Isotype responses to candidate vaccine antigens in protective sera obtained from mice vaccinated with irradiated cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni.
AUTOR(ES)
Richter, D
RESUMO
In experimental schistosomiasis, sera of mice multiply vaccinated with radiation-attenuated cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni passively transfer resistance against cercarial challenge to naive mice. To further characterize these sera, we tested their protective capacities in two mouse strains (C57BL/6J and CBA/J) and compared the antigen-specific isotype compositions of the different protective sera by means of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. By using an array of purified schistosomal antigens, the patterns of antibody titers and isotypes differed for each experimental group and antigen. In the most-protective C57BL/6J sera, high levels of immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1), IgG2a, and IgG2b bound to heat shock protein 70 and the integral membrane protein Sm23, whereas recognition of these antigens by less-protective CBA/J sera was lower. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) was recognized predominantly by IgM antibodies of all vaccinated groups, and a significant portion of this response was directed against carbohydrate epitopes. Antibodies specific for triosephosphate isomerase, paramyosin, and Sm32 (hemoglobinase) were present in less-protective sera and thus seem less relevant for passive transfer of resistance. The results of this study suggest a contribution of IgG antibodies specific for heat shock protein 70 and Sm23, and possibly a contribution of GST-specific IgM antibodies, to the protective effect of sera from C57BL/6J mice vaccinated with irradiated cercariae.
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