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ArticleIranian journal of basic medical sciences2019

Nanoparticle or conventional adjuvants: which one improves immune response against Brucellosis?

Soheil Yousefi, Tooba Abbassi-Daloii, Mojtaba Tahmoorespur, Mohammad Hadi Sekhavati

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Article in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Soheil YousefiDepartment of Animal Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Tooba Abbassi-DaloiiDepartment of Animal Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Mojtaba TahmoorespurDepartment of Animal Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohammad Hadi SekhavatiDepartment of Animal Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBrucellosis is a common infectious disease among animals and humans. While subunit vaccines could be used as an efficient strategy against pathogens, they usually seem to be less immunogenic than live or killed vaccines. However, the use of a suitable adjuvant accompanied by subunit vaccines can be a good alternative to enhance the immune response. MATERIALS AND

methodsTo find a proper adjuvant against Brucellosis, the immune response of induced mice by Aluminum Hydroxide (AH), Incomplete Freund (IFA), and Chitosan Nanoparticle (CS) adjuvants in individuals and in combination with CS were assessed.

resultsImmunization with CS stimulated higher interferon gamma (IFN-γ) immunity, while there were no significant differences between rOMP25 (IFA), rOMP25 (AH), rOMP25 (AH-CS) and rOMP25 (IFA-CS) recombinant proteins. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) analysis revealed there were no significant differencesbetween immunized groups and the positive control group, except for the treatment formulated in single IFA. Furthermore, unlike IFN-γ, there was a reverse interleukin-4 (IL-4) immune response trend for treatments, as rOMP25 (CS) displayed the lowest response. rOMP25 (CS) induced higher titer of total antibody than the other ones. Although the recombinant proteins emulsified in different adjuvants induced similar titer of IgG1 antibody, the ones that were formulated in CS, IFA and IFA-CS showed a higher titer of IgG2a. The cell proliferation assay demonstrating the antigen-specific cell proliferative response could be promoted after immunization with CS.

conclusionCS whether single or in combination with IF adjuvants has potential to improve Th1-Th2 responses.

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Aluminum hydroxideBrucellosisChitosanFreundOMP25

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