decreased iron availability. Proteome Sci 2008; 6:36. [PMID: 19108728 PMCID: PMC2645362 DOI: 10.1186/1477-5956-6-36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2008] [Accepted: 12/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A fundamental pathogenic feature of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum is its ability to evade innate and adaptive immune defenses. Once ingested by macrophages the organism is faced with several hostile environmental conditions including iron limitation. H. capsulatum can establish a persistent state within the macrophage. A gap in knowledge exists because the identities and number of proteins regulated by the organism under host conditions has yet to be defined. Lack of such knowledge is an important problem because until these proteins are identified it is unlikely that they can be targeted as new and innovative treatment for histoplasmosis. RESULTS To investigate the proteomic response by H. capsulatum to decreasing iron availability we have created H. capsulatum protein/genomic databases compatible with current mass spectrometric (MS) search engines. Databases were assembled from the H. capsulatum G217B strain genome using gene prediction programs and expressed sequence tag (EST) libraries. Searching these databases with MS data generated from two dimensional (2D) in-gel digestions of proteins resulted in over 50% more proteins identified compared to searching the publicly available fungal databases alone. Using 2D gel electrophoresis combined with statistical analysis we discovered 42 H. capsulatum proteins whose abundance was significantly modulated when iron concentrations were lowered. Altered proteins were identified by mass spectrometry and database searching to be involved in glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, lysine metabolism, protein synthesis, and one protein sequence whose function was unknown. CONCLUSION We have created a bioinformatics platform for H. capsulatum and demonstrated the utility of a proteomic approach by identifying a shift in metabolism the organism utilizes to cope with the hostile conditions provided by the host. We have shown that enzyme transcripts regulated by other fungal pathogens in response to lowering iron availability are also regulated in H. capsulatum at the protein level. We also identified H. capsulatum proteins sensitive to iron level reductions which have yet to be connected to iron availability in other pathogens. These data also indicate the complexity of the response by H. capsulatum to nutritional deprivation. Finally, we demonstrate the importance of a strain specific gene/protein database for H. capsulatum proteomic analysis.
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Gomez FJ, Pilcher-Roberts R, Alborzi A, Newman SL. Histoplasma capsulatum cyclophilin A mediates attachment to dendritic cell VLA-5. J Immunol 2008; 181:7106-14. [PMID: 18981131 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.10.7106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Histoplasma capsulatum (Hc) is a pathogenic fungus that replicates in macrophages (Mphi). In dendritic cells (DC), Hc is killed and fungal Ags are processed and presented to T cells. DC recognize Hc yeasts via the VLA-5 receptor, whereas Mphi recognize yeasts via CD18. To identify ligand(s) on Hc recognized by DC, VLA-5 was used to probe a Far Western blot of a yeast freeze/thaw extract (F/TE) that inhibited Hc binding to DC. VLA-5 recognized a 20-kDa protein, identified as cyclophilin A (CypA), and CypA was present on the surface of Hc yeasts. rCypA inhibited the attachment of Hc to DC, but not to Mphi. Silencing of Hc CypA by RNA interference reduced yeast binding to DC by 65-85%, but had no effect on binding to Mphi. However, F/TE from CypA-silenced yeasts still inhibited binding of wild-type Hc to DC, and F/TE from wild-type yeasts depleted of CypA also inhibited yeast binding to DC. rCypA did not further inhibit the binding of CypA-silenced yeasts to DC. Polystyrene beads coated with rCypA or fibronectin bound to DC and Mphi and to Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with VLA-5. Binding of rCypA-coated beads, but not fibronectin-coated beads, was inhibited by rCypA. These data demonstrate that CypA serves as a ligand for DC VLA-5, that binding of CypA to VLA-5 is at a site different from FN, and that there is at least one other ligand on the surface of Hc yeasts that mediates binding of Hc to DC.
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- Francisco J Gomez
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
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Habich C, Kempe K, Gomez FJ, Lillicrap M, Gaston H, van der Zee R, Kolb H, Burkart V. Heat shock protein 60: Identification of specific epitopes for binding to primary macrophages. FEBS Lett 2005; 580:115-20. [PMID: 16343489 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2005] [Accepted: 11/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the present study, we characterized regions of human heat shock protein (HSP) 60 responsible for binding to primary macrophages. Studies using 20-mer peptides of the HSP60 sequence to compete with HSP60-binding to macrophages from C57BL/6J mice showed that regions aa241-260, aa391-410 and aa461-480 are involved in surface-binding. HSP60 mutants, lacking the N-terminal 137, 243 or 359 amino acids, inhibited HSP60-binding to primary macrophages to different degrees, demonstrating that all three regions are required for optimal binding. Analysis of different pro- and eukaryotic HSP60 species indicated that phylogenetically separate HSP60 species use different binding sites on primary macrophages.
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- Christiane Habich
- German Diabetes Clinic, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Institute, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Andrade RM, Wessendarp M, Portillo JAC, Yang JQ, Gomez FJ, Durbin JE, Bishop GA, Subauste CS. TNF receptor-associated factor 6-dependent CD40 signaling primes macrophages to acquire antimicrobial activity in response to TNF-alpha. J Immunol 2005; 175:6014-21. [PMID: 16237096 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.9.6014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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IFN-gamma is considered an essential stimulus that allows macrophages to acquire activity against intracellular pathogens in response to a second signal such as TNF-alpha. However, protection against important pathogens can take place in the absence of IFN-gamma through mechanisms that are still dependent on TNF-alpha. Engagement of CD40 modulates antimicrobial activity in macrophages. However, it is not known whether CD40 can replace IFN-gamma as priming signal for induction of this response. We show that CD40 primes mouse macrophages to acquire antimicrobial activity in response to TNF-alpha. The effect of CD40 was not caused by modulation of IL-10 and TGF-beta production or TNFR expression and did not require IFN-alphabeta signaling. Induction of antimicrobial activity required cooperation between TNFR-associated factor 6-dependent CD40 signaling and TNFR2. These results support a paradigm where TNFR-associated factor 6 signaling downstream of CD40 alters the pattern of response of macrophages to TNF-alpha leading to induction of antimicrobial activity.
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- Rosa M Andrade
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Borges CL, Pereira M, Felipe MSS, de Faria FP, Gomez FJ, Deepe GS, Soares CMA. The antigenic and catalytically active formamidase of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: protein characterization, cDNA and gene cloning, heterologous expression and functional analysis of the recombinant protein. Microbes Infect 2005; 7:66-77. [PMID: 15716068 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2004] [Revised: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 09/17/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a well-characterized pathogen of humans. To identify proteins involved in the fungus-host interaction, P. brasiliensis yeast proteins were separated by liquid isoelectric focusing, and fractions were subjected to sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blot analysis. Immunoreactive bands were detected with pooled sera of patients with P. brasiliensis infection. A protein species with a molecular mass of 45 kDa was subsequently purified to homogeneity by preparative gel electrophoresis. The amino acid sequence of four endoproteinase Lys-C-digested peptides indicated that the protein was a formamidase (FMD) (E.C. 3.5.1.49) of P. brasiliensis. The complete cDNA and a genomic clone (Pbfmd) encoding the isolated FMD were isolated. An open reading frame predicted a 415-amino acid protein. The sequence contained each of the peptide sequences obtained from amino acid sequencing. The Pbfmd gene contained five exons interrupted by four introns. Northern and Southern blot analysis suggested that there is one copy of the gene in P. brasiliensis and that it is preferentially expressed in mycelium. The complete coding cDNA was expressed in Escherichia coli to produce a recombinant fusion protein with glutathione S-transferase (GST). The purified recombinant protein was recognized by sera of patients with proven paracoccidioidomycosis and not by sera of healthy individuals. The recombinant 45-kDa protein was shown to be catalytically active; FMD activity was detected in P. brasiliensis yeast and mycelium.
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- Clayton L Borges
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, ICBII, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74001-970 Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Subauste CS, Wessendarp M, Portilllo JAC, Andrade RM, Hinds LM, Gomez FJ, Smulian AG, Grubbs PA, Haglund LA. Pathogen‐Specific Induction of CD154 Is Impaired in CD4+T Cells from Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients. J Infect Dis 2004; 189:61-70. [PMID: 14702154 DOI: 10.1086/380510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2003] [Accepted: 07/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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The pathogenesis of immunodeficiency associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains incompletely understood. CD154, a molecule that is expressed primarily on activated CD4(+) T cells, is pivotal for regulation of cell-mediated and humoral immunity and is crucial for control of many opportunistic infections. We investigated whether CD4(+) T cells from HIV-infected patients exhibit defective induction of CD154 in response to opportunistic pathogens. Incubation of purified human CD4(+) T cells with monocytes plus antigenic preparations of either Candida albicans, cytomegalovirus, or Toxoplasma gondii resulted in induction of CD154. Expression of CD154 in response to these pathogens was impaired in CD4(+) T cells from HIV-infected patients. This defect correlated with decreased production of interleukin (IL)-12 and interferon (IFN)-gamma in response to T. gondii. Recombinant CD154 partially restored secretion of IL-12 and IFN-gamma in response to T. gondii in cells from HIV-infected patients. Together, defective induction of CD154 is likely to contribute to impaired cell-mediated immunity against opportunistic pathogens in HIV-infected patients.
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- Carlos S Subauste
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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Long KH, Gomez FJ, Morris RE, Newman SL. Identification of heat shock protein 60 as the ligand on Histoplasma capsulatum that mediates binding to CD18 receptors on human macrophages. J Immunol 2003; 170:487-94. [PMID: 12496435 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.1.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Histoplasma capsulatum (Hc), is a facultative intracellular fungus that binds to CD11/CD18 receptors on macrophages (Mphi). To identify the ligand(s) on Hc yeasts that is recognized by Mphi, purified human complement receptor type 3 (CR3, CD11b/CD18) was used to probe a Far Western blot of a detergent extract of Hc cell wall and cell membrane. CR3 recognized a single 60-kDa protein, which was identified as heat shock protein 60 (hsp60). Biotinylation of viable yeasts, followed by precipitation with streptavidin-coated beads, and Western blotting with anti-hsp60 demonstrated that hsp60 was on the surface of Hc yeasts. Electron and confocal microscopy revealed that hsp60 resided on the yeast cell wall in discrete clusters. Recombinant hsp60 (rhsp60) inhibited attachment of Hc yeasts to Mphi. Recombinant hsp60 and Abs to CD11b and CD18 inhibited binding of yeasts to Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with CR3 (CHO3). Polystyrene beads coated with rhsp60 bound to Mphi, and attachment was inhibited by Abs to CD11 and CD18. Freeze/thaw extract (F/TE), a preparation of Hc yeast surface proteins that contained hsp60, inhibited the attachment of Hc yeasts to Mphi. Depletion of hsp60 from F/TE removed the capacity of F/TE to block binding of Hc to Mphi. Interestingly, rhsp60 did not inhibit binding of Hc yeasts to dendritic cells (DC), which recognize Hc via very late Ag 5. Moreover, F/TE inhibited attachment of Hc to DC even when depleted of hsp60. Thus, Hc hsp60 appears to be a major ligand that mediates attachment of Hc to Mphi CD11/CD18, whereas DC recognize Hc via a different ligand(s).
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- Kristin H Long
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0560, USA
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Izacc SM, Gomez FJ, Jesuino RS, Fonseca CA, Felipe MS, Deepe GS, Soares CM. Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of the heat shock protein 60 gene from the human pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Med Mycol 2001; 39:445-55. [PMID: 12054056 DOI: 10.1080/mmy.39.5.445.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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A gene encoding the heat shock protein (HSP) 60 from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb) was cloned and characterized. The hsp60 gene is composed of three exons divided by two introns. Structural analysis of the promoter detected canonical sequences characteristic of regulatory regions from eukaryotic genes. The deduced amino acid sequence of the Pb hsp60 gene and the respective cloned cDNA consists of 592 residues highly homologous to other fungal HSP60 proteins. The hsp60 gene is present as a single copy in the genome, as shown by Southern blot analysis. The HSP60 protein was isolated from Pb yeast cellular extracts. N-terminal amino acid sequencing of HSP60 confirmed that the cloned hsp60 gene correlated to the predicted protein in Pb. HSP60 expression appeared to be regulated during form transition in Pb, as different levels of expression were detected in in vitro labeling of cells and northern blot analysis. The complete coding region of Pb hsp60 was fused with plasmid pGEX-4T-3 and expressed in Escherichia coli as a glutathione S-transferase-tagged recombinant protein. The protein reacted with a mouse monoclonal antibody raised to a human recombinant HSP60. Western immunoblot experiments demonstrated that the recombinant protein and the native HSP60 were recognized by sera from humans with paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM).
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- S M Izacc
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, ICB, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia-Goiás, Brazil
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Gomez FJ, Woodward EO, Pilcher-Roberts R, Gibbons RS, Deepe GS. V beta 6+ and V beta 4+ T cells exert cooperative activity in clearance of secondary infection with Histoplasma capsulatum. J Immunol 2001; 166:2855-62. [PMID: 11160354 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.4.2855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We previously studied the lung Vbeta TCR repertoire of C57BL/6 mice during primary infection with the pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum. We observed a consistent oligoclonal expansion of Vbeta4(+) T cells during the peak of infection and early stages of resolution. The Vbeta4(+) family played a role in protective immunity against the fungus. Depletion of this subpopulation of T cells hindered optimal clearance of infection from tissues. In this report we analyze the flux of the Vbeta TCR repertoire in the lungs of C57BL/6 mice with reinfection histoplasmosis. We observed a significant increase in Vbeta6(+) T cells on days 7, 10, and 14, the peak and early resolution phases of infection. This skewing was preceded by an increased number of memory T cells within Vbeta6(+) cells. The VDJ sequences of Vbeta6 chains were oligoclonal during the early stages of the infection, suggesting that the expansion was driven by a small number of Ags. More than 96% of the expanded Vbeta6(+) cells were CD4(+). Depletion of Vbeta6(+) T cells but not Vbeta4(+) T cells induced a modest but significant delay in fungal clearance. Simultaneous depletion of Vbeta4(+) and Vbeta6(+) T cells induced a more pronounced impairment of host resistance. These studies illustrate the dynamic interactions between Vbeta families in the response to microbial challenge.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Histoplasmosis/immunology
- Histoplasmosis/microbiology
- Histoplasmosis/prevention & control
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunity, Innate
- Immunization, Secondary
- Immunologic Memory
- Immunophenotyping
- Lung Diseases, Fungal/immunology
- Lung Diseases, Fungal/microbiology
- Lung Diseases, Fungal/prevention & control
- Lymphocyte Depletion
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Nude
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multigene Family/immunology
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/analysis
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/biosynthesis
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/microbiology
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- F J Gomez
- Research Division, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA
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Gomez FJ, Cain JA, Gibbons R, Allendoerfer R, Deepe GS. Vbeta4(+) T cells promote clearance of infection in murine pulmonary histoplasmosis. J Clin Invest 1998; 102:984-95. [PMID: 9727067 PMCID: PMC508964 DOI: 10.1172/jci2963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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T cells are essential for controlling infection with Histoplasma capsulatum. Because the T cell receptor is vital for transducing the biological activities of these cells, we sought to determine if exposure to this fungus induced an alteration in the Vbeta repertoire in lungs of C57BL/6 mice infected intranasally. Vbeta2(+) cells were elevated on day 3 after infection; Vbeta4(+) cells were higher than controls on days 7, 10, and 14 after infection. Vbeta10(+) cells were increased on days 14 and 21, and Vbeta11(+) exceeded controls only on day 14. We investigated the clonality and function of Vbeta4(+) cells because their expansion transpired during the critical time of infection, that is, when cellular immunity is activated. Sequence analysis demonstrated preferential use of a restricted set of sequences in the complementarity-determining region 3. Elimination of Vbeta4(+) cells from mice impaired their ability to resolve infection. In contrast, depletion of Vbeta7(+) cells, the abundance of which was similar to that of Vbeta4(+), did not alter elimination of the fungus. The identification of clonotypes of Vbeta4(+) cells suggests that a few antigenic determinants may drive proliferation of this subset, which is necessary for optimal clearance.
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- F J Gomez
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0560, USA
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Vaccination with recombinant (r) hsp60 protects mice against Histoplasma capsulatum. To map the domain of rhsp60 that confers protection, four gene segments were cloned into pET19b and expressed in Escherichia coli. rhsp60 fragments were tested for their capacity to induce proliferation by sensitized splenocytes and to protect BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. All polypeptides stimulated cells from BALB/c mice immunized with yeasts or with rhsp60. Fragment 3 caused the most vigorous response by cells from mice immunized yeasts, and fragment 1 caused the most vigorous response by cells from mice immunized with rhsp60. Splenocytes from yeast-immunized C57BL/6 mice did not recognize any polypeptide. In contrast, cells from C57BL/6 mice inoculated with rhsp60 responded to all fragments but most intensely to fragment 2. In both strains, fragment 3 conferred protection against sublethal and lethal challenges. Thus, a common protective domain of hsp60 has been identified.
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- G S Deepe
- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267-0560, USA
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Verde E, Gomez FJ, Vozmediano MC, Tejedor A, Valderábano F. Penectomy in a diabetic patient on haemodialysis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1996; 11:1487-8. [PMID: 8815426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Gomez FJ, Allendoerfer R, Deepe GS. Vaccination with recombinant heat shock protein 60 from Histoplasma capsulatum protects mice against pulmonary histoplasmosis. Infect Immun 1995; 63:2587-95. [PMID: 7790073 PMCID: PMC173347 DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.7.2587-2595.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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HIS-62 is a glycoprotein that has been isolated from the cell wall and cell membrane fraction of the pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. It is a target of the cellular immune response to this fungus, and it protects mice against a lethal intravenous inoculum of H. capsulatum yeast cells. In this study, we cloned the gene encoding this antigen to reveal its biological nature and studied the immunological activity of recombinant antigen. The amino acid sequences of the NH2 terminus and internal peptides were obtained by Edman degradation. Degenerate oligonucleotides were used to isolate a gene fragment of HIS-62 by PCR. One 680-bp segment that corresponded to the known peptide sequence was amplified from H. capsulatum DNA. This DNA was used to screen a genomic library, and the full-length gene was isolated and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence of the gene demonstrated approximately 70 and approximately 50% identity to heat shock protein 60 (hsp 60) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and hsp 60 from Escherichia coli, respectively. A cDNA was synthesized by reverse transcription PCR and was expressed in E. coli. Recombinant protein reacted with a monospecific polyclonal rabbit antiserum raised against native HIS-62, with monoclonal HIS-62-reactive T cells, and with splenocytes from mice immunized with viable yeast cells. Moreover, vaccination with the recombinant protein conferred protection in mice against a lethal intranasal inoculation with yeast cells. Thus, HIS-62 is a member of the hsp 60 family, and the recombinant hsp 60 is protective against pulmonary histoplasmosis in mice.
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- F J Gomez
- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0560, USA
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Gomez FJ, Gomez AM, Deepe GS. An 80-kilodalton antigen from Histoplasma capsulatum that has homology to heat shock protein 70 induces cell-mediated immune responses and protection in mice. Infect Immun 1992; 60:2565-71. [PMID: 1612726 PMCID: PMC257204 DOI: 10.1128/iai.60.7.2565-2571.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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An extract of the cell wall and cell membrane from Histoplasma capsulatum yeast cells was assayed by Western blot (immunoblot) for reactivity with two monoclonal antibodies to heat shock protein 70. Four bands with molecular masses of 80, 66, 54, and 32 kDa bound both antibodies. The 80-kDa protein was isolated, analyzed for homology to heat shock protein 70, and tested for antigenicity and immunogenicity in C57BL/6 mice. The 80-kDa protein reacted with monoclonal antibody to heat shock protein 70. Sera from mice immunized with the antigen recognized H. capsulatum heat shock protein 70. Moreover, the amino-terminal sequence of the 80-kDa protein revealed substantial homology with heat shock protein 70 from several species. The 80-kDa protein induced delayed-type hypersensitivity responses in mice immunized with either viable yeast cells or antigen. Splenocytes from mice immunized with yeast cells or with antigen responded in vitro to the 80-kDa antigen. Immunization of mice with the antigen enhanced host resistance against a sublethal inoculum of H. capsulatum yeast cells, but it did not reduce the mortality of mice given a lethal challenge of yeast cells. Thus, this antigen manifests homology with members of the heat shock protein 70 family. Furthermore, the 80-kDa protein elicits cellular immune responses to H. capsulatum, and it mediates protective immunity.
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- F J Gomez
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0560
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Gomez FJ, Gomez AM, Deepe GS. Protective efficacy of a 62-kilodalton antigen, HIS-62, from the cell wall and cell membrane of Histoplasma capsulatum yeast cells. Infect Immun 1991; 59:4459-64. [PMID: 1937804 PMCID: PMC259063 DOI: 10.1128/iai.59.12.4459-4464.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We reported previously that a detergent extract of the cell wall and cell membrane of Histoplasma capsulatum yeast cells contains antigens recognized by T cells. In T-cell immunoblot analysis, a region encompassing 62 kDa was stimulatory for an H. capsulatum-reactive T-cell line and T-cell clones derived from C57BL/6 mice. In this study, we isolated a 62-kDa band, termed HIS-62, from electrophoresed cell wall and cell membrane of H. capsulatum yeast cells and examined its antigenicity and immunogenicity. C57BL/6, BALB/c, and CBA/J mice that were immunized with viable H. capsulatum yeast cells mounted a delayed-type hypersensitivity response to HIS-62 that was stronger than that of normal controls. Spleen cells from each strain of mouse immunized with viable yeast cells proliferated vigorously in response to HIS-62; conversely, splenocytes from control animals did not recognize this antigen. A T-cell line and 5 of 5 T-cell clones from C57BL/6 mice, 10 of 15 BALB/c T-cell hybridomas, and 8 of 12 CBA/J T-cell hybridomas recognized HIS-62. A cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity response to the antigen was apparent in each strain of mouse that was injected with 80 micrograms of HIS-62 mixed with Freund adjuvant. In addition, spleen cells from HIS-62-immunized mice proliferated in vitro in response to this antigen. Vaccination of each strain of mouse with 80 micrograms of HIS-62 conferred protection against a lethal intravenous challenge with H. capsulatum yeast cells. Thus, HIS-62 appears to be an important target of the cellular immune response to H. capsulatum and induces a protective immune response in mice.
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- F J Gomez
- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0560
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