Guan Qingdong, Warrington Richard, Moreno Sem, Qing Gefei, Weiss Carolyn, Peng Zhikang
Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg R3E 3P4, Canada.
Department of Pediatrics & Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3E 3P4, Canada.
Future Sci OA. 2019 Jul 30;5(7):FSO405. doi: 10.2144/fsoa-2018-0125.
To develop IL-18 peptide-based virus-like particle vaccines that elicit autoantibodies against IL-18 and to evaluate the effects of the vaccines in murine colitis.
Recombinant IL-18 vaccines were constructed, and the effects of the vaccines were evaluated in trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced acute and chronic colitis in mice.
Two murine IL-18 peptide-based vaccines (A and D) were developed, which induced relative long-lasting specific antibodies against IL-18. Vaccine-immunized mouse antisera could partially block IL-18-induced IFN-γ production . Mice receiving vaccine D, not vaccine A, had a significant decrease in intestinal inflammation, collagen deposition and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in colon tissue.
IL-18 vaccine may provide a potential therapeutic approach in the treatment of Crohn's disease.
研发基于白细胞介素-18(IL-18)肽的病毒样颗粒疫苗,以诱导产生抗IL-18的自身抗体,并评估该疫苗对小鼠结肠炎的影响。
构建重组IL-18疫苗,并在三硝基苯磺酸诱导的小鼠急性和慢性结肠炎中评估疫苗的效果。
研发出两种基于小鼠IL-18肽的疫苗(A和D),它们能诱导产生相对持久的抗IL-18特异性抗体。疫苗免疫小鼠的抗血清可部分阻断IL-18诱导的γ干扰素产生。接受疫苗D而非疫苗A的小鼠,其结肠组织中的肠道炎症、胶原沉积和促炎细胞因子水平显著降低。
IL-18疫苗可能为克罗恩病的治疗提供一种潜在的治疗方法。