title: Analysis of antigenicity and immunogenicity of five different chemically defined constructs of a peptide.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the antigenicity and the immunogenicity of five constructs of a peptide, including the peptide in single copy, a tandem repeat containing three copies, a copolymer with glutaraldehyde and two constructs based on the MAP (Multiple Antigenic Peptide) model, one containing two copies (MAP-2) and the other, eight copies of the peptide (MAP-8). The peptide used in this test was the 115-131 sequence derived from the rSm28-GST antigen of Schistosoma mansoni. All constructs were recognized by rSm28-GST specific antibodies in solid phase immunoassays. However, the binding was higher when the MAP-8 was used as antigen at least partly because of its better coating on the microtiter plates. In vitro lymphoproliferative assays showed that polymer was mitogenic, repeat and MAP-2 did not stimulate rSm28-GST specific T cells while MAP-8 induced a slight response. The injection of MAP-8 to rats led to important antibody and T cell responses higher than those obtained with the other constructs. The IgG2a (cytotoxic antibody in schistosomiasis)/IgG2c (blocking antibody) ratio was independent of the immunogen. Taken together these results demonstrate that both the antigenicity and the immunogenicity of a peptide containing T and B cell epitope(s) are strongly related to the molecular form whereby it is presented and that the MAP-8 construct can be useful in serodiagnosis or in vaccination trials using synthetic peptides.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Immunologie et de Biologie Parasitaire, Unité mixte INSERM 167-CNRS 624, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marguerite
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bossus
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mazingue
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wolowczuk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gras-Masse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tartar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Capron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Auriault
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010455:Peptides; D011994:Recombinant Proteins