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ArticleWorld journal of methodology2016

Adjuvant role of Pseudomonas flagellin for Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm associated protein.

Mozhgan Derakhshan Sefidi, Iraj Rasooli, Parviz Owlia, Daryush Talei, Shakiba Darvish Alipour Astaneh, Shahram Nazarian

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Article in World journal of methodology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mozhgan Derakhshan SefidiMozhgan Derakhshan Sefidi, Iraj Rasooli, Department of Biology, Shahed University, Tehran 3319118651, Iran.
Iraj RasooliMozhgan Derakhshan Sefidi, Iraj Rasooli, Department of Biology, Shahed University, Tehran 3319118651, Iran.
Parviz OwliaMozhgan Derakhshan Sefidi, Iraj Rasooli, Department of Biology, Shahed University, Tehran 3319118651, Iran.
Daryush TaleiMozhgan Derakhshan Sefidi, Iraj Rasooli, Department of Biology, Shahed University, Tehran 3319118651, Iran.
Shakiba Darvish Alipour AstanehMozhgan Derakhshan Sefidi, Iraj Rasooli, Department of Biology, Shahed University, Tehran 3319118651, Iran.
Shahram NazarianMozhgan Derakhshan Sefidi, Iraj Rasooli, Department of Biology, Shahed University, Tehran 3319118651, Iran.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · USShahed University · IRImam Hossein University · IRSemnan University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo study immunogenicity of Pseudomonas N terminal flagellin as an adjuvant for Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) biofilm associated protein (Bap).

methodsThe N terminal flagellin gene was amplified. The pET28a (+) and polymerase chain reaction products were digested with HindIII and EcoR I. The ligation of N terminal flagellin into pET28a (‏+) was performed using T4 DNA ligase and was then transformed into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) as a suitable expression host. pET28a (‏+) vector harboring a conserved region of Bap from our previous work was used. The recombinant proteins were expressed, analyzed by SDS-PAGE method and was purified by affinity chromatography with His-Tag residues followed by confirmation with western blotting. Mice were immunized with recombinant N terminal flagellin and Bap subunits. The immunized animals were intranasally (i.n) challenged with A. baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa).

resultsThe flagellin enhanced the immunogenicity of Bap causing an increase in specific IgG titers in serum (P < 0.001). Internal organs, i.e., liver, lung and spleen of the Bap-Flagellin immunized group challenged with A. baumannii showed significantly lower bacterial load compared to the control group. The bacterial loads were studied in internal organs. A. baumannii infected immunized animals with Bap-Flagellin exhibited internal organs with minor bacterial load while P. aeruginosa PAO1 infected group showed heavy bacterial load of (4.3 ± 0.12) × 10(6), (1.1 ± 0.01) × 10(6) and (2.2 ± 0.22) × 10(6) per gram of lungs, liver and spleen respectively. Bacterial loads were detected per gram of lungs, liver and spleen of the mice group immunized with Bap were (1.2 ± 0.06) × 10(7), (11.1 ± 0.041) × 10(5) and (3.6 ± 0.42) × 10(6) respectively. In vivo neutralization assay indicated that all experimental mice groups, except for Flagellin administered group was significantly (P < 0.05) protected against A. baumannii.

conclusionThese results demonstrate that P. aeruginosa Flagellin as an adjuvant for Bap A. baumannii could be a useful model to evaluate new vaccine against A. baumannii.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiBiofilm associated proteinImmunogenPseudomonas aeruginosaVaccine

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