title: Development of the S3Pvac vaccine against murine Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis: a historical review.
abstract: Our work of the last 25 yr was concerned with the development of a vaccine aimed to prevent porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis and was based on cross-reacting Taenia crassiceps antigens that had proved protective against experimental intraperitoneal murine T. crassiceps cysticercosis (EIMTcC). In recent times the efficacy of the vaccine has been considered in need of confirmation, and the use of EIMTcC has been questioned as a valid tool in screening for vaccine candidates among the many antigens possibly involved. A review of our work divided in 2 parts is presented at this point, the first dealing with EIMTcC and the second with porcine T. solium cysticercosis (presented in this issue). Herein, we revise our results using EIMTcC as a measure of the protective capacity of T. crassiceps complex antigen mixtures, of purified native antigens, and of S3Pvac anti-cysticercosis vaccine composed by 3 protective peptides: GK-1, KETc1, and KETc12 either synthetic or recombinantly expressed and collectively or separately, by diverse delivery systems when administered at different doses and by different routes. Statistical analyses of the data lead confidently to the strong inference that S3Pvac is indeed an effective vaccine against EIMTcC via specific and non-specific mechanisms of protection.
authors: Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, México. edda@servidor.unam.mx
authors: Edda
authors: E
authors: Sciutto
authors: Gladis
authors: G
authors: Fragoso
authors: Marisela
authors: M
authors: Hernández
authors: Gabriela
authors: G
authors: Rosas
authors: José J
authors: JJ
authors: Martínez
authors: Agnès
authors: A
authors: Fleury
authors: Jacquelynne
authors: J
authors: Cervantes
authors: Aline
authors: A
authors: Aluja
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Larralde
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity / Q000276:immunology; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology*; D029441:Carica; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013621:Taenia / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic