OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS OF VIBRIO VULNIFICUS INDUCED PROTECTIVE IMMUNITY TO THE EUROPEAN EELS

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ding TIAN ◽  
Bin-Fu XU ◽  
Neng-Feng LIN ◽  
Hui GONG ◽  
Tian-Long LIN
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Protective Immunity ◽  
Vibrio Vulnificus ◽  
Outer Membrane Proteins

scholarly journals Immune Responses and Protective Immunity in Pangasius Pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) as Induced by Outer Membrane Proteins of Edwardsiella Tarda and Aluminium Hydroxide Adjuvant Complex

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harresh Adikesavalu ◽  
Thangapalam Jawahar Abraham ◽  
Siddhartha Narayan Joardar
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Antibody Production ◽  
Aluminium Hydroxide ◽  
Lymphocyte Proliferation ◽  
Protective Immunity ◽  
Outer Membrane Proteins ◽  
Lethal Dose ◽  
Serum Antibody ◽  
Edwardsiella Tarda

Abstract Edwardsiella tarda is considered one of the important bacterial fish pathogens. The outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of E. tarda are structurally and functionally conserved, and immunogenic. This study assessed the effects of the OMPs of E. tarda CGH9 as a vaccine without aluminium hydroxide [AH] (T1) and with AH adjuvant (T2) on the respiratory burst (ROB) activity, lymphocyte proliferation of head kidney (HK) leukocytes, and serum antibody production in pangas catfish Pangasius pangasius. The ROB activity and lymphocyte proliferation of HK leukocytes increased in both vaccinated groups compared to control. Nonetheless, the T2 group showed a gradual increase in ROB activity and lymphocyte proliferation of HK leukocytes up to 3-weeks post-vaccination (wpv). The serum antibody production in the T1 group decreased initially for up to 2-wpv and increased from 3-wpv; whereas, in the T2 group, the serum-specific antibody levels were significantly high from 1-wpv compared to control. Simultaneously, the protective efficacy in terms of relative percentage survival (RPS) in the T2 group after injecting with a lethal dose of E. tarda CGH9 was high (89.00±15.56) compared to the T1 group (78.00±0.00). Furthermore, the catfish administered with a booster dose of E. tarda OMPs with or without AH adjuvant showed no additional increase in immune response or protective immunity. These results suggested that E. tarda OMPs and AH adjuvant complex has a higher potential to induce protective immunity, which may be a good choice as a vaccine to combat E. tarda infection in catfish.

scholarly journals Protective Immunity and Reduced Renal Colonization Induced by Vaccines Containing Recombinant Leptospira interrogans Outer Membrane Proteins and Flagellin Adjuvant

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 965-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Monaris ◽  
M. E. Sbrogio-Almeida ◽  
C. C. Dib ◽  
T. A. Canhamero ◽  
G. O. Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Protective Immunity ◽  
Outer Membrane Proteins ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Leptospira Interrogans ◽  
Renal Tubules ◽  
Subunit Vaccines ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACTLeptospirosis is a global zoonotic disease caused by differentLeptospiraspecies, such asLeptospira interrogans, that colonize the renal tubules of wild and domestic animals. Thus far, attempts to develop effective leptospirosis vaccines, both for humans and animals, have failed to induce immune responses capable of conferring protection and simultaneously preventing renal colonization. In this study, we evaluated the protective immunity induced by subunit vaccines containing seven different recombinantLeptospira interrogansouter membrane proteins, including the carboxy-terminal portion of the immunoglobulinlike protein A (LigAC) and six novel antigens, combined with aluminum hydroxide (alum) orSalmonellaflagellin (FliC) as adjuvants. Hamsters vaccinated with the different formulations elicited high antigen-specific antibody titers. Immunization with LigAC, either with alum or flagellin, conferred protective immunity but did not prevent renal colonization. Similarly, animals immunized with LigACor LigACcoadministered with six leptospiral proteins with alum adjuvant conferred protection but did not reduce renal colonization. In contrast, immunizing animals with the pool of seven antigens in combination with flagellin conferred protection and significantly reduced renal colonization by the pathogen. The present study emphasizes the relevance of antigen composition and added adjuvant in the efficacy of antileptospirosis subunit vaccines and shows the complex relationship between immune responses and renal colonization by the pathogen.

scholarly journals Linkage between Anaplasma marginale Outer Membrane Proteins Enhances Immunogenicity but Is Not Required for Protection from Challenge

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 651-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Noh ◽  
Joshua E. Turse ◽  
Wendy C. Brown ◽  
Junzo Norimine ◽  
Guy H. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Protective Immunity ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Outer Membrane Proteins ◽  
Anaplasma Marginale ◽  
Anamnestic Response ◽  
Covalent Bonds ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACTThe prevention of bacterial infections via immunization presents particular challenges. While outer membrane extracts are often protective, they are difficult and expensive to isolate and standardize and thus are often impractical for development and implementation in vaccination programs. In contrast, individual proteins, which are easily adapted for use in subunit vaccines, tend to be poorly protective. Consequently, identification of the specific characteristics of outer membrane-based immunogens, in terms of the antigen contents and contexts that are required for protective immunity, represents a major gap in the knowledge needed for bacterial vaccine development. Using as a modelAnaplasma marginale, a persistent tick-borne bacterial pathogen of cattle, we tested two sets of immunogens to determine whether membrane context affected immunogenicity and the capacity to induce protection. The first immunogen was composed of a complex of outer membrane proteins linked by covalent bonds and known to be protective. The second immunogen was derived directly from the first one, but the proteins were individualized rather than linked. The antibody response induced by the linked immunogen was much greater than that induced by the unlinked immunogen. However, both immunogens induced protective immunity and an anamnestic response. These findings suggest that individual proteins or combinations of proteins can be successfully tested for the ability to induce protective immunity with less regard for overall membrane context. Once protective antigens are identified, immunogenicity could be enhanced by cross-linking to allow a reduced immunogen dose or fewer booster vaccinations.

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