Namdari Haideh, Rezaei Farhad, Heidarnejad Fatemeh, Yaghoubzad-Maleki Mohammad, Karamigolbaghi Maryam
Iranian Tissue Bank and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Virology Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Immunol Res. 2024 Jan 27;2024:2875635. doi: 10.1155/2024/2875635. eCollection 2024.
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for the majority of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Overexpression of CD70 has been linked to advanced stages of RCC. Therefore, this study aims to develop a multiepitope vaccine targeting the overexpressed CD70 using immunoinformatics techniques. In this investigation, in silico multiepitope vaccines were constructed by linking specific CD70 protein epitopes for helper T lymphocytes and CD8 T lymphocytes. To enhance immunogenicity, sequences of cell-penetrating peptide (CPP), penetratin (pAntp), along with the entire sequence of tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-), were attached to the N-terminal and C-terminal of the CD70 epitopes. Computational assessments were performed on these chimeric vaccines for antigenicity, allergenicity, peptide toxicity, population coverage, and physicochemical properties. Furthermore, refined 3D constructs were subjected to a range of analyses, encompassing structural B-cell epitope prediction and molecular docking. The chosen vaccine construct underwent diverse assessments such as molecular dynamics simulation, immune response simulation, and in silico cloning. All vaccines comprised antigenic, nontoxic, and nonallergenic epitopes, ensuring extensive global population coverage. The vaccine constructs demonstrated favorable physicochemical characteristics. The binding affinity of chimeric vaccines to the TNF receptor remained relatively stable, influenced by the alignment of vaccine components. Molecular docking and dynamics analyses predicted stable interactions between CD70-CPP-TNF and the TNF receptor, indicating potential efficacy. In silico codon optimization and cloning of the vaccine nucleic acid sequence were accomplished using the pET28a plasmid. Furthermore, this vaccine displayed the capacity to modulate humoral and cellular immune responses. Overall, the results suggest therapeutic potential for the chimeric CD70-CPP-TNF vaccine against RCC. However, validation through and experiments is necessary. This trial is registered with NCT04696731 and NCT04046445.
肾细胞癌(RCC)在全球癌症相关死亡中占大多数。CD70的过表达与RCC的晚期阶段有关。因此,本研究旨在利用免疫信息学技术开发一种针对过表达CD70的多表位疫苗。在本研究中,通过连接辅助性T淋巴细胞和CD8 T淋巴细胞的特异性CD70蛋白表位构建了计算机多表位疫苗。为了增强免疫原性,将细胞穿透肽(CPP)、穿膜肽(pAntp)的序列以及肿瘤坏死因子-(TNF-)的全序列连接到CD70表位的N端和C端。对这些嵌合疫苗进行了抗原性、致敏性、肽毒性、人群覆盖率和理化性质的计算评估。此外,对优化后的3D构建体进行了一系列分析,包括结构性B细胞表位预测和分子对接。所选疫苗构建体进行了多种评估,如分子动力学模拟、免疫反应模拟和计算机克隆。所有疫苗均包含抗原性、无毒和无致敏性的表位,确保广泛的全球人群覆盖率。疫苗构建体表现出良好的理化特性。嵌合疫苗与TNF受体的结合亲和力保持相对稳定,受疫苗成分排列的影响。分子对接和动力学分析预测CD70-CPP-TNF与TNF受体之间存在稳定的相互作用,表明具有潜在疗效。使用pET28a质粒完成了疫苗核酸序列的计算机密码子优化和克隆。此外,这种疫苗显示出调节体液和细胞免疫反应的能力。总体而言,结果表明嵌合CD70-CPP-TNF疫苗对RCC具有治疗潜力。然而,需要通过体内和体外实验进行验证。该试验已在NCT04696731和NCT04046445注册。
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