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J Immunol ; 175(12): 7930-8, 2005 Dec 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16339528

RESUMEN

Diagnosis of leprosy is a major obstacle to disease control and has been compromised in the past due to the lack of specific reagents. We have used comparative genome analysis to identify genes that are specific to Mycobacterium leprae and tested both recombinant proteins and synthetic peptides from a subset of these for immunological reactivity. Four unique recombinant proteins (ML0008, ML0126, ML1057, and ML2567) and a panel of 58 peptides (15 and 9 mer) were tested for IFN-gamma responses in PBMC from leprosy patients and contacts, tuberculosis patients, and endemic and nonendemic controls. The responses to the four recombinant proteins gave higher levels of IFN-gamma production, but less specificity, than the peptides. Thirty-five peptides showed IFN-gamma responses only in the paucibacillary leprosy and household contact groups, with no responses in the tuberculosis or endemic control groups. High frequencies of IFN-gamma-producing CD4+ and CD8+ T cells specific for the 15- and 9-mer peptides were observed in the blood of a paucibacillary leprosy patient. 9-mer peptides preferentially activated CD8+ T cells, while the 15-mer peptides were efficient in inducing responses in both the CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets. Four of the six 9-mer peptides tested showed promising specificity, indicating that CD8+ T cell epitopes may also have diagnostic potential. Those peptides that provide specific responses in leprosy patients from an endemic setting could potentially be developed into a rapid diagnostic test for the early detection of M. leprae infection and epidemiological surveys of the incidence of leprosy, of which little is known.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos Bacterianos , Lepra/diagnóstico , Mycobacterium leprae/inmunología , Antígenos Bacterianos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Células Cultivadas , Técnicas y Procedimientos Diagnósticos/normas , Genoma Bacteriano , Humanos , Interferón gamma/análisis , Interferón gamma/biosíntesis , Lepra/inmunología , Lepra/microbiología , Leucocitos Mononucleares/inmunología
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Infect Immun ; 72(6): 3161-70, 2004 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15155617

RESUMEN

Culture filtrate protein 10 (CFP-10) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a well-characterized immunodominant 10-kDa protein antigen known to elicit a very potent early gamma interferon response in T cells from M. tuberculosis-infected mice and humans. The sequence of the Mycobacterium leprae homologue of CFP-10 shows only 40% identity (60% homology) at the protein level with M. tuberculosis CFP-10 and thus has the potential for development as a T- or B-cell reactive antigen for specific diagnosis of leprosy. Antisera raised in mice or rabbits against recombinant M. leprae and M. tuberculosis CFP-10 proteins reacted only with homologous peptides from arrays of overlapping synthetic peptides, indicating that there was no detectable cross-reactivity at the antibody level. Sera from leprosy and tuberculosis patients were also specific for the homologous protein or peptides and showed distinct patterns of recognition for either M. leprae or M. tuberculosis CFP-10 peptides. At the cellular level, only 2 of 45 mouse T-cell hybridomas raised against either M. leprae or M. tuberculosis CFP-10 displayed a cross-reactive response against the N-terminal heterologous CFP-10 peptide, the region that exhibits the highest level of identity in the two proteins; however, the majority of peptide epitopes recognized by mouse T-cell hybridomas specific for each protein did not cross-react with heterologous peptides. Coupled with the human serology data, these results raise the possibility that peptides that could be used to differentiate infections caused by these two related microorganisms could be developed. Immunohistochemical staining of sections of M. leprae-infected nude mouse footpads resulted in strongly positive staining in macrophages and dendritic cells, as well as weaker staining in extracellular areas, suggesting that M. leprae CFP-10, like its homologue in M. tuberculosis, is a secreted protein.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas Bacterianas/inmunología , Epítopos de Linfocito B/inmunología , Epítopos de Linfocito T/inmunología , Mycobacterium leprae/inmunología , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/inmunología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Proteínas Bacterianas/química , Proteínas Bacterianas/genética , Humanos , Hibridomas , Sueros Inmunes/inmunología , Lepra/inmunología , Lepra/microbiología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Ratones Desnudos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Péptidos/síntesis química , Péptidos/química , Péptidos/inmunología , Conejos , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/inmunología , Linfocitos T/inmunología , Tuberculosis/inmunología , Tuberculosis/microbiología
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Infect Immun ; 70(2): 1010-3, 2002 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11796642

RESUMEN

The sequence of the Mycobacterium leprae homologue of ESAT-6 shows only 36% amino acid correspondence to that from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Anti-M. leprae ESAT-6 polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies and T-cell hybridomas reacted only with the homologous protein and allowed identification of the B- and T-cell epitopes. The protein is expressed in M. leprae and appears in the cell wall fraction. Thus, M. leprae ESAT-6 shows promise as a specific diagnostic agent for leprosy.


Asunto(s)
Antígenos Bacterianos/inmunología , Mycobacterium leprae/inmunología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Especificidad de Anticuerpos , Antígenos Bacterianos/biosíntesis , Antígenos Bacterianos/genética , Antígenos Bacterianos/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas Bacterianas , Clonación Molecular , Epítopos de Linfocito B/genética , Epítopos de Linfocito B/inmunología , Epítopos de Linfocito T/genética , Epítopos de Linfocito T/inmunología , Lepra/prevención & control , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mycobacterium leprae/genética , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/biosíntesis , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes de Fusión/inmunología , Análisis de Secuencia de Proteína , Homología de Secuencia de Aminoácido , Fracciones Subcelulares
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