Protective effect of antiganglioside antibodies against experimental Trypanosoma brucei infection in mice |
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Authors: | Uemura Akiko Watarai Shinobu Ohnishi Yoshihiro Kodama Hiroshi |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Division of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Liposome-associated ganglioside antigens (ganglioside GM1 or bovine brain gangliosides) were prepared to facilitate the potential protective efficacy for Trypanosoma brucei. Mice were immunized with liposome-associated ganglioside GM1 or bovine brain gangliosides intraperitoneally (i.p.). After immunization, significantly higher antigen-specific IgG and IgM antibodies were detected in sera than in the nonimmunized control group. When sera from immunized mice were analyzed for isotype distribution, antigen-specific IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG3 antibody responses were also noted. After immunization, mice were challenged i.p. with 1 x 10(2) cells of T. brucei. Sixty percentage of liposome-associated ganglioside GM1-immunized mice survived the infection, and all the mice immunized with bovine brain gangliosides-containing liposomes survived. However, all control mice died within 7 days after infection. These data demonstrate that liposomes containing ganglioside antigens have the potential usefulness for the induction of a protective immune response against T. brucei infection and suggest the possibility of developing vaccines that may ultimately be used for the prevention of trypanosomiasis. |
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