Differentiation of porcine dendritic cells by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor expressed in Pichia pastoris.
Vet Immunol Immunopathol
; 91(3-4): 205-15, 2003 Feb 10.
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ABSTRACT
Dendritic cells (DC) are potent inducers of acquired immunity due to their ability to present antigens in the context of a costimulatory environment and consequently serve an essential role in vaccine efficacy. Strategies to enhance their function, such as granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and IL-4 treatment to induce DC differentiation from peripheral blood monocytes, may therefore be useful as vaccine adjuvants. We now have evaluated the effect of recombinant GM-CSF on the differentiation of DC in swine. GM-CSF mRNA was readily detected in porcine splenocytes, with increased levels following treatment of the cells with ConA and LPS. Porcine GM-CSF was cloned and expressed in the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris, as a glycosylated protein that induced proliferation of porcine bone marrow cells. P. pastoris-derived GM-CSF induced expression of antigen presenting (MHC class II) and costimulatory (CD80-CD86) molecules and enhanced antigen presenting cell (APC) function consistent with the induction of functional DC. Thus, recombinant GM-CSF produced by P. pastoris may be a potent adjuvant for swine vaccines.
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Assunto principal:
Pichia
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Suínos
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Células Dendríticas
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Diferenciação Celular
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Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos
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Animals
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Vet Immunol Immunopathol
Ano de publicação:
2003
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