title: Recombinant cysteine proteinases-based vaccines against Leishmania major in BALB/c mice: the partial protection relies on interferon gamma producing CD8(+) T lymphocyte activation.
abstract: Together with poloxamer 407 as adjuvant the recombinant type I (rCPB) or type II (rCPA) cysteine proteinases of Leishmania major were screened as potential vaccines against L. major in a mouse model. The vaccines were delivered subcutaneously twice at 3 weeks intervals. Three weeks after booster injection, 5x10(5) stationary phase L. major promastigotes were inoculated subcutaneously in one footpad. Using the footpad thickness increase to monitor the clinical outcome/cutaneous lesion at site of L. major delivery, it was possible to document that rCPB but not rCPA allowed BALB/c mice to mount a partial protective response: indeed over the period under study (weeks 1-12) a clear delay was noticed after the immunization with rCPB. This partial protective effect was no more detectable if CD8 depleting antibody was given intravenously to rCPB-immunized mice, at the time of parasite challenge. Seven weeks after challenge, the draining lymph nodes were monitored for their frequencies of IFN-gamma positive CD4(+) and CD8(+) T lymphocytes using PMA and ionomycin as re-activating signals: interestingly the partial protection achieved in BALB/c mice immunized with rCPB together with poloxamer was correlated only to one immunological parameter, namely the higher frequency of IFN-gamma producing CD8(+) T lymphocytes. Of note also, in the lymph node draining the L. major-loaded footpad of C57BL/6 mice otherwise known to develop a transient lesion, the frequency of IFN-gamma producing CD8(+) T lymphocytes reach similar value 7 weeks after challenge and in absence of any prior immunization. Taken together, it was shown that the induced partial protection was mainly dependent on IFN-gamma producing CD8(+) T cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran. sima-rafatisy@institute.pasteur.ac.ir
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rafati
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kariminia
authors.forename: Shiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seyde-Eslami
authors.forename: Manijeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narimani
authors.forename: Tahere
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lebbatard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D018320:Leishmania major / Q000276:immunology*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D016052:Protozoan Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016052:Protozoan Vaccines; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases