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Clin Exp Allergy ; 50(7): 835-847, 2020 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32314444

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INTRODUCTION: Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) represents a curative approach for treating allergies. In the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, Blomia tropicalis (Blo t 5 and Blo t 21) is the likely dominant source of indoor allergens. AIM: To generate a hypoallergenic Blo t 5/Blo t 21 hybrid molecule that can treat allergies caused by B tropicalis. METHODS: Using in silico design of B tropicalis hybrid proteins, we chose two hybrid proteins for heterologous expression. Wild-type Blo t 5/Blo t 21 hybrid molecule and a hypoallergenic version, termed BTH1 and BTH2, respectively, were purified by ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography and characterized by physicochemical, as well as in vitro and in vivo immunological, experiments. RESULTS: BTH1, BTH2 and the parental allergens were purified to homogeneity and characterized in detail. BTH2 displayed the lowest IgE reactivity that induced basophil degranulation using sera from allergic rhinitis and asthmatic patients. BTH2 essentially presented the same endolysosomal degradation pattern as the shortened rBlo t 5 and showed a higher resistance towards degradation than the full-length Blo t 5. In vivo immunization of mice with BTH2 led to the production of IgG antibodies that competed with human IgE for allergen binding. Stimulation of splenocytes from BTH2-immunized mice produced higher levels of IL-10 and decreased secretion of IL-4 and IL-5. In addition, BTH2 stimulated T-cell proliferation in PBMCs isolated from allergic patients, with secretion of higher levels of IL-10 and lower levels of IL-5 and IL-13, when compared to parental allergens. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: BTH2 is a promising hybrid vaccine candidate for immunotherapy of Blomia allergy. However, further pre-clinical studies addressing its efficacy and safety are needed.


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Alérgenos , Proteínas de Artrópodes , Hipersensibilidade , Ácaros , Vacinas , Alérgenos/genética , Alérgenos/imunologia , Alérgenos/farmacologia , Animais , Proteínas de Artrópodes/genética , Proteínas de Artrópodes/imunologia , Proteínas de Artrópodes/farmacologia , Citocinas , Feminino , Humanos , Hipersensibilidade/imunologia , Hipersensibilidade/terapia , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Ácaros/genética , Ácaros/imunologia , Vacinas/genética , Vacinas/imunologia , Vacinas/farmacologia
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Microbiol Res ; 165(4): 312-20, 2010 May 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19720513

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Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is an intracellular pathogen that causes Caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) disease in sheep and goats. The widespread occurrence and the economic importance of this pathogen have prompted investigation of its pathogenesis. We used a genomic library of C. pseudotuberculosis to generate 1440 genomic survey sequences (GSSs); these were analyzed in silico with bioinformatics tools, using public databases for comparative analyses. We employed non-redundant unique sequences as a query for BLAST searches against the genome, the translated genome and the proteome of four other Corynebacterium species that have been completely sequenced. We were able to characterize approximately 8% of the genome of C. pseudotuberculosis, including previously undescribed functional group genes, based on the COG database; the GSSs classification into categories gave 13% information storage and processing, 14% cellular processes and 23% metabolism. We found a close relation between C. pseudotuberculosis and C. diphtheriae conserved-gene synteny in Corynebacteria species.


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Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis/genética , Genes Bacterianos , Genoma Bacteriano , Sequência de Bases , Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis/classificação , Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis/patogenicidade , DNA Bacteriano , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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