Protection against Legionnaire's Disease: Recombinant Flagellin A of Legionella pneumophila Can Induce Protective Immunity against Bacteremia in a BALB/c Murine Model.
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol
; 27(2): 110-116, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
To investigate the immunoprotective effects of the recombinant type A flagellin (FLA), the flaA gene of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strain Paris was cloned into pET28a(+). Recombinant FLA (rFLA) was overexpressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) and purified by Ni2+ exchange chromatography. Female BALB/c aged 6-8 weeks were immunized with 20 µg of rFLA. Nonimmunized mice along with mice inoculated with a sublethal dose of live L. pneumophila intravenously were considered as negative and positive controls, respectively. A significant serum antibody response was observed in female BALB/c mice immunized with rFLA. Production of IFN-γ and IL-12, and TNF-α in the serum and the splenocyte cultures, and antigen-specific splenocyte proliferation suggested a strong innate and adaptive cell-mediated immunity response in rFLA-immunized mice. Intravenous lethal challenge with L. pneumophila serogroup 1 (strain Paris) showed that 60% of mice immunized with rFLA survived in a 10-day follow-up survey. These results show that rFLA from L. pneumophila can elicit strong innate and adaptive immune responses and suggest the possibility of a long-term immunity against lethal challenge with L. pneumophila.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteínas Recombinantes
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Enfermedad de los Legionarios
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Legionella pneumophila
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Bacteriemia
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Flagelina
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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BIOTECNOLOGIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Irán