Immunology & Vaccinology Group, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C., La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
CONACYT-Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. (CIBNOR), Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, CP. 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
Mol Biotechnol. 2024 Jun;66(6):1376-1388. doi: 10.1007/s12033-023-00763-6. Epub 2023 Jun 21.
Chagas disease-caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi-is a neglected tropical disease for which available drugs are not fully effective in the chronic stage and a vaccine is not available yet. Microalgae represent a promising platform for the production and oral delivery of low-cost vaccines. Herein, we report a vaccine prototype against T. cruzi produced in a microalgae platform, based on the candidate antigen Tc24 with a C terminus fusion with the Co1 peptide (Tc24:Co1 vaccine prototype). After modeling the tertiary structure, in silico studies suggested that the chimeric protein is antigenic, not allergenic, and molecular docking indicated binding with Toll-like receptors 2 and 4. Thus, Tc24:Co1 was expressed in the marine microalga Schizochytrium sp., and Western blot confirmed the expression at 48 h after induction, with a yield of 632 µg/L of algal culture (300 μg/g of lyophilized algal cells) as measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Upon oral administration of whole-cell Schizochytrium sp. expressing Tc24:Co1 (7.5 µg or 15 µg of Tc24:Co1 doses) in mice, specific serum IgG and intestinal mucosa IgA responses were detected in addition to an increase in serum Th1/Th2 cytokines. In conclusion, Schizochytrium sp.-expressing Tc24:Co1 is a promising oral vaccine prototype to be evaluated in an animal model of Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
克氏锥虫病是一种由寄生虫克氏锥虫引起的被忽视的热带病,现有的药物在慢性阶段不能完全有效,而且还没有疫苗。微藻为生产和口服递送低成本疫苗提供了一个有前途的平台。在此,我们报告了一种基于候选抗原 Tc24 与 C 末端融合 Co1 肽的微藻平台生产的针对 T. cruzi 的疫苗原型(Tc24:Co1 疫苗原型)。在对三级结构进行建模后,计算机模拟研究表明该嵌合蛋白具有抗原性而没有变应原性,分子对接表明它与 Toll 样受体 2 和 4 结合。因此,Tc24:Co1 在海洋微藻 Schizochytrium sp. 中表达,并通过酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)证实诱导后 48 小时表达,海藻培养物的产量为 632µg/L(冻干海藻细胞为 300µg/g)。通过口服给予表达 Tc24:Co1 的全细胞 Schizochytrium sp.(7.5µg 或 15µg 的 Tc24:Co1 剂量),在小鼠中检测到特异性血清 IgG 和肠道黏膜 IgA 反应,以及血清 Th1/Th2 细胞因子的增加。总之,表达 Tc24:Co1 的 Schizochytrium sp. 是一种有前途的口服疫苗原型,将在克氏锥虫感染的动物模型中进行评估。
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