Xu Nuo, Wang Yang, Xu Ning, Xiang Zhenhuan, Wang Dexian, Yu Yao, Liu Mingyuan, Liu Xiaolei, Tang Bin, Bai Xue
State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jul 16;19(7):e0013323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013323. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Trichinellosis is a globally distributed zoonotic parasitic disease. The Trichinella infective larvae migrate through the intestine after ingestion and settle in muscles, thus intestinal mucosal immunity plays a vital role against early infection with Trichinella. In this study, a recombinant adenovirus vector expressing the cysteine protease inhibitor of Trichinella spiralis (rAd5TsCLP) was constructed and combined with the recombinant protein rTsCLP in a heterologous prime-boost regimen. The regimen elicits strong, specific, and neutralizing antibodies in BALB/c mice, significantly enhancing cellular immunity through Th1 (IFN-γ, TNF-α) and Th2 (IL-13, IL-4) cytokine production in the peripheral blood, spleen, and cervical lymph nodes, driven by the activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells. Notably, immunization with rAd5TsCLP:rTsCLP elevated mucosal secretory IgA (sIgA) levels, boosted histamine concentrations, and increased goblet cell numbers in the intestinal epithelium. Vaccinated mice showed a significant 61.17% reduction in adult worms and a 58.22% reduction in muscle larvae after the T. spiralis challenge. The adenovirus vector-delivered TsCLP amplifies local mucosal immunity, eliciting a Th1/Th2 mixed immune response that facilitates the expulsion of T. spiralis. Our study provides a feasible and promising approach for Trichinella vaccines, further highlighting the potential of an adenovirus vector for anti-helminth vaccine development.
旋毛虫病是一种全球分布的人畜共患寄生虫病。旋毛虫感染性幼虫在摄入后穿过肠道并定居于肌肉中,因此肠道黏膜免疫在抵抗旋毛虫早期感染中起着至关重要的作用。在本研究中,构建了一种表达旋毛虫半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂的重组腺病毒载体(rAd5TsCLP),并将其与重组蛋白rTsCLP以异源初免-加强免疫方案联合使用。该方案在BALB/c小鼠中引发了强烈、特异和中和抗体,通过激活CD4+和CD8+ T细胞,显著增强外周血、脾脏和颈部淋巴结中Th1(IFN-γ、TNF-α)和Th2(IL-13、IL-4)细胞因子的产生,从而增强细胞免疫。值得注意的是,用rAd5TsCLP:rTsCLP免疫可提高黏膜分泌型IgA(sIgA)水平,提高组胺浓度,并增加肠道上皮杯状细胞数量。接种疫苗的小鼠在旋毛虫攻击后,成虫数量显著减少61.17%,肌肉幼虫数量减少58.22%。腺病毒载体递送的TsCLP增强了局部黏膜免疫,引发了Th1/Th2混合免疫反应,促进了旋毛虫的排出。我们的研究为旋毛虫疫苗提供了一种可行且有前景的方法,进一步凸显了腺病毒载体在抗蠕虫疫苗开发中的潜力。
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