1. A 250-kDa glycoprotein of Naegleria fowleri induces protection and modifies the expression of α4β1 and LFA-1 on T and B lymphocytes in mouse meningitis model.
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Castillo-Ramírez DA, Carrasco-Yépez MM, Rodríguez-Mera IB, Reséndiz-Albor AA, Rosales-Cruz É, and Rojas-Hernández S
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- Administration, Intranasal, Animals, B-Lymphocytes, Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Meningitis, Naegleria fowleri
- Abstract
The aims of this work were to evaluate the protective role of the 250-kDa polypeptide band of Naegleria fowleri. We designed an immunization strategy in Balb/c mice which were inoculated by i.n. route with an electrocuted 250-kDa polypeptide band of N. fowleri. We observed that the 250-kDa band induced 80% of protection, whereas the coadministration with Cholera Toxin induced 100% of protection. Moreover, high levels of IgA- and IgG-specific antibodies were detected by ELISA assay. We also analysed migration molecules (α4β1 and LFA-1) on T and B lymphocytes in nose-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT), cervical lymph nodes (CN) and nasal passages (NP) by flow cytometry. We observed that the percentage of B cells (B220/α4β1) and T cells (CD4/α4β1) in NP were higher in all immunized groups compared with the other compartments analysed. Finally, we detected by immunohistochemistry ICAM-1 and V-CAM-1 in the nasal cavity. The immunization with the 250-kDa polypeptide band, protect mice against N. fowleri challenge and modifies migration molecules and their ligands., (© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2021
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