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ArticlePloS one2015

The Divergent CD8+ T Cell Adjuvant Properties of LT-IIb and LT-IIc, Two Type II Heat-Labile Enterotoxins, Are Conferred by Their Ganglioside-Binding B Subunits.

John C Hu, Christopher J Greene, Natalie D King-Lyons, Terry D Connell

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John C HuDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America.
Christopher J GreeneDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America.
Natalie D King-LyonsDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America.
Terry D ConnellDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology, The Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, The University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · US

Funding

Oral Immunity and Adjuvant ReceptorsR01DE017138 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI HAJISHENGALLIS, GEORGIOS · 2006 to 2014
$3.8M
TYPE II Enterotoxins as Mucosal ImmunomodulatorsR01DE013833 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI CONNELL, TERRY D. · 2001 to 2010
$3.2M
Type II enterotoxins as mucosal immunomodulatorsR56DE013833 · NIDCR · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI CONNELL, TERRY D. · 2011 to 2011
$317k
NIDCR NIH HHS DE017138NIDCR NIH HHS DE13833NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE013833NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE017138NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE013833
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poor immune responses elicited by vaccine antigens can be enhanced by the use of appropriate adjuvants. Type II heat-labile enterotoxins (HLT) produced by Escherichia coli are extremely potent adjuvants that augment both humoral and cellular immunity to co-administered antigens. Recent findings demonstrate that LT-IIb and LT-IIc, two type II HLT adjuvants, exhibit potent, yet distinguishable CD8(+) T cell adjuvant properties. While LT-IIc elicits a robust and rapid response at one week after administration, LT-IIb engenders a more gradual and slower expansion of antigen-specific CD8(+) T cells that correlates with improved immunity. The variations in immune effects elicited by the HLT adjuvants have been generally attributed to their highly divergent B subunits that mediate binding to various gangliosides on cell surfaces. Yet, HLT adjuvants with point mutations in the B subunit that significantly alter ganglioside binding retain similar adjuvant functions. Therefore, the contribution of the B subunits to adjuvanticity remains unclear. To investigate the influence of the B subunits on the enhancement of immune responses by LT-IIb and LT-IIc, chimeric HLT were engineered in which the B subunits of the two adjuvants were exchanged. Comparing the immune potentiating characteristics of both native and chimeric HLT adjuvants, it was found that not all the adjuvant characteristics of the HLT adjuvants were modulated by the respective B subunits. Specifically, the differences in the CD8(+) T cell kinetics and protective responses elicited by LT-IIb and LT-IIc did indeed followed their respective B subunits. However, induction of IL-1 from macrophages and the capacity to intoxicate cells in a mouse Y1 adrenal cell bioassay did not correlate with the B subunits. Therefore, it is likely that additional factors other than the B subunits contribute to the effects elicited by the HLT adjuvants.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAdrenal GlandsAnimalsBacterial ToxinsBiological AssayCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesEnterotoxinsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsFemaleFlow CytometryGangliosidesImmune SystemListeria monocytogenesMacrophagesAdjuvants, ImmunologicBacterial ToxinsEnterotoxinsEscherichia coli ProteinsGangliosidesheat-labile enterotoxin, E coli

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