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Rev. peru. med. exp. salud publica ; 36(3): 414-422, jul.-sep. 2019. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1058748

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RESUMEN Objetivos. Diseñar y evaluar una proteína multiepítope como candidato a vacuna contra la enfermedad de Carrión. Materiales y métodos. Mediante herramientas bioinformáticas se seleccionó epítopes de proteínas de membrana externa y se diseñó una proteína multiepítope. El gen de la proteína multiepítope fue subclonado en el plásmido de expresión pET28b y transformado en E. coli BL21 pLys. La proteína multiepítope fue expresada usando isopropil-β-D-1-tiogalactopiranósido y purificada usando resina. Esta proteína purificada fue utilizada para inmunizar ratones BALB/c y se obtuvo anticuerpos policlonales. Se realizaron ensayos de invasión in vitro usando una cepa de Bartonella bacilliformis (B. bacilliformis) a eritrocitos humanos. Resultados. La proteína multiepítope M1 presenta epítopes conservados entre aislamientos de B. bacilliformis, no tóxicos, no homólogos a proteínas humanas y superficiales. Los ratones inmunizados presentaron niveles de anticuerpos IgG capaces de reducir in vitro la tasa de invasión de B. bacilliformis a eritrocitos humanos. Conclusiones. La proteína multiepítope M1 podría servir como candidato a vacuna contra la enfermedad de Carrión; sin embargo, se requiere de más estudios para caracterizar el uso de este antígeno como vacuna.


ABSTRACT Objectives. To design and assess a multiepitopic protein as a candidate for a vaccine against Carrion disease. Materials and Methods. Using bioinformatics tools, epitopes of external membrane proteins were selected and a multiepitopic protein was designed. The multiepitopic protein gene was subcloned into the expression plasmid pET28b and transformed into E. coli BL21 pLys. The multiepitopic protein was expressed using isopropyl-β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside and purified using resin. This purified protein was used to immunize BALB/c mice obtaining polyclonal antibodies. In vitro invasion assays were conducted using a strain of Bartonella bacilliformis (B. bacilliformis) in human red blood cells. Results. The multiepitopic protein M1 presents preserved epitopes between isolates of B. bacilliformis with are non-toxic, and not homologous to human and surface proteins. Immunized mice presented IgG antibody levels capable of reducing in vitro the rate of invasion of B. bacilliformis into human red blood cells. Conclusions. Multiepitopic protein M1 may serve as a candidate for a Carrion disease vaccine; however, more studies are needed to characterize the use of this antigen as a vaccine.


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Animals , Female , Bacterial Proteins/biosynthesis , Bartonella Infections/prevention & control , Bacterial Vaccines/biosynthesis , Drug Design , Computational Biology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Epitopes
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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 28(9): 981-9, Sept. 1995. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-161089

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We have studied the antibody response of Brazilian vaccines to C meningococcal polysaccharide (C-PS) after one or two doses of a vaccine composed of C-PS, outer membrane proteins of B meningococci and aluminum hydroxide. Total IgG, IgG1 and IgG2 as well as bactericidal activity mediated by complement were measured in serum samples from children 3 to 83 months of age (post-vaccination IgG, IgG1 and IgG2 levels of 2.4 to 13.4 µg/ml; less than 18 to 67.8 U/ml and less than 8 to 106.8U/ml, respectively) and from individuals 10 to 14 years of age (post-vaccination IgG, IgG1 and IgG2 levels of 14.6 µg/ml, 23,7 U/ml and 112.0 U/ml, respectively). The antibody response, measured as IgG levels, was age-dependent. Although high antibody levels were demonstrableby enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), bactericidal activity was not demonstrable (less than 1:4) in serum from children aged less than 24 months. A significant bactericidal activity was detected in serum of children older than 49 months of age and in individuals 10 to 14 years of age. A predominance of IgG2 was observed in post-vaccination serum samples from children belonging to those two age groups. The antibody concentration sufficient to confer protection as well as the possible causes of the poor correlation observed between ELISA and bactericidal activity results are discussed


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Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Humans , Bacterial Vaccines/biosynthesis , Immunization , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Neisseria meningitidis/immunology , Polysaccharides, Bacterial/immunology , Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Bacterial Vaccines/administration & dosage , Brazil , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Infectología ; 7(10): 481-9, oct. 1987. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-55448

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En nuestro país las enfermedades infecciosas son de gran importancia por su elevada morbiletalidad. Estas no sólo afectan a la población infantil-sino también a la adulta. Siendo el daño que producen severo, algunas infecciones pueden conducir a la muerte o bien provocar secuelas invalidantes que causan pérdida de la fuerza de trabajo así como un impacto en la economía familiar debido, por un lado a la suspensión temporal de ingresos y por otro al gasto en servicios médicos y medicamentos. Las infecciones de aparato respiratorio, y del Sistema Nervioso Central (SNC) tienen una etiología muy variada destacando los virus y bacterias como los agentes más significativos. Dentro de estas H. influenzae tiene especial importancia por estar involucrado en una gran variedad de estados patológicos para el humano. Se sabe que la patogenicidad es la capacidad que tienen los microrganismos de producir daño a un hospedero, efecto que puede ocurrir por la interacción de productos extracelulares y/o componentes superficiales microbianas con su hospedero


Subject(s)
Haemophilus influenzae/immunology , Haemophilus influenzae/pathogenicity , Bacterial Vaccines/biosynthesis
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