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Brasil CL, Gonçalves VS, Santos FDS, Rodrigues PRC, Leite FPL, Pereira DIB. Immunomodulatory effect of Lacticaseibacillus casei CB054 supplementation in calves vaccinated against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2024; 269:110726. [PMID: 38341929 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2024.110726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
Abstract
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, confer health benefits to the host when supplemented in adequate amounts. They can promote immunomodulation by inducing phagocyte activity, leukocyte proliferation, antibody production, and cytokine expression. Lactic acid bacteria (BAL) are important probiotic specimens with properties that can improves ruminant nutrition, productivity and immunity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immunomodulatory effect of the supplementation with Lacticaseibacillus casei CB054 in calve vaccinated against bovine infectious rhinotracheitis (IBR). Calve were vaccinated with a commercial IBR vaccine, on day 0 and received a booster dose on day 21. L. casei CB054 was orally administered (4 ×109 UFC) for 35 days, while a non-supplemented control group received Phosphate Buffer Saline (PBS). Stimulation of bovine splenocytes with L. casei CB054 markedly enhanced mRNA transcription levels of cytokines IL2, IL4, IL10 and IL17 genes. Calves supplemented with L. casei CB054 showed significantly higher (p < 0.05) specific anti-BoHV-1 IgG levels, higher serum neutralization, as well as higher mRNA transcription for IL2, IL4, IL10 and IL17 genes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) comparing with control calves. Supplemented calve had an average weight gain of ∼14 kg more than non-supplemented during the experimental period. These results suggest that L. casei CB054 supplementation increase immunogenicity of a commercial IBR vaccine in cattle and improve weight gain.
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- Carolina Litchina Brasil
- Instituto de Biologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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- Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico - Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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- Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico - Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Virologia e Imunologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS 96010-900, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Biologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil; Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico - Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Biologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Nautiyal S, Nandi S, Sharma K, Gairola V, Sai Balaji KG, Biswas SK, Agrawal R, Mahajan S, Singh KP, Sharma GK. Development and evaluation of recombinant gD protein based ELISA for sero-surveillance of BoHV-1 in India. Biologicals 2023; 84:101720. [PMID: 37944302 DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2023.101720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Bovine herpes virus-1 (BoHV-1) is responsible for production losses through decreased milk yields, abortions, infertility, and trade restrictions in the bovine population. The disease is endemic in many countries including India. As the virus harbors a unique feature of latency animals once infected with the virus remain sero-positive for lifetime and can re-excrete the virus when exposed to stressful conditions. Hence, identification and culling of infected animals is only the means to minimize infection-associated losses. In this study, an economical indigenous assay for the detection of BoHV-1 specific antibodies was developed to cater to the huge bovine population of the country. The viral structural gD protein, expressed in the prokaryotic system was used for optimization of an indirect ELISA for bovines followed by statistical validation of the assay. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the indirect ELISA were 82.9% and 91.3% respectively. Systematically collected serum samples representing organized, unorganized and breeding farms of India were tested with the indigenously developed assay for further validation.
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- Sushmita Nautiyal
- CADRAD, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India
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- CADRAD, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India
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- Center for Wildlife, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., India
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- CADRAD, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India
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- CADRAD, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India
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- CADRAD, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India
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- Division of Biological Products, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., India
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- Division of Biological Standardization, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India
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- CADRAD, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India
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- CADRAD, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P., 243122, India.
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Esteves PA, Dellagostin OA, da Silva TC, Spilki FR, da Silva AD'Á, Oliveira EAS, Franco AC, Hübner S, Chiminazzo C, Canal CW, Campos FS, Roehe PM. An indirect ELISA to detect antibodies to the gC of bovine alphaherpesvirus 1 (BoAHV1) displaying no crossreactivity with antibodies induced by bovine alphaherpesvirus 5 (BoAHV5). J Virol Methods 2023; 320:114785. [PMID: 37516368 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Seroprevalence of bovine alphaherpesvirus type 1 (BoAHV1) infections may be contaminated by crossreactive antibodies to bovine alphaherpesvirus type 5 (BoAHV5). To avoid such crossreactivity, an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay prepared with a recombinant glycoprotein C (gC) antigen (ELISA-gC1) was developed, aiming the detection of antibodies to BoAHV1, with no crossreactivity with BoAHV5 antibodies. The antigen for the ELISA-gC1 was the product of the expression of 219 bp from the N-terminal portion of the BoAHV1 gC gene, which bears low homology between the two virus types. The test was validated on 131 bovine serum samples, including 26 sera from BoAHV1-experimentally immunized, 38 sera from BoAHV5-experimentally infected or immunized calves, and 67 sera from calves seronegative for both BoAHV1 and BoAHV5, as determined by serum neutralization (SN). When compared to SN for BoAHV1, the ELISA-gC1 presented 100% sensitivity, 95.5 % specificity, 100 % negative predictive value, 89.6 % positive predictive value, 98.8 % precision, and a kappa correlation coefficient (κ) 0.95. None of the 38 BoAHV5-seropositive calves was detected by the ELISA-gC1. The ELISA-gC1 proved highly effective for the identification of BoAHV1-positive sera, with no crossreactivity with anti-BoAHV5 antibodies, thus able to distinguish serological responses from BoAHV1- and BoAHV5-seropositive cattle. Its capacity to detect BoAHV1-specific antibodies should allow the determination of the actual BoAHV1 prevalence in herds, which cannot be serologically determined in countries where BoAHV5 is also prevalent due to antibody crossreactivity. Apart from recognizing exclusively BoAHV1-infected cattle, the ELISA-gC1 may also be used in support of BoAHV5 epidemiological studies by allowing the exclusion of BoAHV1-seropositive animals.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), CEP 96010-900, Pelotas RS, Brazil
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- Equipe de Virologia, Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor (IPVDF), Estrada do Conde 6000, CEP 92500-000 Eldorado do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade FEEVALE, Universidade Feevale, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Rodovia ERS-239 no. 2755, Vila Nova, CEP 93525 075 Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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- Secretaria da Agricultura, Pecuária e Desenvolvimento Rural, Av. Getúlio Vargas, 1384 - Menino Deus, Porto Alegre CEP 90150-004, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia (LABVIR), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia (DEMIP), Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2600, sala 523, Porto Alegre CEP 90035-003, RS, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Departamento de Veterinária Preventiva, Campus Universitário s/n, CEP 96 160-000, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Equipe de Virologia, Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinárias Desidério Finamor (IPVDF), Estrada do Conde 6000, CEP 92500-000 Eldorado do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, 8824, CEP 91540-000, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia (LABVIR), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia (DEMIP), Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2600, sala 523, Porto Alegre CEP 90035-003, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia (LABVIR), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia (DEMIP), Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde (ICBS), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2600, sala 523, Porto Alegre CEP 90035-003, RS, Brazil.
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Araujo IL, Piraine REA, Fischer G, Leite FPL. Recombinant BoHV-5 glycoprotein (rgD5) elicits long-lasting protective immunity in cattle. Virology 2023; 584:44-52. [PMID: 37244054 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2023.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BoHV-5 is a worldwide distributed pathogen usually associated with a lethal neurological disease in dairy and beef cattle resulting in important economic losses due to the cattle industry. Using recombinant gD5, we evaluated the long-duration humoral immunity of the recombinant vaccines in a cattle model. Here we report that two doses of intramuscular immunization, particularly with the rgD5ISA vaccine, induce long-lasting antibody responses. Recombinant gD5 antigen elicited tightly mRNA transcription of the Bcl6 and the chemokine receptor CXCR5 which mediate memory B cells and long-lived plasma cells in germinal centers. In addition, using an in-house indirect ELISA we observed higher and earlier responses of rgD5-specific IgG antibody and the upregulation of mRNA transcription of IL2, IL4, IL10, IL15, and IFN-γ in rgD5 vaccinated cattle, indicating a mixed immune response. We further show that rgD5 immunization protects against both BoHV -1 and -5. Our findings indicate that the rgD5-based vaccine represents an effective vaccine strategy to induce an efficient control of herpesviruses.
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- Itauá L Araujo
- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Centre, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
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- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Centre, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, Federal University of Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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- Biotechnology Unit, Technological Development Centre, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, Federal University of Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Piraine REA, Gonçalves VS, Dos Santos Junior AG, Cunha RC, de Albuquerque PMM, Conrad NL, Leite FPL. Expression cassette and plasmid construction for Yeast Surface Display in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnol Lett 2021; 43:1649-1657. [PMID: 33934257 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-021-03142-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Develop a Cell Surface Display system in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, based on the construction of an expression cassette for pYES2 plasmid. RESULTS The construction of an expression cassette containing the α-factor signal peptide and the C-terminal portion of the α-agglutinin protein was made and its sequence inserted into a plasmid named pYES2/gDαAgglutinin. The construction allows surface display of bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BoHV-5) glycoprotein D (gD) on S. cerevisiae BY4741 strain. Recombinant protein expression was confirmed by dot blot, and indirect immunofluorescence using monoclonal anti-histidine antibodies and polyclonal antibodies from mice experimentally vaccinated with a recombinant gD. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that the approach and plasmid used represent not only an effective system for immobilizing proteins on the yeast cell surface, as well as a platform for immunobiologicals development.
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- Renan Eugênio Araujo Piraine
- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil. .,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Veterinária, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Gonçalves VS, Santos FDS, Dos Santos Junior AG, Piraine REA, Rodrigues PRC, Brasil CL, Conrad NL, Leite FPL. Recombinant bovine IL17A acts as an adjuvant for bovine herpesvirus vaccine. Res Vet Sci 2021; 136:185-191. [PMID: 33677208 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Bovine herpes virus type 5 glycoprotein D (gD) is essential for viral penetration into host permissive cells. The Herpes virus gD glycoprotein has been used for bovine immunization, being efficient in reduction of viral replication, shedding and clinical signs, however sterilizing immunity is still not achieved. Recombinant subunit vaccines are, in general, poorly immunogenic requiring additional adjuvant components. Interleukin 17A (IL17A) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by T helper 17 cells that mediate mucosal immunity. IL17 production during vaccine-induced immunity is a requirement for mucosal protection to several agents. In this study, we investigated the potential of a recombinant IL17A to act as an adjuvant for a recombinant BoHV-5 glycoprotein D vaccine in cattle. Three cattle groups were divided as: group 1) rgD5 + alumen + rIL-17A; 2) rgD5 + alumen; and 3) PBS + alumen. The cattle (3 per group) received two doses of their respective vaccines at an interval of 21 days. The group that received rIL17 in its vaccine formulation at the 7th day after the prime immunization had significant higher levels of specific rgD-IgG than the alumen group. Addition of rIL17 also led to a significant fold increase in specific anti-rgD IgG and neutralizing antibodies to the virus, respectively, when compared with the alumen group. Cells stimulated with rIL17A responded with IL17 transcription, as well IL2, IL4, IL10, IL15, Bcl6 and CXCR5. Our findings suggest that the rIL17A has adjuvant potential for use in vaccines against BoHV-5 as well as potentially other pathogens of cattle.
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- Vitória Sequeira Gonçalves
- Núcleo de Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Biotecnologia - Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
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Araujo IL, Dummer LA, Rodrigues PRC, Dos Santos AG, Fischer G, Cunha RC, Leite FPL. Immune responses in bovines to recombinant glycoprotein D of bovine herpesvirus type 5 as vaccine antigen. Vaccine 2018; 36:7708-7714. [PMID: 30381153 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bovine herpesvirus 5 (BoHV-5) is responsible for outbreaks of meningoencephalitis that cause important economic losses in young cattle. BoHV-5 glycoprotein D (gD5) is essential for attachment and penetration into permissive cells and targeting of host immune systems, inducing strong humoral and cellular immune responses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the vaccinal immune response of vaccines formulated with the recombinant BoHV-5 gD (rgD5) in bovines. For the experiment, 72 heifers were randomly allotted into 6 different groups with 12 animals each. Group 1: vaccine formulated using inactivated BoHV-5 (iBoHV-5) adjuvanted with ISA50V2; Group 2: iBoHV-5 associated with 100 µg of rgD5 adjuvanted with ISA50V2; Group 3: 100 µg of rgD5 adjuvanted with ISA50V2; Group 4: 100 µg of rgD5 adjuvanted with Al(OH)3; Group 5: commercial vaccine; and Group 6: control group. Two doses were administered in a 26-day interval and the third after 357 days from primo vaccination. Cattle vaccinated with the vaccines formulated with iBoHV-5 plus rgD5 showed a significant (p < 0.01) five-fold increase in total immunoglobulin G (IgG) for BoHV-5, BoHV-1, and rgD5 as compared with the commercial and control groups. Also, a significant (p < 0.05) increase in IgG1 and IgG2a levels was induced in serum for rgD5. In addition, these same vaccines showed significant (p < 0.01) four-fold higher titers of BoHV-1 and -5 neutralizing antibodies. The results demonstrated that the rgD5 conserved important epitopes that were able to stimulate bovine humoral immunity response capable of viral neutralization of BoHV-1 and -5, suggesting it as a promising vaccine antigen to be used in vaccine for BoHV-1 and -5 endemic areas.
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- Itauá Leston Araujo
- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, Brazil; Laboratório de Virologia e Imunologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, Brazil; Laboratório de Virologia e Imunologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia e Imunologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bacteriologia, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas 96010-900, Brazil; Laboratório de Virologia e Imunologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul 96010-900, Brazil.
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