期刊
PLANT CELL REPORTS
卷 35, 期 5, 页码 1133-1141出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-016-1946-6
关键词
Antigen delivery vehicle; Cardiovascular disease; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Green bio-factory; Immunotherapy; Low density lipoprotein; Oral immunization
资金
- CONACYT/Mexico [CB-2008-01, 102109]
- FAI/UASLP
An algae-based vaccine model against atherosclerosis was developed with positive findings in terms of antigen yield and immunogenicity in mouse. Several immunotherapies against atherosclerosis have been evaluated at the preclinical level thus far, with some of them currently under evaluation in clinical trials. In particular, the p210 epitope from ApoB100 is known to elicit atheroprotective responses. Considering that Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is an attractive host for the production and delivery of subunit vaccines, in this study a chimeric protein consisting of the B subunit of the cholera toxin and the p210 epitope from ApoB100 (CTB:p210) has been expressed in C. reinhardtii chloroplast as an attempt to establish an oral vaccine candidate against atherosclerosis. The Chlamydomonas-made CTB:p210 protein was successfully expressed at levels of up to 60 A mu g per g of fresh weight biomass. The antigenic activity of the CTB and the p210 moiety was preserved in the CTB:p210 chimera. Moreover the algae-made CTB:p210 showed an immunogenic activity, when orally administered to BALB/c mice, as evidenced the presence of anti-p210 serum antibodies in mice treated with the algae-derived CTB:p210. The antibody response lasts for at least 80 days after the last boost. This experimental model is proposed as a convenient tool in the development of low cost atherosclerosis vaccines of easy compliance and friendly delivery. Further studies will determine the therapeutic potential of this algae-made vaccine in atherosclerosis animal models.
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