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ArticlePloS one2020

New strategies for Leptospira vaccine development based on LPS removal.

Fabiana Lauretti-Ferreira, Paloma L D Silva, Naiara M Alcântara, Bruna F Silva, Isabele Grabher, Gisele O Souza, Erika Nakajima, Milena A Akamatsu, Silvio A Vasconcellos, Patricia A E Abreu and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fabiana Lauretti-FerreiraBioindustrial Division, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Paloma L D SilvaLaboratory of Bacteriology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Naiara M AlcântaraLaboratory of Bacteriology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Bruna F SilvaLaboratory of Bacteriology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Isabele GrabherLaboratory of Bacteriology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gisele O SouzaLaboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Erika NakajimaLaboratory of Process Development, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Milena A AkamatsuBioindustrial Division, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Silvio A VasconcellosLaboratory of Bacterial Zoonosis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Patricia A E AbreuLaboratory of Bacteriology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Eneas CarvalhoLaboratory of Bacteriology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Elizabeth A L MartinsLaboratory of Process Development, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Paulo L HoBioindustrial Division, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
Josefa B da SilvaLaboratory of Bacteriology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3884-7111
Instituto Butantan · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogenic spirochetes from genus Leptospira are etiologic agents of leptospirosis. Cellular vaccines against Leptospira infection often elicit mainly response against the LPS antigen of the serovars present in the formulation. There is no suitable protein candidate capable of replacing whole-cell vaccines, thus requiring new approaches on vaccine development to improve leptospirosis prevention. Our goal was to develop a whole-cell vaccine sorovar-independent based on LPS removal and conservation of protein antigens exposure, to evaluate the protective capacity of monovalent or bivalent vaccines against homologous and heterologous virulent Leptospira in hamster. Leptospire were subjected to heat inactivation, or to LPS extraction with butanol and in some cases further inactivation with formaldehyde. Hamsters were immunized and challenged with homologous or heterologous virulent serovars, blood and organs were collected from the survivors for bacterial quantification, chemokine evaluation, and analysis of sera antibody reactivity and cross-reactivity by Western blot. Immunization with either heated or low LPS vaccines with serovar Copenhageni or Canicola resulted in 100% protection of the animals challenged with homologous virulent bacteria. Notably, different from the whole-cell vaccine, the low LPS vaccines produced with serovar Canicola provided only partial protection in heterologous challenge with the virulent Copenhageni serovar. Immunization with bivalent formulation results in 100% protection of immunized animals challenged with virulent serovar Canicola. All vaccines produced were able to eliminate bacteria from the kidney of challenged animals. All the vaccines raised antibodies capable to recognize antigens of serovars not present in the vaccine formulation. Transcripts of IFNγ, CXCL16, CCL5, CXCL10, CXCR6, and CCR5, increased in all immunized animals. Conclusion: Our results showed that bivalent vaccines with reduced LPS may be an interesting strategy for protection against heterologous virulent serovars. Besides the desirable multivalent protection, the low LPS vaccines are specially promising due to the expected lower reatogenicity.

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Bacterial VaccinesVaccinationAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialCricetinaeLeptospiraLeptospirosisLipopolysaccharidesAntibodies, BacterialBacterial VaccinesLipopolysaccharides

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PMID32218590
PMCPMC7100938
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