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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 132, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2021.105920
Keywords
Toxoplasma gondii; GRA14; ROP13; DNA vaccine; Protective immunity
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran [61947]
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This study evaluated the immune responses induced by a pcGRA14 + pcROP13 DNA vaccine cocktail in BALB/c mice. The vaccine significantly increased the production of specific antibodies and cytokines against toxoplasmosis, providing effective protection against T. gondii infection.
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that can cause serious public health problems. The development of a safe and effective vaccine against T. gondii is urgently needed to prevent and control the spread of toxoplasmosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the immune responses induced by a pcGRA14 + pcROP13 vaccine cocktail in BALB/c mice. All groups were immunized intramuscularly three times at two-week intervals. The production of anti-Toxoplasma gondii lysate antigen (TLA) antibodies, lymphocyte proliferation, serum levels of IFN-. and IL-4 cytokines and the survival time were monitored after vaccination and challenged with the virulent RH strain of T. gondii. The results showed that immunization with the pcGRA14 + pcROP13 DNA vaccine significantly increased the production of specific IgG antibodies and cytokines against toxoplasmosis. Interestingly, high levels of IgG2a and IFN-gamma were found in animals vaccinated with DNA vaccine cocktail. Furthermore, immunized mice challenged with the RH strain of T. gondii showed prolonged survival time when compared to control groups (P<0.05). The present study demonstrates the potential of a DNA cocktail vaccine expressing pcGRA14 and pcROP13 in developing specific immune responses and providing effective protection against T. gondii infection.
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