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DNA Vaccines Encoding Toxoplasma gondii Cathepsin C 1 Induce Protection against Toxoplasmosis in Mice.

ABSTRACT: Toxoplasma gondii cathepsin C proteases (TgCPC1, 2, and 3) are important for the growth and survival of T. gondii. In the present study, B-cell and T-cell epitopes of TgCPC1 were predicted using DNAstar and the Immune Epitope Database. A TgCPC1 DNA vaccine was constructed, and its ability to induce protective immune responses against toxoplasmosis in BALB/c mice was evaluated in the presence or absence of the adjuvant ?-GalCer. As results, TgCPC1 DNA vaccine with or without adjuvant ?-GalCer showed higher levels of IgG and IgG2a in the serum, as well as IL-2 and IFN-? in the spleen compared to controls (PBS, pEGFP-C1, and ?-Galcer). Upon challenge infection with tachyzoites of T. gondii (RH), pCPC1/?-Galcer immunized mice showed the longest survival among all the groups. Mice vaccinated with DNA vaccine without adjuvant (pCPC1) showed better protective immunity compared to other controls (PBS, pEGFP-C1, and ?-Galcer). These results indicate that a DNA vaccine encoding TgCPC1 is a potential vaccine candidate against toxoplasmosis.

SUBMITTER: Han Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5678475 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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DNA Vaccines Encoding Toxoplasma gondii Cathepsin C 1 Induce Protection against Toxoplasmosis in Mice.

Han Yali Y Zhou Aihua A Lu Gang G Zhao Guanghui G Sha Wenchao W Wang Lin L Guo Jingjing J Zhou Jian J Zhou Huaiyu H Cong Hua H He Shenyi S

The Korean journal of parasitology 20171031 5

Toxoplasma gondii cathepsin C proteases (TgCPC1, 2, and 3) are important for the growth and survival of T. gondii. In the present study, B-cell and T-cell epitopes of TgCPC1 were predicted using DNAstar and the Immune Epitope Database. A TgCPC1 DNA vaccine was constructed, and its ability to induce protective immune responses against toxoplasmosis in BALB/c mice was evaluated in the presence or absence of the adjuvant α-GalCer. As results, TgCPC1 DNA vaccine with or without adjuvant α-GalCer sho ...[more]

PMID: 29103265

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DNA Vaccines Encoding Toxoplasma gondii Cathepsin C 1 Induce Protection against Toxoplasmosis in Mice.

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DNA Vaccines Encoding Toxoplasma gondii Cathepsin C 1 Induce Protection against Toxoplasmosis in Mice.

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