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Zhou Y, Luo T, Gong Y, Guo Y, Wang D, Gao Z, Sun F, Fu L, Liu H, Pan W, Yang X. The non-oral infection of larval Echinococcus granulosus induces immune and metabolic reprogramming in the colon of mice. Front Immunol 2023; 13:1084203. [PMID: 36713407 PMCID: PMC9880436 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1084203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background The intestinal tract serves as a critical regulator for nutrient absorption and overall health. However, its involvement in anti-parasitic infection and immunity has been largely neglected, especially when a parasite is not transmitted orally. The present study investigated the colonic histopathology and functional reprogramming in mice with intraperitoneal infection of the larval Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus). Results Compared with the control group, the E. granulosus-infected mice exhibited deteriorated secreted mucus, shortened length, decreased expression of tight junction proteins zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), and occludin in the colon. Moreover, RNA sequencing was employed to characterize colonic gene expression after infection. In total, 3,019 differentially expressed genes (1,346 upregulated and 1,673 downregulated genes) were identified in the colon of infected mice. KEGG pathway and GO enrichment analysis revealed that differentially expressed genes involved in intestinal immune responses, infectious disease-associated pathways, metabolism, or focal adhesion were significantly enriched. Among these, 18 tight junction-relative genes, 44 immune response-associated genes, and 23 metabolic genes were annotated. Furthermore, mebendazole treatment could reverse the colonic histopathology induced by E. granulosus infection. Conclusions Intraperitoneal infection with E. granulosus induced the pathological changes and functional reprogramming in the colon of mice, and mebendazole administration alleviated above alternations, highlighting the significance of the colon as a protective barrier against parasitic infection. The findings provide a novel perspective on host-parasite interplay and propose intestine as a possible target for treating parasitic diseases that are not transmitted orally.
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- Yuying Zhou
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- The First Clinical Medical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
- The Second Clinical Medical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Basic Medical College, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Jiangsu International Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Oral vaccination of mice with attenuated Salmonella encoding Trichinella spiralis calreticulin and serine protease 1.1 confers protective immunity in BALB/c mice. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022; 16:e0010929. [PMID: 36445875 PMCID: PMC9707759 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Trichinella spiralis is a foodborne parasitic nematode which is a serious risk to meat safety. Development of anti-Trichinella vaccine is needed to control Trichinella infection in food animals. In this study, two novel T. spiralis genes (calreticulin and serine protease 1.1) in combination were used to construct oral DNA vaccines, and their induced protective immunity was evaluated in a murine model. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS TsCRT+TsSP1.1, TsCRT and TsSP1.1 DNA were transformed into attenuated Salmonella typhimurium ΔcyaSL1344. Oral vaccination of mice with TsCRT+TsSP1.1, TsCRT and TsSP1.1 DNA vaccines elicited a gut local mucosal sIgA response and systemic Th1/Th2 mixed response. Oral vaccination with TsCRT+TsSP1.1 induced obviously higher level of serum specific antibodies, mucosal sIgA and cellular immune response than either of single TsCRT or TsSP1.1 DNA vaccination. Oral vaccination of mice with TsCRT+TsSP1.1 exhibited a 53.4% reduction of enteral adult worms and a 46.05% reduction of muscle larvae, conferred a higher immune protection than either of individual TsCRT (44.28 and 42.46%) or TsSP1.1 DNA vaccine (35.43 and 29.29%) alone. Oral vaccination with TsCRT+TsSP1.1, TsCRT and TsSP1.1 also obviously ameliorated inflammation of intestinal mucosa and skeletal muscles of vaccinated mice after challenge. CONCLUSIONS TsCRT and TsSP1.1 might be regarded the novel potential targets for anti-Trichinella vaccines. Attenuated Salmonella-delivered DNA vaccine provided a prospective approach to control T. spiralis infection in food animals.
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Zeng J, Zhang R, Ning Ma K, Han LL, Yan SW, Liu RD, Zhang X, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Characterization of a novel aminopeptidase P from Trichinella spiralis and its participation in the intrusion of intestinal epithelial cells. Exp Parasitol 2022; 242:108376. [PMID: 36089006 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Aminopeptidases P are metalloproteases belonging to the M24 peptidase family. It specifically hydrolyzes the N-terminus of polypeptides free of acidic amino acids, and plays an important role in the nutrition, metabolism and growth of parasites. The aim of this study was to characterize a novel Trichinella spiralis aminopeptidase P (TsAPP) and to investigate its functions in the invasion of T. spiralis. TsAPP contained two domains of creatinase (a creatinase N and creatinase N2) and a domain of peptidase M24C and APP. The complete TsAPP sequence was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 cells. The recombinantly produced TsAPP was used to raise polyclonal antibodies that were subsequently used to detect the expression of the protein in the different life stages of T. spiralis. TsAPP was expressed in various T. spiralis stages. TsAPP was primarily localized in the cuticle, stichosome and intrauterine embryos of this nematode. rTsAPP has an enzymatic activity of a natural aminopeptidase P to hydrolyze the substrate H-Ala-Pro-OH. rTsAPP promoted the larval intrusion of intestinal epithelium cells (IECs). The results showed that TsAPP is involved in the T. spiralis intrusion of IECs and it might be a potential candidate vaccine target against Trichinella infection.
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- Jie Zeng
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China.
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Yu T, Sun Z, Cao X, Pang Q, Deng H. Recent trends in T7 phage application in diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 110:109071. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Zhang XZ, Yue WW, Bai SJ, Hao HN, Song YY, Long SR, Dan Liu R, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Oral immunization with attenuated Salmonella encoding an elastase elicits protective immunity against Trichinella spiralis infection. Acta Trop 2022; 226:106263. [PMID: 34879232 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Elastase belongs to the serine protease family. Previous studies showed that Trichinella spiralis elastase (TsE) was highly expressed in intestinal infective larvae (IIL). Recombinant TsE (rTsE) promoted the larval intrusion of enteral epithelium cells (IECs), whereas anti-rTsE antibodies and siRNA impeded larval intrusion. Subcutaneous vaccination of mice with rTsE showed a partial protective immunity, suggesting that TsE might be a promising vaccine target against Trichinella infection. In this study, complete TsE cDNA sequence was cloned into pcDNA3.1, and the rTsE DNA was transformed into attenuated S. typhimurium strain ΔcyaSL1344. Oral vaccination of mice with TsE DNA elicited a systemic Th1/Th2/Treg mixed immune response and gut local mucosal sIgA response. Immunized mice exhibited a significant immune protection against T. spiralis larval challenge, as demonstrated by a 52.48% reduction of enteral adult worms and a 69.43% reduction of muscle larvae. The protection might be related to the TsE-induced production of intestinal mucus, specific anti-TsE sIgA and IgG, and secretion of IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-4 and IL-10, which protected gut mucosa from larval intrusion, suppressed worm development and impeded female reproduction. The results demonstrated that attenuated Salmonella-delivered TsE DNA vaccine provided a prospective strategy for the control of Trichinella infection in food animals.
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Vaccination of mice with recombinant novel aminopeptidase P and cathepsin X alone or in combination induces protective immunity against Trichinella spiralis infection. Acta Trop 2021; 224:106125. [PMID: 34508714 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Trichinella spiralis is a major foodborne zoonotic parasitic nematode which has a serious threat to meat food safety. Development of anti-Trichinella vaccine is requisite for control and elimination of Trichinella infection in food animals to ensure meat safety. Aminopeptidase P (TsAPP) and cathepsin X (TsCX) are two novel proteins identified in T. spiralis intestinal infectious L1 larvae (IIL1). The objective of this study was to investigate the protective immunity elicited by immunization with TsAPP and TsCX alone and TsAPP-TsCX in combination in a mouse model. The results demonstrate that subcutaneous vaccination of mice with rTsAPP, rTsCX or rTsAPP + rTsCX elicited a systemic humoral response (high levels of serum IgG, IgG1/IgG2a and IgA) and significant local gut mucosal sIgA responses. The vaccination with rTsAPP, rTsCX or rTsAPP + rTsCX also induced a systemic and local mixed Th1/Th2 response, as demonstrated by clear elevation levels of IFN-γ and IL-4 in vaccinated mice. Vaccination of mice with rTsAPP+rTsCX exhibited a 63.99 % reduction of intestinal adult worms and 68.50% reduction of muscle larva burdens, alleviated inflammation of intestinal mucosal and muscle tissues, and provided a higher immune protection than that of vaccination with rTsAPP or rTsCX alone. The results demonstrated that TsAPP and TsCX might be considered novel candidate target molecules for anti-Trichinella vaccines.
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Zhuo TX, Wang Z, Song YY, Yan SW, Liu RD, Zhang X, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Characterization of a Novel Glutamine Synthetase From Trichinella spiralis and Its Participation in Larval Acid Resistance, Molting, and Development. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:729402. [PMID: 34616735 PMCID: PMC8488193 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.729402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Trichinella spiralis is a major foodborne parasite worldwide. After the encapsulated muscle larvae (ML) in meat are ingested, the ML are liberated in the stomach of the host and activated into intestinal infectious larvae (IIL), which develop into adult worm after molting four times. A novel glutamine synthetase (TsGS) was identified from T. spiralis IIL at 10 h post-infection, but its biological role in T. spiralis life cycle is not clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the biological characteristics of TsGS and its functions in larval acid resistance, molting, and development. TsGS has a glutamine synthetase (GS) catalytic domain. Complete TsGS sequence was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21. rTsGS has good immunogenicity. qPCR and Western blotting showed that TsGS was highly expressed at IIL stage, and immunofluorescence revealed that TsGS was principally localized at the cuticle and intrauterine embryos of this nematode. rTsGS has enzymatic activity of natural GS to hydrolyze the substrate (Glu, ATP, and NH4+). Silencing of TsGS gene significantly reduced the IIL survival at pH 2.5, decreased the IIL burden, and impeded larval molting and development. The results demonstrated that TsGS participates in T. spiralis larval acid resistance, molting and development, and it might be a candidate vaccine target against Trichinella molting and development.
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- Tong Xu Zhuo
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Yang DQ, Liu F, Bai Y, Zeng J, Hao HN, Yue X, Hu CX, Long SR, Liu RD, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Functional characterization of a glutathione S-transferase in Trichinella spiralis invasion, development and reproduction. Vet Parasitol 2021; 297:109128. [PMID: 32402492 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the biological function of a Trichinella spiralis glutathione S-transferase (TsGST) in larval invasion and development by RNA interference (RNAi). The TsGST-specific siRNA 366 was transfected into T. spiralis muscle larvae (ML) via electroporation. At 1 day following transfection, the larval TsGST mRNA and protein expressions were reduced by 40.09 and 65.22 % (P < 0.05), respectively. The enzymatic activity of natural TsGST in siRNA-transfected ML was also suppressed by 45% compared with PBS group (P < 0.05). Silencing of the TsGST significantly inhibited the ability of larvae to invade intestinal epithelium cells (IECs) and isolated intestine. After challenge with siRNA-366-treated ML, the infected mice exhibited a 62.82% reduction of intestinal adult worms, and 65.03 % reduction of muscle larvae compared to the PBS group. Besides, the length of adults, newborn larvae and muscle larvae was significantly shorter than that of control siRNA and PBS group; the female fecundity of siRNA 366 group was lower than those of control siRNA and PBS group (P < 0.05). The results revealed that the specific RNAi significantly reduced the expression and enzymatic activity of TsGST, inhibited the larval invasive and developmental capacity, and impaired the female fecundity. The results further confirmed that TsGST plays a crucial role in the T. spiralis life cycle and it might be a potential molecular target for anti-Trichinella vaccines.
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- Da Qi Yang
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
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Wang D, Liu Q, Jiang YL, Huang HB, Li JY, Pan TX, Wang N, Yang WT, Cao X, Zeng Y, Shi CW, Wang JZ, Yang GL, Zhao Q, Wang CF. Oral immunization with recombinant Lactobacillus plantarum expressing Nudix hydrolase and 43 kDa proteins confers protection against Trichinella spiralis in BALB/c mice. Acta Trop 2021; 220:105947. [PMID: 33971160 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Trichinellosis is a significant food-borne zoonotic parasitic disease caused by parasite Trichinella. Given the side effects of anti-Trichinella drugs (e.g., Mebendazole) aroused in the course of treatments, an effective vaccine against the parasite is called for. The therapies available to date are in most instances targeting a single stage of Trichinella, resulting in an incomplete protective immunity against the parasite in terms of the complexity of its developmental stages. In this study, a recombinant dual-expression double anchor vector NC8-pLp-TsNd-S-pgsA'-gp43 was constructed carrying two antigen genes from Trichinella spiralis (T. spiralis), encoding the gp43 and T. spiralis Nudix hydrolase (TsNd) proteins which were mainly expressed in muscle larva (ML) and intestinal infective larva stages of the parasite respectively. These two proteins were to be expressed by Lactobacillus plantarum NC8 (L. plantarum NC8) which was designed to express the two anchored peptides, a truncated poly-γ-glutamic acid synthetase A (pgsA') and the surface layer protein of Lactobacillus acidophilus (SlpA), on its surface for attaching expressed foreign proteins. Oral immunization with the above recombinant vaccine induced higher levels of specific serum IgG and mucosal secretory IgA (SIgA) in BALB/c mice. In addition, cytokines, interferon-γ (IFN- γ), interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-17 released by lymphocytes, and CD4+ levels displayed on the surfaces of splenic and mesenteric lymph cells were significantly enhanced by the vaccination. Moreover, after larval challenges, a 75.67 % reduction of adult worms (AW) at 7 days post-infection (dpi) and 57.14 % reduction of ML at 42 dpi were observed in mice immunized with the recombinant vaccine. Furthermore, this oral vaccination reduced the counts of encysted larvae presented in tongue and masseter muscles after infected with T. spiralis in mice. The overall results demonstrated that the recombinant vaccine developed in this study could induce specific humoral, mucosal, and cellular immune responses, and provides protections against different stages (adult worms and muscle larva) of T. spiralis infections in BALB/c mice, which could make it a promising oral vaccine candidate against trichinellosis.
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- Dan Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; College of Food Engineering, Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130052, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Jilin Provincial Engineering Research Center of Animal Probiotics, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China; Key Laboratory of animal production and product quality safety of Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province 130118, China.
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Hu CX, Zeng J, Hao HN, Xu YXY, Liu F, Liu RD, Long SR, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Biological properties and roles of a Trichinella spiralis inorganic pyrophosphatase in molting and developmental process of intestinal larval stages. Vet Res 2021; 52:6. [PMID: 33413587 PMCID: PMC7791673 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-020-00877-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) participates in energy cycle and plays a vital role in hydrolysis of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) into inorganic phosphate (Pi). The aim of this study was to investigate the biological properties of a Trichinella spiralis PPase (TsPPase) and its role in larval molting and developmental process. The predicted TsPPase consisted of 367 amino acids with a molecular mass of 41.48 kDa and a pI of 5.76. Amino acid sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis showed that the TsPPase gene encodes a functional family I soluble PPase with the same characteristics as prokaryotic, plant and animal/fungal soluble PPase. The rTsPPase was expressed and purified, it has the activity to catalyze the hydrolysis of PPi to Pi, and the activity was dependent on Mg2+, pH and temperature. The enzymatic activity of rTsPPase was significantly inhibited after its metal binding sites mutation. TsPPase was transcribed and expressed in all T. spiralis phases, especially in muscle larvae (ML) and intestinal infective larvae (IIL). Immunofluorescence assay (IFA) revealed that TsPPase was mainly located in cuticle and stichosome. When the ML and IIL were treated with TsPPase-specific siRNA-279, TsPPase expression and enzymatic activity were obviously reduced, the larval molting and development were also impeded. Intestinal IIL as well as AW burden, IIL molting rates from mice infected with siRNA-treated ML were obviously suppressed. The results indicated that rTsPPase possesses the enzymatic activity of native inorganic pyrophosphatase, and TsPPase plays an important role in development and molting process of intestinal T. spiralis larval stages.
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- Chen Xi Hu
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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Zhang XZ, Yuan Sun X, Bai Y, Wen Yue W, Yue X, Song YY, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Immune responses in mice vaccinated with a DNA vaccine expressing a new elastase from Trichinella spiralis. Folia Parasitol (Praha) 2020; 67. [DOI: 10.14411/fp.2020.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lei JJ, Hu YY, Liu F, Yan SW, Liu RD, Long SR, Jiang P, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel peptidase from Trichinella spiralis and protective immunity elicited by the peptidase in BALB/c mice. Vet Res 2020; 51:111. [PMID: 32891183 PMCID: PMC7487599 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-020-00838-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In our previous studies, a novel T. spiralis peptidase (TsP) was identified among the excretory/secretory (ES) proteins of T. spiralis intestinal infective larvae (IIL) and T. spiralis at the adult worm (AW) stage using immunoproteomics, but the biological function of TsP in the life cycle of T. spiralis is not clear. The objective of this study was to investigate the biological properties and functions of TsP in larval intrusion and protective immunity induced by immunization with rTsP. The complete TsP cDNA sequence was cloned and expressed. The results of RT-PCR, indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFA) and western blotting revealed that TsP is a surface and secretory protein expressed in T. spiralis at different stages (muscle larvae, IIL, AWs and newborn larvae) that is principally localized at the epicuticle of the nematode. rTsP facilitated the larval intrusion of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and intestinal mucosa, whereas anti-rTsP antibodies suppressed larval intrusion; these facilitative and suppressive roles were dose-dependently related to rTsP or anti-rTsP antibodies. Immunization of mice with rTsP triggered an obvious humoral immune response (high levels of IgG, IgG1/IgG2a, and sIgA) and also elicited systemic (spleen) and intestinal local mucosal (mesenteric lymph node) cellular immune responses, as demonstrated by an evident increase in the cytokines IFN-γ and IL-4. Immunization of mice with rTsP reduced the numbers of intestinal adult worms by 38.6% and muscle larvae by 41.93%. These results demonstrate that TsP plays a vital role in the intrusion, development and survival of T. spiralis in hosts and is a promising candidate target molecule for anti-Trichinella vaccines.
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- Jun Jun Lei
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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Zhang Y, Zeng J, Song YY, Long SR, Liu RD, Jiang P, Zhang X, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Vaccination of Mice with a Novel Trypsin from Trichinella spiralis Elicits the Immune Protection against Larval Challenge. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:E437. [PMID: 32764274 PMCID: PMC7564495 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Trichinella spiralis is a major foodborne parasite and has a serious threat to meat safety. Development of anti-Trichinella vaccines is prospective to eliminate Trichinella infection in food animal. The aim of this study was to assess the biological properties of a novel T. spiralis trypsin (TsT) and its elicited immune protection against larval challenge. The cDNA sequence of TsT gene was cloned and expressed. Western blotting showed rTsT was identified by infection serum and anti-TsT serum. RT-PCR results revealed that TsT gene was transcribed at diverse T. spiralis lifecycle stages. The IIFT results showed that natural TsT was principally expressed at epicuticle of 5-6 day adult worms, indicating that TsT is a worm somatic antigen and adult-stage specific surface antigen. Vaccination of mice with rTsT triggered an evident humoral immune response (high levels of serum IgG, IgG1/IgG2a, and enteral sIgA), and it also induced the systemic and enteral local cellular immune response, demonstrated by an significantly elevation of cytokines IFN-γ and IL-4. The mice vaccinated with rTsT exhibited a 33.17% reduction of enteral adult worms and a 37.80% reduction of muscle larvae after larval challenge. The results showed that TsT might be considered as a candidate target antigen for anti-T. spiralis vaccines.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China; (Y.Z.); (J.Z.); (Y.Y.S.); (S.R.L.); (R.D.L.); (P.J.); (X.Z.); (J.C.)
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Guo KX, Bai Y, Ren HN, Sun XY, Song YY, Liu RD, Long SR, Zhang X, Jiang P, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Characterization of a Trichinella spiralis aminopeptidase and its participation in invasion, development and fecundity. Vet Res 2020; 51:78. [PMID: 32539772 PMCID: PMC7296678 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-020-00805-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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A Trichinella spiralis aminopeptidase (TsAP) has been identified in intestinal infectious larvae (IIL) and adult worms (AW), but its biological function in the T. spiralis life cycle is unknown. The aim of this study was to characterize TsAP and ascertain its functions in the invasion, development and fecundity of T. spiralis. Recombinant TsAP (rTsAP) was expressed and purified. rTsAP has strong immunogenicity. qPCR and western blotting show that TsAP was transcribed and expressed at all T. spiralis lifecycle stages, but the expression level of TsAP mRNA and proteins at IIL and AW stages was obviously higher than those in muscle larvae (ML) and newborn larvae (NBL). The IFT results reveal that TsAP was principally located at the cuticle and the intrauterine embryos of this nematode. rTsAP had the enzymatic activity of natural aminopeptidase to hydrolyze the substrate Leu-pNA with an optimal temperature of 50 °C and optimal pH of 8.0. rTsAP promoted the larval penetration into intestinal epithelial cells, whereas anti-rTsAP antibodies suppressed the larval intrusion; the promotion and suppression was dose-dependently related to rTsAP or anti-rTsAP antibodies. TsAP protein expression level and enzymatic activity were reduced by 50.90 and 49.72% through silencing of the TsAP gene by specific siRNA 842. Intestinal AW and muscle larval burdens, worm length and female reproductive capacity were significantly declined in mice infected with siRNA-transfected ML compared to the control siRNA and PBS group. These results indicate that TsAP participates in the invasion, development and fecundity of T. spiralis and it might be a candidate target for anti-Trichinella vaccines.
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- Kai Xia Guo
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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Zhang XZ, Sun XY, Bai Y, Song YY, Hu CX, Li X, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Protective immunity in mice vaccinated with a novel elastase-1 significantly decreases Trichinella spiralis fecundity and infection. Vet Res 2020; 51:43. [PMID: 32169101 PMCID: PMC7071723 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-020-00767-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Trichinella spiralis is an important foodborne parasitic nematode that represents an enormous threat to the food safety of pork meat. The development of a preventive vaccine is valuable for the prevention and control of Trichinella infection in domestic pigs to ensure pork safety. Elastase is a trypsin-like serine protease that hydrolyzes the host's diverse tissue components and participates in parasite penetration, and it might be a novel vaccine target molecule. The aim of this study was to assess the protective immunity produced by vaccination with a novel Trichinella spiralis elastase-1 (TsE) in a mouse model. The results demonstrate that subcutaneous vaccination of mice with rTsE elicited a systemic humoral response (high levels of serum IgG and subclass IgG1/IgG2a and IgA) and significant local enteral mucosal sIgA responses. Anti-rTsE IgG recognized the native TsE at the cuticle, stichosome of intestinal infective larvae and adult worm (AW), and intrauterine embryos of female AW. The rTsE vaccination also produced a systemic and local mixed Th1/Th2 response, as demonstrated by clear elevation levels of Th1 cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-2) and Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-10) after spleen, mesenteric lymph node and Peyer's patch cells from immunized mice were stimulated with rTsE. The immunized mice exhibited a 52.19% reduction in enteral AW and a 64.06% reduction in muscle larvae after challenge infection. The immune response triggered by rTsE vaccination protected enteral mucosa from larval intrusion, suppressed larval development and reduced female fecundity. The results indicate that TsE may represent a novel target molecule for anti-T. spiralis vaccines.
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- Xin Zhuo Zhang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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Cui J, Han Y, Yue X, Liu F, Song YY, Yan SW, Lei JJ, Zhang X, Jiang P, Wang ZQ. Vaccination of mice with a recombinant novel cathepsin B inhibits Trichinella spiralis development, reduces the fecundity and worm burden. Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:581. [PMID: 31829230 PMCID: PMC6907330 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3833-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Trichinella spiralis is a major zoonotic tissue-dwelling nematode, which is a public health concern and a serious hazard to animal food safety. It is necessary to exploit an anti-Trichinella vaccine to interrupt the transmission of Trichinella infection among animals and from animals to humans. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the novel T. spiralis cathepsin B (TsCB) and to evaluate the immune protection elicited by immunization with recombinant TsCB (rTsCB). METHODS The complete cDNA sequences of the TsCB gene were cloned, expressed and purified. The antigenicity of rTsCB was investigated by western blot analysis and ELISA. Transcription and expression of TsCB at various T. spiralis life-cycle stages were analyzed by RT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescent assay (IIFA). The mice were subcutaneously immunized with rTsCB, and serum level of TsCB-specific IgG (IgG1 and IgG2a) and IgE antibodies were assayed by ELISA. Immune protection elicited by vaccination with rTsCB was investigated. RESULTS The TsCB was transcribed and expressed in four T. spiralis life-cycle stages (adult worm, AW; newborn larvae, NBL; muscle larvae, ML; and intestinal infective L1 larvae), it was primarily located in the cuticle and stichosome of the parasitic nematode. Vaccination of mice with rTsCB produced a prominent antibody response (high level of specific IgG and IgE) and immune protection, as demonstrated by a 52.81% AW burden reduction of intestines at six days post-infection (dpi) and a 50.90% ML burden reduction of muscles at 35 dpi after oral larva challenge. The TsCB-specific antibody response elicited by immunization with rTsCB also impeded intestinal worm growth and decreased the female fecundity. CONCLUSIONS TsCB might be considered as a novel potential molecular target to develop vaccines against T. spiralis infection.
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- Jing Cui
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052 China
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Sun GG, Lei JJ, Ren HN, Zhang Y, Guo KX, Long SR, Liu RD, Jiang P, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Intranasal immunization with recombinant Trichinella spiralis serine protease elicits protective immunity in BALB/c mice. Exp Parasitol 2019; 201:1-10. [PMID: 31004570 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The aim of this study was to observe the intestinal mucosal/systemic responses triggered by intranasal vaccination using recombinant Trichinella spiralis serine protease (rTsSP) and its capacity to elicit immune protection against larva challenge in a murine model. rTsSP coupled with cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) was used to vaccinate mice via intranasal route. The results revealed that intranasal vaccination with rTsSP plus CTB elicited significantly intestinal local sIgA response and a TsSP-specific systemic antibody response in vaccinated mice. Furthermore, more goblet cells/acidic mucins and IgA-secreting cells were observed in jejunum from vaccinated mice. Anti-rTsSP immune serum strongly recognized the cuticle of various worm stages (muscle larva, intestinal infective larva and adult worm). The level of IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 of rTsSP-vaccinated mice was significantly elevated relative to CTB and PBS control groups. The vaccinated mice exhibited a 71.10% adult reduction at 9 days pi and a 62.10% muscle larva reduction at 42 days pi following larva challenge. Additionally, vaccination with rTsSP also dampened intestinal T. spiralis development and decreased the female fecundity. Our results showed that intranasal vaccination using rTsSP adjuvanted with CTB triggered significantly local sIgA response and systemic concurrent Th1/Th2 response that induced an obvious protection against Trichinella infection.
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- Ge Ge Sun
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, PR China.
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Ren HN, Guo KX, Zhang Y, Sun GG, Liu RD, Jiang P, Zhang X, Wang L, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Molecular characterization of a 31 kDa protein from Trichinella spiralis and its induced immune protection in BALB/c mice. Parasit Vectors 2018; 11:625. [PMID: 30518426 PMCID: PMC6282284 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-3198-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Trichinella spiralis is an important foodborne zoonotic parasite and it is necessary to develop a vaccine in order to interrupt transmission from animals to humans. A 31 kDa protein from T. spiralis (Ts31) is an antigen targeted by protective antibodies, and Ts31 contains a domain of trypsin-like serine protease that might have the function of serine protease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular characteristics of Ts31 and its induced immune protection. Methods Expression and localization of Ts31 in various T. spiralis phases were investigated using qPCR and immunofluorescent test (IFT). The specific binding between Ts31 and intestinal epithelium cells (IECs) was analyzed by Far-Western blotting, ELISA and IFT, and the cellular localization of binding sites was examined on confocal microscopy. The mice were subcutaneously vaccinated with recombinant Ts31 protein (rTs31), serum specific IgG was determined by ELISA, and immune protection induced by immunization with rTs31 was evaluated. Inhibition of anti-rTs31 IgG on IL1 invasion of IECs and ADCC-mediated killing of newborn larvae (NBL) was also determined. Results Ts31 was expressed at different life-cycle stages and located principally at the stichosome and cuticle of this parasite. rTs31 was capable to specially bond to IECs, and binding site was located in the cytoplasm of IECs. Immunization of mice with rTs31 elicited a significant humoral response and protection, as demonstrated by a 56.93% reduction of adult worms at 6 days post-infection (dpi) and a 53.50% reduction of muscle larvae at 42 dpi after larval challenge. Anti-rTs31 antibodies impeded T. spiralis penetration of enterocytes in a dose-dependent pattern, and participated in the destruction of NBL by an ADCC-mediated manner. Conclusions Ts31 facilitated the T. spiralis penetration of intestinal epithelium, which could make it a vaccine candidate target molecule against Trichinella infection.
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- Hua Nan Ren
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China
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- Genetic and Prenatal Diagnostic Center of the First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.
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Qi X, Han Y, Jiang P, Yue X, Ren HN, Sun GG, Long SR, Yu C, Cheng XC, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Oral vaccination with Trichinella spiralis DNase II DNA vaccine delivered by attenuated Salmonella induces a protective immunity in BALB/c mice. Vet Res 2018; 49:119. [PMID: 30518422 PMCID: PMC6280372 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-018-0614-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Trichinellosis is one of the most serious foodborne parasitic zoonosis with worldwide distribution, and it is necessary to develop a vaccine to interrupt transmission from animals to humans. Trichinella spiralis adult-specific DNase II-1 (TsDNase II) were identified by immunoproteomics in surface or excretory/secretory proteins of adult worms (AW) and intestinal infective larvae (IIL). The aim of this study was to investigate the systemic, mucosal responses and immune protection elicited by oral vaccination with TsDNase II DNA vaccine delivered by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium strain⊿cyaSL1344. Oral vaccination with TsDNase II DNA vaccine triggered an obvious mucosal sIgA response and a systemic IgG response in mice, and IgG1 was predominant. Th1 (IFN-γ) and Th2 (IL-4, 10) cytokines were distinctly increased in the spleen and mesenteric lymph node (MLN) cells of vaccinated mice. An indirect immunofluorescent test revealed that native TsDNase II is present at the cuticle of this nematode after the 2nd molting, further confirming that TsDNase II is adult-specific and expressed at AW and pre-adult stages. Oral immunization of mice with TsDNase II exhibited a 53.85% reduction in AW and a 59.26% reduction in ML after larval challenge. The in vitro NBL production of adult females from TsDNase II-vaccinated mice was also reduced in comparison with pcDNA3.1 or the PBS control group (P < 0.01). Our results show that oral immunization of mice with TsDNase II produced an intestinal and systematic concurrent Th1/Th2 immune response, and a significant immune protection against challenge.
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- Xin Qi
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Key Lab of Animal Disease and Public Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- Key Lab of Animal Disease and Public Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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Qi X, Yue X, Han Y, Jiang P, Yang F, Lei JJ, Liu RD, Zhang X, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Characterization of Two Trichinella spiralis Adult-Specific DNase II and Their Capacity to Induce Protective Immunity. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2504. [PMID: 30455671 PMCID: PMC6230719 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Deoxyribonuclease II (DNase II) is a widespread endonuclease, which can degrade the DNA. Trichinella spiralis adult-specific DNase II-1 (TsDNase II-1) and DNase II-7 (TsDNase II-7) were identified in excretory-secretory (ES) or surface proteins of adult worm (AW) and intestinal infective larvae (IIL) using immunoproteomics with early infection sera. The aim of this study was to characterize the two T. spiralis DNase II enzymes and to investigate their role as potential vaccine candidate target molecules. The cDNA sequences of the two DNase II enzymes from 3 days old AWs of T. spiralis were cloned and expressed. The sequencing results showed that the complete cDNA sequences of the two DNase II enzymes were 1221 and 1161 bp long, and the predicted open reading frames encoded 347 and 348 amino acids, respectively. On Western blot analysis, natural TsDNase II-1 and TsDNase II-7 in the crude extracts of IIL, AWs, and newborn larvae (NBL) and AW ES proteins were recognized by both anti-rTsDNase II-1 and anti-rTsDNase II-7 sera. Indirect immunofluorescence test and qPCR showed that the two DNase II enzymes were highly expressed at AW and NBL stages and were mainly located at the cuticle and stichosome of the nematode. Vaccination with the two recombinant DNase II enzymes triggered prominent humoral responses that exhibited significant immune protection against T. spiralis larval infection, as demonstrated by the notable reduction in intestinal AW and muscle larva burdens. Specific antibodies to the two molecules evidently inhibited the in vitro parasite invasion of enterocytes and participated in the killing of NBL by an antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) mode. The enzymes DNase II-1 and DNase II-7 are the potential target molecules for anti-Trichinella vaccine for blocking both larval invasion and development.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Wang J, Jiang Y, Yang W, Shi C, Huang H, Sun H, Liu G, Wang C, Yang G, Cai Y. Vaccination with DNA encoding ES 43-kDa /45-kDa antigens significantly reduces Trichinella spiralis infection in mice. Res Vet Sci 2018; 120:4-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Li JF, Guo KX, Qi X, Lei JJ, Han Y, Yan SW, Jiang P, Yu C, Cheng XC, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Protective immunity against Trichinella spiralis in mice elicited by oral vaccination with attenuated Salmonella-delivered TsSP1.2 DNA. Vet Res 2018; 49:87. [PMID: 30189894 PMCID: PMC6127904 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-018-0582-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Trichinellosis is a worldwide important food-borne zoonosis caused mainly by ingesting raw or undercooked pork infected with Trichinella spiralis larvae. The development of vaccine is needed for preventing swine from Trichinella infection to ensure pork safety. Previous studies showed that T. spiralis serine protease 1.2 (TsSP1.2) is a vaccine candidate against Trichinella infection. In this study, the complete TsSP1.2 cDNA sequences were cloned into pcDNA3.1, and the rTsSP1.2 DNA was transformed into attenuated Salmonella typhimurium strain ΔcyaSL1344. Oral vaccination of mice with Salmonella-delivered rTsSP1.2 DNA vaccine induced an obvious intestinal mucosal IgA response and a systemic Th1/Th2 immune response; the vaccinated mice showed a 33.45% reduction of intestinal adult worms and 71.84% reduction of muscle larvae after T. spiralis larval challenge. The protection might be due to the rTsSP1.2-induced production of specific anti-TsSP1.2 sIgA, IgG, IgG1/IgG2a, and secretion of IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10, which protected intestinal mucosa from the parasite invasion, inhibited worm development and reduced female fecundity. The results indicate that the attenuated Salmonella-delivered rTsSP1.2 DNA vaccine offers a prospective strategy for the prevention and control of animal Trichinella infection.
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- Jie Feng Li
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Key Lab of Animal Disease and Public Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- Key Lab of Animal Disease and Public Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471003, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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Sun GG, Ren HN, Liu RD, Song YY, Qi X, Hu CX, Yang F, Jiang P, Zhang X, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Molecular characterization of a putative serine protease from Trichinella spiralis and its elicited immune protection. Vet Res 2018; 49:59. [PMID: 30001738 PMCID: PMC6043985 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-018-0555-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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In our previous work, a Trichinella spiralis putative serine protease (TsSP) was identified from ES products of T. spiralis intestinal infective larvae (IIL) and adult worms (AW) by immunoproteomics: it was highly expressed in IIL compared with muscle larvae (ML). In this study, the TsSP biological characteristics in larval invasion and growth were identified and its potential as a vaccine target against Trichinella infection were investigated. Expression of TsSP at various developmental phases (newborn larvae, ML, IIL, and AW) was detected by qPCR, immunofluorescent test and Western blotting. The rTsSP could specifically bind to the intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) membrane and enter into the cytoplasm. Anti-rTsSP serum suppressed the larval invasion of enterocytes in a dose-dependent mode, and killed newborn and ML of T. spiralis, decreased larval infectivity and development in the host by an ADCC-mediated mechanism. Immunization of mice with rTsSP produced a Th2 predominant immune response, and resulted in a 52.70% reduction of adult worms at 5 days post-infection (dpi) and a 52.10% reduction of muscle larvae at 42 dpi. The results revealed there was an interaction between TsSP and the host’s IEC; TsSP might be a pivotal protein for the invading, growing and parasiting of this nematode in the host. Vaccination of mice with rTsSP elicited immune protection, and TsSP is a potential target molecule for vaccines against enteral Trichinella infection.
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- Ge Ge Sun
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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Zhang N, Li W, Fu B. Vaccines against Trichinella spiralis: Progress, challenges and future prospects. Transbound Emerg Dis 2018; 65:1447-1458. [PMID: 29873198 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Trichinella spiralis, the causative agent of trichinellosis, is able to infect a wide range of carnivores and omnivores including human beings. In the past 30 years, a mass of vaccination efforts has been performed to control T. spiralis infection with the purpose of reduction in worm fecundity or decrease in muscle larval and adult burdens. Here, we summarize the development of veterinary vaccines against T. spiralis infection. During recent years, increasing numbers of new vaccine candidates have been developed on the protective immunity against T. spiralis infection in murine model. The vaccine candidates were not only selected from excretory-secretory (ES) antigens, but also from the recombinant functional proteins, such as proteases and some other antigens participated in T. spiralis intracellular processes. However, immunization with a single antigen generally revealed lower protective effects against T. spiralis infection in mice compared to that with the inactivated whole worms or crude extraction and ES productions. Future study of T. spiralis vaccines should focus on evaluation of the protective efficacy of antigens and/or ligands delivered by nanoparticles that could elicit Th2-type immune response on experimental pigs.
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- Nianzhang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou, China
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Song YY, Wang LA, Na Ren H, Qi X, Sun GG, Liu RD, Jiang P, Zhang X, Cui J, Wang ZQ. Cloning, expression and characterisation of a cysteine protease from Trichinella spiralis. Folia Parasitol (Praha) 2018; 65. [PMID: 29905572 DOI: 10.14411/fp.2018.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cysteine protease is a superfamily of widespread proteolytic enzymes and plays a major role in larval invasion, migration, exsheathing, survival and immune evasion in parasites. In the present study, the gene coding cysteine proteinase of the nematode Trichinella spiralis (Owen, 1835) was cloned into pQE-80L and subsequently expressed in E. coli JM109. The rTsCP was purified and its antigenicity was identified by Western blot and ELISA. Using anti-rTsCP serum the native TsCP was identified in muscle larval crude proteins. The results of quantitative real-time PCR and immunofluorescence test demonstrated that the TsCP was expressed in all stages of T. spiralis and located mainly in cuticle, stichosome and reproductive organs. The immunisation of mice with rTsCP elicited Th2-predominant immune responses. Anti-rTsCP antibodies could partially inhibit the in vitro larval invasion of intestinal epithelial cells and kill the newborn larvae by an antibody-dependent cell-mediated dose-dependent cytotoxicity. The vaccinated mice exhibited a 54% reduction of adults and a 33% reduction of muscle larvae following challenge infection. The results suggested that the TsCP might be an indispensable protein in Trichinella invasion, development and survival of T. spiralis in hosts, and could be a potential vaccine target against infection.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, PR China
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Liu CY, Song YY, Ren HN, Sun GG, Liu RD, Jiang P, Long SR, Zhang X, Wang ZQ, Cui J. Cloning and expression of a Trichinella spiralis putative glutathione S-transferase and its elicited protective immunity against challenge infections. Parasit Vectors 2017; 10:448. [PMID: 28962639 PMCID: PMC5622431 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2384-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) is a widespread multigene family of detoxification enzymes. The vaccination of mice with recombinant GST of 24 kDa from Trichinella spiralis elicited a low immune protection against challenge infection. The objective of this study was to characterize the T. spiralis putative GST gene (TspGST) encoding a 30.8 kDa protein and to evaluate its potential as a candidate antigen for anti-Trichinella vaccine. Methods The full-length cDNA sequence of TspGST from T. spiralis muscle larvae (ML) was expressed in E. coli. The enzymatic activity and antigenicity of the rTspGST were identified by spectrophotometry, Western blot, and ELISA. The expression of TspGST at T. spiralis various stages was investigated by RT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescent test (IIFT). Serum level of total IgG, IgG1, and IgG2a antibodies against rTspGST were measured by ELISA. The immune protection produced by vaccination with rTspGST against T. spiralis was evaluated. Results The sequencing results showed that the cDNA of TspGST was 840 bp, and encoded a protein of 279 amino acids, which had a molecular size of 30.8 kDa and a pI of 5.21. Its amino acid sequence shares 37% similarity with TsGST. The rTspGST protein had enzymatic activity of GST. On Western blot and ELISA analysis, the native TspGST protein with 30.8 kDa in crude antigens derived from adult worms (AW), newborn larvae (NBL), infective intestinal larvae (IIL) and ML was recognized by anti-rTspGST sera, but the ML ES antigens could be not recognized by anti-rTspGST sera. Expression of TspGST was found in all of T. spiralis various stages (AW, NBL, ML, and IIL). An immunolocalization analysis identified TspGST in different stages (mainly in cuticles) of the nematode. The mice vaccinated with the rTspGST elicited Th2-predominant immune responses, showed a 34.38% reduction of adult worms and a 43.70% reduction of muscle larvae. Conclusions Immunization with rTspGST produced a partial immune protection, and the rTspGST could be regarded as a potential candidate target for an anti-Trichinella vaccine.
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- Chun Ying Liu
- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
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Gu Y, Sun X, Li B, Huang J, Zhan B, Zhu X. Vaccination with a Paramyosin-Based Multi-Epitope Vaccine Elicits Significant Protective Immunity against Trichinella spiralis Infection in Mice. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1475. [PMID: 28824599 PMCID: PMC5540943 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Trichinellosis is a worldwide zoonosis and remains a serious public health problem. Interrupting parasite transmission via vaccination of livestocks with a potent vaccine is a practical approach to prevent human Trichinellosis. Our previous studies have identified that paramyosin of Trichinella spiralis (Ts-Pmy) is a good vaccine candidate against Trichinellosis. In this study, a novel multi-epitope vaccine (MEP) was constructed by using four CD4+ T cell epitopes (P2, P3, P4, and P5) and one B cell epitope (YX1) from Ts-Pmy and expressed as a soluble recombinant protein (rMEP) in Escherichia coli. Mice immunized with rMEP vaccine produced significant higher muscle larval reduction (55.4%) than that induced by immunization of parental rTs-Pmy (34.4%) against T. spiralis infection. The better protection is associated with rMEP induced high levels of anti-rMEP specific IgG and subclass IgG1/IgG2a, elevated T cell proliferation of splenocytes and secretion of IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-5. The cellular response to individual T cell epitope also showed that splenocytes from mice immunized with rMEP strongly response to the stimulation of synthetic epitope peptide P2, P3, and P4, but not to P5, suggesting that most of T cell epitopes are exposed and processed well during immunization that may contribute to the high protection induced by the immunization of rMEP. This study implies that epitope vaccine is a promising approach for the development of vaccines against Trichinellosis.
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- Yuan Gu
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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- Section of Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical UniversityBeijing, China
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Bai X, Hu X, Liu X, Tang B, Liu M. Current Research of Trichinellosis in China. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1472. [PMID: 28824597 PMCID: PMC5539376 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Trichinellosis, caused by Trichinella, is an emerging or re-emerging zoonotic parasitic disease, which is distributed worldwide with major socio-economic importance in some developing countries. In particular, it has been calculated that more than 40 million people are at risk of Trichinella infection in China. This review summarizes the current information on the epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis and vaccines of trichinellosis in China. Moreover, study of the treatment potential of using Trichinella for immune-related diseases and cancer, as well as the transcription and post-transcription modification of Trichinella were also collected, providing viewpoints for future investigations. Current advances in research will help us to develop new strategies for the prevention and control of trichinellosis and may potentially yield biological agents for treating other diseases.
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- Xue Bai
- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin UniversityChangchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin UniversityChangchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin UniversityChangchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin UniversityChangchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin UniversityChangchun, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and ZoonosesYangzhou, China
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Taher EE, Méabed EM, El Akkad DM, Kamel NO, Sabry MA. Modified dot-ELISA for diagnosis of human trichinellosis. Exp Parasitol 2017; 177:40-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Xu J, Bai X, Wang LB, Shi HN, van der Giessen JWB, Boireau P, Liu MY, Liu XL. Influence of adjuvant formulation on inducing immune response in mice immunized with a recombinant serpin from Trichinella spiralis. Parasite Immunol 2017; 39. [PMID: 28445612 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nematodes of the genus Trichinella are one of the most widespread zoonotic pathogens on the world, and they can still cause major public health problems in many parts of the world. Vaccination against the helminth nematode Trichinella could be a good strategy to reduce the risk of human and animal infection. It was our aim to evaluate three adjuvants, which could be used as an efficient vaccine for animals in combination with rTs-Serpin antigen. In this study, BALB/c mice were vaccinated by an intramuscular route with rTs-Serpin antigen from the parasite Trichinella spiralis in combination with three different adjuvant formulations: Montanide ISA201, Montanide IMS 1313 N PR VG and Freund's complete adjuvant/Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FCA/FIA). The dynamics of IgG, IgM, IgE and cytokine production from spleen cells and worm reduction rate of the vaccinated mice were analysed. The results showed that rTs-serpin can induce partial protection against Trichinella larvae challenge in mice, when compared to the FCA-/FIA-formulated vaccination, the IMS1313 plus rTs-serpin mixture showed higher humoral immunity and similar levels of cellular immunity and worm reduction rate. The study suggested that Montanide IMS nanoparticles 1313 are as effective as FCA but less toxic; thus, Montanide IMS nanoparticles 1313 can be used as a good candidate of adjuvant for developing vaccine against Trichinella spiralis.
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- J Xu
- Key Lab for Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonoses, Jilin University, Changchun, PR, China
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- Key Lab for Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonoses, Jilin University, Changchun, PR, China
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- Key Lab for Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonoses, Jilin University, Changchun, PR, China
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- Mucosal Immunology Laboratory, Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital East, Boston, MA, USA
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- Centre for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Key Lab for Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonoses, Jilin University, Changchun, PR, China.,Laboratory for Animal Health, Maisons Alfort, ANSES, INRA, ENVA, Universite Paris Est, Paris, France
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- Key Lab for Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonoses, Jilin University, Changchun, PR, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, PR, China
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- Key Lab for Zoonoses Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonoses, Jilin University, Changchun, PR, China
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Lee SH, Kim SS, Lee DH, Kim AR, Quan FS. Evaluation of protective efficacy induced by virus-like particles containing a Trichinella spiralis excretory-secretory (ES) protein in mice. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:384. [PMID: 27378450 PMCID: PMC4932752 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1662-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The frequent outbreaks of human trichinellosis globally underscore the need to develop effective vaccine. We hypothesized that a novel vaccine could improve vaccine efficacy against Trichinella spiralis. METHODS In this study, we developed virus-like particles (VLPs) containing the 53 KDa excretory/secretory (ES) protein of T. spiralis and the influenza matrix protein 1 (M1) as a core protein, and investigated the protective efficacy of the VLPs alone or with cholera toxin (CT) in a mouse model. RESULTS Intramuscular immunization induced T. spiralis-specific IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a antibody responses before and after challenge infections in the sera. These antibody responses were significantly enhanced in mice immunized with adjuvanted VLPs. Upon challenge infection, vaccinated mice showed significantly reduced worm burden in the diaphragm. Protective immune responses and efficacy of protection were significantly improved by immunization with VLPs together with CT adjuvant. CONCLUSIONS Our results are informative for a better understanding of the protective immunity induced by T. spiralis VLPs, and will provide insight into designing safe and effective vaccines.
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- Su-Hwa Lee
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Zoology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Zhang SB, Jiang P, Wang ZQ, Long SR, Liu RD, Zhang X, Yang W, Ren HJ, Cui J. DsRNA-mediated silencing of Nudix hydrolase in Trichinella spiralis inhibits the larval invasion and survival in mice. Exp Parasitol 2016; 162:35-42. [PMID: 26778819 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the functions of Trichinella spiralis Nudix hydrolase (TsNd) during the larval invasion of intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), development and survival in host by RNAi. The TsNd-specific double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) was designed to silence the expression of TsNd in T. spiralis larvae. DsRNA were delivered to the larvae by soaking incubation or electroporation. Silencing effect of TsNd transcription and expression was determined by real-time PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The infectivity of larvae treated with dsRNA was investigated by the in vitro larval invasion of IECs and experimental infection in mice. After being soaked with 40 ng/μl of dsRNA-TsNd, the transcription and expression level of TsNd gene was inhibited 65.8% and 56.4%, respectively. After being electroporated with 40 ng/μl of dsRNA-TsNd, the transcription and expression level of TsNd gene was inhibited 74.2% and 58.2%, respectively. Silencing TsNd expression by both soaking and electroporation inhibited significantly the larval invasion of IECs in a dose-dependent manner (r1 = -0.96798, r2 = -0.98707). Compared with the mice inoculated with untreated larvae, mice inoculated with larvae soaked with TsNd dsRNA displayed a 49.9% reduction in adult worms and 39.9% reduction in muscle larvae, while mice inoculated with larvae electroporated with TsNd dsRNA displayed a 83.4% reduction in adult worms and 69.5% reduction in muscle larvae, indicating that electroporation has a higher efficiency than soaking in inhibiting the larval development and survival in mice. Our results showed that silencing TsNd expression in T. spiralis inhibited significantly the larval invasion and survival in host.
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- Shuai Bing Zhang
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China.
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Long SR, Wang ZQ, Jiang P, Liu RD, Qi X, Liu P, Ren HJ, Shi HN, Cui J. Characterization and functional analysis of Trichinella spiralis Nudix hydrolase. Exp Parasitol 2015; 159:264-73. [PMID: 26545353 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2015.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Trichinella spiralis Nudix hydrolase (TsNd) was identified by screening a T7 phage display cDNA library from T. spiralis intestinal infective larvae (IIL), and vaccination of mice with recombinant TsNd protein (rTsNd) or TsNd DNA vaccine produced a partial protective immunity. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics and biological functions of TsNd in the process of invasion and development of T. spiralis larvae. Transcription and expression of TsNd gene at all developmental stages of T. spiralis were observed by qPCR and immunofluorescent test (IFT). The rTsNd had the Nd enzymatic activity to dGTP, NAD, NADP and CoA. Its kinetic properties on the preferred substrate dGTP were calculated, and the Vmax, Km, and kcat/Km values at pH 8.0 were 3.19 μM min(-1) μg(-1), 370 μM, and 144 s(-1) M(-1), respectively, in reaction matrix containing 5 mM Zn(2+) and 2 mM DTT. The rTsNd was active from 25 °C to 50 °C, with optimal activity at 37 °C. rTsNd was able to bind specifically to mouse intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and promoted the larval invasion of IECs, whereas anti-rTsNd antibodies inhibited the larval invasion of IECs in a dose-dependent manner. Anti-rTsNd antibodies could kill T. spiralis infective larvae by an ADCC-mediated mechanism. Our results showed that the rTsNd protein was able to interact with host IECs, had the Nudix hydrolasing activity and the enzymatic activity appeared to be essential indispensable for the T. spiralis larval invasion, development and survival in host.
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- Shao Rong Long
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China
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- Department of Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, PR China.
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Sun GG, Wang ZQ, Liu CY, Jiang P, Liu RD, Wen H, Qi X, Wang L, Cui J. Early serodiagnosis of trichinellosis by ELISA using excretory-secretory antigens of Trichinella spiralis adult worms. Parasit Vectors 2015; 8:484. [PMID: 26394626 PMCID: PMC4579640 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1094-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The excretory-secretory (ES) antigens of Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae (ML) are the most commonly used diagnostic antigens for trichinellosis. Their main disadvantage for the detection of anti-Trichinella IgG is false-negative results during the early stage of infection. Additionally, there is an obvious window between clinical symptoms and positive serology. METHODS ELISA with adult worm (AW) ES antigens was used to detect anti-Trichinella IgG in the sera of experimentally infected mice and patients with trichinellosis. The sensitivity and specificity were compared with ELISAs with AW crude antigens and ML ES antigens. RESULTS In mice infected with 100 ML, anti-Trichinella IgG were first detected by ELISA with the AW ES antigens, crude antigens and ML ES antigens 8, 12 and 12 days post-infection (dpi), respectively. In mice infected with 500 ML, specific antibodies were first detected by ELISA with the three antigen preparations at 10, 8 and 10 dpi, respectively. The sensitivity of the ELISA with the three antigen preparations for the detection of sera from patients with trichinellosis at 35 dpi was 100%. However, when the patients' sera were collected at 19 dpi, the sensitivities of the ELISAs with the three antigen preparations were 100% (20/20), 100% (20/20) and 75% (15/20), respectively (P < 0.05). The specificities of the ELISAs with the three antigen preparations were 98.11, 95.60 and 89.31%, respectively (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The sensitivity and specificity of the T. spiralis AW ES antigens were superior to those of the AW crude antigens and ML ES antigens. Thus, the AW ES antigens might serve as potential antigens for the early and specific serodiagnosis of trichinellosis.
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- Ge-Ge Sun
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
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Wang ZQ, Zhang SB, Jiang P, Liu RD, Long SR, Zhang X, Ren HJ, Cui J. The siRNA-mediated silencing of Trichinella spiralis nudix hydrolase results in reduction of larval infectivity. Parasitol Res 2015; 114:3551-7. [PMID: 26231837 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4650-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Previous studies showed that Trichinella spiralis Nudix hydrolase (TsNd) bound to intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), and vaccination of mice with rTsNd or TsNd DNA produced a partial protective immunity against T. spiralis infection. In this study, three TsNd specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) were designed to silence the expression of TsNd in T. spiralis larvae. SiRNAs were delivered to the larvae by electroporation. Silencing effect of TsNd transcription and expression was determined by real-time PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The infectivity of the larvae treated with siRNA was investigated by the in vitro larval invasion of IECs and experimental infection in mice. The results showed that siRNAs were efficiently delivered into T. spiralis larvae through electroporation. Real-time PCR and Western blotting showed that transcription and expression level of TsNd gene was inhibited 73.3 and 76.7 %, respectively, after being electroporated with 2 μM of siRNA-275 for 1 day. Silencing TsNd expression inhibited significantly the larval invasion of IECs (P < 0.01) and was in a dose-dependent manner (r = -0.97941). The mice with infected larvae treated with TsNd siRNA displayed a 63.6 % reduction in intestinal adult worms and 68.8 % reduction in muscle larval burden compared with mice infected with control siRNA-treated larvae. Our results showed that silencing TsNd expression in T. spiralis significantly reduced the larval infectivity and survival in host.
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- Zhong Quan Wang
- Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, 40 Daxue Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China,
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