Immune Response Profiling of Cocktails of Brugia Malayi Vaccine Candidates DIM-1, Calponin and Troponin 1 in BALB/c Mice

Overview

Journal Acta Parasitol

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2023 Nov 7

PMID 37935895

Authors

Puvvada Kalpana Murthy

Prachi Tewari

Payal Mandal

Vikas Kushwaha

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Abstract

Purpose: In search of a vaccine for the control of human lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori, we identified three parasite-specific potential candidates: the disorganized muscle protein-1 (D), calponin (C) and troponin 1 (T) in B. malayi adult worm. In the present study, we investigated the immune response profile of the cocktails of the recombinant D, T and C proteins.

Methods: Groups of BALB/c mice were immunized with individual rproteins or their cocktails DT, TC, DC and DTC, and the immunogen-specific IgG and its subclasses and IgE were determined. Cells from the immunized animals were challenged in vitro with the respective rproteins and cocktails and the release of nitric oxide (NO) from macrophages and Th1 and Th2 cytokines from splenocytes were determined.

Results: Among the immunized groups, DTC elicited comparatively a stronger response which included augmented release of NO, Th1 (IL-1β, IL-2, IFN-γ and TNF-α) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 and TGF-β) cytokines, and increased levels of immunogen-specific IgG, IgG1 and IgG2b and low levels of immunogen-specific IgG2a and IgE and the Th2 cytokine IL-13.

Conclusion: Immune responses that play important role in host protection were elicited strongly by DTC cocktail compared to the individual rproteins or DT, TC and DC cocktails. The findings provide a sound rationale for further studies on DTC cocktail as a vaccine candidate for the control of LF.

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