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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Protective immunity against Chagas disease induced by a superantigen-based chimeric DNA vaccine delivered by attenuated

María Belén Antonoglou, Andrés Sánchez Alberti, Daniela María Redolfi, Augusto Ernesto Bivona, Sofía Noli Truant, María Belén Sarratea, Alejandro Cardoso, Flavia Nader Motta, Emilio Luis Malchiodi, Marisa Mariel Fernández

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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María Belén AntonoglouUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Andrés Sánchez AlbertiInstituto de Estudios de la Inmunidad Humoral "Prof. Ricardo A. Margni" (IDEHU), UBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Daniela María RedolfiUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Augusto Ernesto BivonaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sofía Noli TruantUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
María Belén SarrateaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Alejandro CardosoUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Flavia Nader MottaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Emilio Luis Malchiodi *Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Marisa Mariel Fernández *Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Microbiología, Inmunología, Biotecnología y Genética, Cátedra de Inmunología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Abstract

Introduction: Chagas disease is a chronic parasitic infection endemic to Latin America that affects more than 7 million people and is increasingly spreading worldwide due to human migration. Methods: Here, we evaluated the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of CruSEG using different vaccination strategies, including recombinant protein formulated with CpG-ODN,oral DNA immunization delivered by attenuated Results: All vaccination protocols induced Nt-Cz-specific immune responses, albeit with distinct qualitative profiles. Recombinant protein vaccination elicited robust humoral immunity characterized by Th1-skewed IgG2a responses and strong parasite neutralizing activity, whereas DNA delivery preferentially promoted potent cellular immunity, including polyfunctional CD4 Discussion-conclusions: Although sterilizing immunity was not achieved, the attenuation of parasite persistence and pathology represents a biologically relevant outcome. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that incorporating a detoxified bacterial superantigen into chimeric antigens across multiple platforms enhances immune quality and protective efficacy, highlighting engineered superantigens as promising immune modulators for the development of effective vaccines against Chagas disease.

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Chagas DiseaseProtozoan VaccinesTrypanosoma cruziAdjuvants, VaccineAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ProtozoanAntibody FormationCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleImmunity, CellularMaleMiceOligonucleotidesSalmonella entericaAdjuvants, VaccineAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ProtozoanOligonucleotidesProtozoan VaccinesChagas diseaseDNA vaccineheterologous chimeric immunogenpolyfunctional T cellsprotective Th1 immunity

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