scholarly journals Immunotherapy with IgY Antibodies toward Outer Membrane Protein F Protects Burned Mice against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Norouzi ◽  
Bahador Behrouz ◽  
Mahya Ranjbar ◽  
Seyed Latif Mousavi Gargari
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein ◽  
Protective Efficacy ◽  
Passive Immunization ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Protein F ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein F

Burn patients with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections commonly suffer from high morbidity and mortality, which present a major challenge to healthcare systems throughout the world. Outer membrane protein F (OprF), as a main outer membrane porin, is required for full virulence expression of P. aeruginosa. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective efficacy of egg yolk-specific antibody (IgY) raised against recombinant OprF (r-OprF) protein in a murine burn model of infection. The hens were immunized with r-OprF, and anti-r-OprF IgY was purified using salt precipitation. Groups of mice were injected with different regimens of anti-OprF IgY or control IgY (C-IgY). Infections were caused by subcutaneous injection of P. aeruginosa strain PAO1 at the burn site. Mice were monitored for mortality for 5 days. The functional activity of anti-OprF IgY was determined by in vitro invasion assays. Immunotherapy with anti-OprF IgY resulted in a significant improvement in the survival of mice infected by P. aeruginosa from 25% to 87.5% compared with the C-IgY and PBS. The anti-OprF IgY decreased the invasion of P. aeruginosa PAO1 into the A549. Passive immunization with anti-OprF IgY led to an efficacious protection against P. aeruginosa burn infection in the burn model.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane protein F produced inEscherichia coli retains vaccine efficacy

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice M. Matthews-Greer ◽  
Dawn E. Robertson ◽  
Linda B. Gilleland ◽  
Harry E. Gilleland
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein ◽  
Vaccine Efficacy ◽  
Inescherichia Coli ◽  
Protein F ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein F

scholarly journals Refolding of Escherichia coli outer membrane protein F in detergent creates LPS-free trimers and asymmetric dimers

2005 ◽  
Vol 392 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virak Visudtiphole ◽  
Matthew B. Thomas ◽  
David A. Chalton ◽  
Jeremy H. Lakey
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Protein F ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein F

The Escherichia coli OmpF (outer-membrane protein F; matrix porin) is a homotrimeric β-barrel and a member of the bacterial porin superfamily. It is the best characterized porin protein, but has resisted attempts to refold it efficiently in vitro. In the present paper, we report the discovery of detergent-based folding conditions, including dodecylglucoside, which can create pure samples of trimeric OmpF. Whereas outer membrane LPS (lipopolysaccharide) is clearly required for in vivo folding, the artificially refolded and LPS-free trimer has properties identical with those of the outer-membrane-derived form. Thus LPS is not required either for in vitro folding or for structural integrity. Dimeric forms of OmpF have been observed in vivo and are proposed to be folding intermediates. In vitro, dimers occur transiently in refolding of trimeric OmpF and, in the presence of dodecylmaltoside, pure dimer can be prepared. This form has less β-structure by CD and shows lower thermal stability than the trimer. Study of these proteins at the single-molecule level is possible because each OmpF subunit forms a distinct ion channel. Whereas each trimer contains three channels of equal conductance, each dimer always contains two distinct channel sizes. This provides clear evidence that the two otherwise identical monomers adopt different structures in the dimer and indicates that the asymmetric interaction, characteristic of C3 symmetry, is formed at the dimer stage. This asymmetric dimer may be generally relevant to the folding of oligomeric proteins with odd numbers of subunits such as aspartate transcarbamoylase.

scholarly journals Assessment of Protective Properties of the Recombinant Complex of the Outer Membrane Protein F and the Toxoid of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Kaloshin ◽  
E. I. Leonova ◽  
A. V. Soldatenkova ◽  
N. A. Mikhaylova
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Membrane Protein ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Recombinant Proteins ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein ◽  
Protective Properties ◽  
Pseudomonas Infection ◽  
Protein F ◽  
Outer Membrane Protein F

Pseudomonas aeruginosa induces the complications after burns, injuries, surgical interventions and appears to be one of the main causative agents of nosocomial infections. This pathogen has the high resistance to the antibacterial preparations, therefore the immunoprophylaxis is considered as one of the major approaches to reduce Pseudomonas infection. Objective: The aim of our investigation is to study the protective properties of the recombinant complex of the outer membrane protein F (OprF) and a non-toxic variant of the exotoxin A (toxoid) against Pseudomonas infection. Methods: The recombinant proteins which contained the additional histidine residues were synthesized into Escherichia coli with isopropyl-βD-thyogalactopyranoside (IPTG). The recombinant proteins were purified by affinity chromatography on Ni-Sepharose. The preparations of recombinant proteins were injected intraperitoneally into the mice. Aluminum hydroxide was used as an adjuvant. For an experimental infection in mice, animals were challenged intraperitoneally by a live virulent culture of P. aeruginosa (PA-103 strain). Results: The best protective effect for the complex containing 25 μg OprF and 50 μg toxoid was identified when we used the double immunization of mice (Index of efficiency of the protective properties in this case was 4.0). Indexes of efficiency of separated recombinant proteins which were injected twice in the same doses were 2.0 for OprF и 2.3 for toxoid. The triple immunization of animals was inefficient for separated recombinant proteins in the same doses. The injection of doses which were lowered twice (12.5 μg for OprF and 25 μg for toxoid) resulted in increased survival of mice immunized by individual proteins (indexes of efficiency: 3 for OprF and и 3,5 for toxoid). However when we administered to the complex of proteins with the same doses Index of efficiency was 2.8. Conclusion: It was shown that the maximum protective effect in a short time is achieved by the combination of double immunization and the mixture of the recombinant proteins OprF and the 25 and 50 μg doses of recombinant toxoid . 

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