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ArticleMicrobial biotechnology2022

Immunization with a combination of recombinant Brucella abortus proteins induces T helper immune response and confers protection against wild-type challenge in BALB/c mice.

Zhiqiang Li, Shuli Wang, Shujuan Wei, Guangli Yang, Chunmei Zhang, Li Xi, Jinliang Zhang, Yanyan Cui, Junfang Hao, Huan Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Microbial biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhiqiang LiCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Shuli WangCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Shujuan WeiCollege of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan Province, 453007, China.
Guangli YangCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Chunmei ZhangCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Li XiCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Jinliang ZhangCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Yanyan CuiCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Junfang HaoCollege of Biology and Food, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, Henan Provence, 476000, China.
Huan ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang Provence, 832003, China.
Hui ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang Provence, 832003, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4132-0006
Shangqiu Normal University · CNShihezi University · CNHenan Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protective efficiency of a combination of four recombinant Brucella abortus (B. abortus) proteins, namely, ribosomal protein L7/L12, outer membrane protein (OMP) 22, OMP25 and OMP31, was evaluated as a combined subunit vaccine (CSV) against B. abortus infection in RAW 264.7 cell line and murine model. Four proteins were cloned, expressed and purified, and their immunocompetence was analysed. BALB/c mice were immunized subcutaneously with single subunit vaccines (SSVs) or CSV. Cellular and humoral immune responses were determined by ELISA. Results of immunoreactivity showed that these four recombinant proteins reacted with Brucella-positive serum individually but not with Brucella-negative serum. A massive production of IFN-γ and IL-2 but low degree of IL-10 was observed in mice immunized with SSVs or CSV. In addition, the titres of IgG2a were heightened compared with IgG1 in SSV- or CSV-immunized mice, which indicated that SSVs and CSV induced a typical T-helper-1-dominated immune response in vivo. Further investigation of the CSV showed a superior protective effect in mice against brucellosis. The protection level induced by CSV was significantly higher than that induced by SSVs, which was not significantly different compared with a group immunized with RB51. Collectively, these antigens of Brucella could be potential candidates to develop subunit vaccines, and the CSV used in this study could be a potential candidate therapy for the prevention of brucellosis.

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Brucella VaccineBrucellosisAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBrucella abortusImmunity, HumoralImmunizationImmunoglobulin GMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRecombinant ProteinsVaccines, SubunitAntibodies, BacterialBrucella VaccineImmunoglobulin GRecombinant ProteinsVaccines, Subunit

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PMID35166028
PMCPMC9151338
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