Immunisation with Salmonella typhimurium-delivered glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase protects mice against challenge infection with Echinococcus multilocularis eggs |
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Authors: | Müller-Schollenberger V Beyer W Schnitzler P Merckelbach A Roth S Kalinna B H Lucius R |
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Affiliation: | Division of Parasitology, Department of Zoology, University of Hohenheim, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany. |
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Abstract: | Recombinant glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of the cestode parasite Echinococcus multilocularis was expressed in Escherichia coli and in Salmonella typhimurium. The potential of different forms of the recombinant antigen to protect BALB/c mice against oral challenge infections with E. multilocularis eggs was evaluated. Oral or intraperitoneal immunisation with live attenuated S. typhimurium as a carrier for recombinant glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of the E. multilocularis resulted in significant protection, reducing the number of developing metacestodes up to 79.8%. The sera of protected animals did not contain detectable amounts of antibody against glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of E. multilocularis. By contrast, although anti-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of E. multilocularis antibodies were detectable in the sera, immunisation with E. coli-expressed recombinant glutathione-S-transferase-fusion protein or with glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase of E. multilocularis fused to a 6HIS-tag failed to protect the animals against oral challenge infections. These data emphasise that antigen delivery systems play a critical role in vaccination and the induction of protective immunity against helminth parasites. |
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