Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice

Profilins are actin-binding proteins that regulate the polymerization of actin filaments. In apicomplexan parasites, they are essential for invasion. Profilins also trigger the immune response of the host by activating TLRs on dendritic cells (DCs), inducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytoki...

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Autores principales: Mansilla, Florencia Celeste, Quintana, Maria Eugenia, Langellotti, Cecilia Ana, Wilda, Maximiliano, Martinez, Andrea, Fonzo, Adriana, Moore, Prando Dadin, Cardoso, Nancy, Capozzo, Alejandra
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1370
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014489415300552
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2015.10.008
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author Mansilla, Florencia Celeste
Quintana, Maria Eugenia
Langellotti, Cecilia Ana
Wilda, Maximiliano
Martinez, Andrea
Fonzo, Adriana
Moore, Prando Dadin
Cardoso, Nancy
Capozzo, Alejandra
author_browse Capozzo, Alejandra
Cardoso, Nancy
Fonzo, Adriana
Langellotti, Cecilia Ana
Mansilla, Florencia Celeste
Martinez, Andrea
Moore, Prando Dadin
Quintana, Maria Eugenia
Wilda, Maximiliano
author_facet Mansilla, Florencia Celeste
Quintana, Maria Eugenia
Langellotti, Cecilia Ana
Wilda, Maximiliano
Martinez, Andrea
Fonzo, Adriana
Moore, Prando Dadin
Cardoso, Nancy
Capozzo, Alejandra
author_sort Mansilla, Florencia Celeste
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description Profilins are actin-binding proteins that regulate the polymerization of actin filaments. In apicomplexan parasites, they are essential for invasion. Profilins also trigger the immune response of the host by activating TLRs on dendritic cells (DCs), inducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this study we characterized for the first time the immune response and protection elicited by a vaccine based on Neospora caninum profilin in mice. Groups of eight BALB/c mice received either two doses of a recombinant N. caninum profilin expressed in Escherichia coli. (rNcPRO) or PBS, both formulated with an aqueous soy-based adjuvant enriched in TLR-agonists. Specific anti-profilin antibodies were detected in rNcPRO-vaccinated animals, mainly IgM and IgG3, which were consumed after infection. Splenocytes from rNcPRO-immunized animals proliferated after an in vitro stimulation with rNcPRO before and after challenge. An impairment of the cellular response was observed in NcPRO vaccinated and infected mice following an in vitro stimulation with native antigens of N. caninum, related to an increase in the percentage of CD4þCD25þFoxP3þ. Two out of five rNcPRO-vaccinated challenged mice were protected; they were negative for parasite DNA in the brain and showed no histopathological lesions, which were found in all PBS-vaccinated animals. As a whole, our results provide evidence of a regulatory response elicited by immunization with rNcPRO, and suggest a role of profilin in the modulation and/or evasion of immune responses against N. caninum.
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spelling INTA13702019-03-22T14:34:18Z Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice Mansilla, Florencia Celeste Quintana, Maria Eugenia Langellotti, Cecilia Ana Wilda, Maximiliano Martinez, Andrea Fonzo, Adriana Moore, Prando Dadin Cardoso, Nancy Capozzo, Alejandra Enfermedades de los Animales Neospora Caninum Inmunización Linfocitos-t Ratón Animal Diseases Immunization T-lymphocytes Mice Profilins are actin-binding proteins that regulate the polymerization of actin filaments. In apicomplexan parasites, they are essential for invasion. Profilins also trigger the immune response of the host by activating TLRs on dendritic cells (DCs), inducing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this study we characterized for the first time the immune response and protection elicited by a vaccine based on Neospora caninum profilin in mice. Groups of eight BALB/c mice received either two doses of a recombinant N. caninum profilin expressed in Escherichia coli. (rNcPRO) or PBS, both formulated with an aqueous soy-based adjuvant enriched in TLR-agonists. Specific anti-profilin antibodies were detected in rNcPRO-vaccinated animals, mainly IgM and IgG3, which were consumed after infection. Splenocytes from rNcPRO-immunized animals proliferated after an in vitro stimulation with rNcPRO before and after challenge. An impairment of the cellular response was observed in NcPRO vaccinated and infected mice following an in vitro stimulation with native antigens of N. caninum, related to an increase in the percentage of CD4þCD25þFoxP3þ. Two out of five rNcPRO-vaccinated challenged mice were protected; they were negative for parasite DNA in the brain and showed no histopathological lesions, which were found in all PBS-vaccinated animals. As a whole, our results provide evidence of a regulatory response elicited by immunization with rNcPRO, and suggest a role of profilin in the modulation and/or evasion of immune responses against N. caninum. Inst.de Virología Fil: Mansilla, Florencia Celeste. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología; Argentina Fil: Quintana, Maria Eugenia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología; Argentina Fil: Langellotti, Cecilia Ana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología; Argentina Fil: Langellotti, Cecilia Ana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología; Argentina Fil: Wilda, Maximiliano. Tecnovax S.A,; Argentina Fil: Martinez, Andrea. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Dr. Céesar Milstein; Argentina Fil: Fonzo, Adriana. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología Dr. Céesar Milstein; Argentina Fil: Moore, Prando Dadin. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina Fil: Cardoso, Nancy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología; Argentina Fil: Capozzo, Alejandra. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología; Argentina 2017-10-02T12:25:42Z 2017-10-02T12:25:42Z 2016 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1370 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014489415300552 0014-4894 (Print) 1090-2449 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2015.10.008 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Experimental parasitology 160 : 1-10. (January 2016)
spellingShingle Enfermedades de los Animales
Neospora Caninum
Inmunización
Linfocitos-t
Ratón
Animal Diseases
Immunization
T-lymphocytes
Mice
Mansilla, Florencia Celeste
Quintana, Maria Eugenia
Langellotti, Cecilia Ana
Wilda, Maximiliano
Martinez, Andrea
Fonzo, Adriana
Moore, Prando Dadin
Cardoso, Nancy
Capozzo, Alejandra
Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice
title Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice
title_full Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice
title_fullStr Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice
title_full_unstemmed Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice
title_short Immunization with Neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory T-cell response in mice
title_sort immunization with neospora caninum profilin induces limited protection and a regulatory t cell response in mice
topic Enfermedades de los Animales
Neospora Caninum
Inmunización
Linfocitos-t
Ratón
Animal Diseases
Immunization
T-lymphocytes
Mice
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1370
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014489415300552
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2015.10.008
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