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ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL BIOMEDICINE
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 20-28出版社
WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.4103/2221-1691.300728
关键词
Brugia malayi; Heat shock protein 60; Leishmania donovani; Th1 cytokines; Th2 cytokines
资金
- Department of Science and Technology, Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi, India [PDF/2016/001487]
The study demonstrated that rBmHSP60 possesses immunostimulatory potential, effectively enhancing Th1 immune responses, and can be utilized as an immunoprophylactic agent against leishmaniasis. Results indicated that BmHSP60 exposure upregulated the expression of iNOS, STAT1, STAT4, and Th1 cytokines.
Objective: To evaluate the immunostimulatory potential of cross-reactive molecule heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) of filarial parasite Brugia malayi and Leishmania donovani. Methods: HSP60 of Brugia malayi (BmHSP60) was amplified using gene-specific primer, cloned in pTriEx4 vector, expressed in BL21-DE3 cells, and recombinant HSP60 (rHSP60) of similar to 65 kDa was purified by affinity chromatography using Ni-NTA column. The recombinant protein was desalted by the dialysis membrane, and the presence of endotoxin level was determined by Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. The recombinant protein was tested for cell proliferation, nitric oxide release, expression of Th1 and Th2 cytokines, and transcription factors (STATs) in vitro using murine macrophage cell line (J774A.1). Results: Higher cell proliferation indicated that BmHSP60 had immunostimulatory potential. rBmHSP60 exposure upregulated the expression of iNOS, STAT1, STAT4, Th1 cytokines (IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IL-12), and nitric oxide release. In addition, no remarkable change was observed in the expression of IL-6, IL-10, and STAT3 in macrophage cell line J774A.1. The ELISA analysis showed the levels of IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and IL-12 were upregulated while IL-10 level was downregulated, revealing that BmHSP60 triggered a Th1 immune response. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that rBmHSP60 has immunogenic properties which effectively enhances the Th1 type immune responses, and can be used as an immunoprophylactic agent against leishmaniasis. Furthermore, in vivo studies are in progress to determine the protective role of rBmHSP60 against Leishmania donovani infection in a mouse model.
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