title: Development of Fasciola Vaccine in an Animal Model.
abstract: Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are the parasites that cause the zoonotic parasitic disease called fasciolosis. Although several anthelmintic drugs have been used to treat these parasitic infections, recombinant protein vaccines have been developed to overcome the anthelmintic resistance that has recently been reported in many regions of the world. These vaccines have been shown to induce high levels of immune responses and high percentages of protection in experimental and large animals. Efficacies of these vaccines suggest they could be an alternative and sustainable strategy to prevent fasciolosis in animals as well as humans in the future. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a protocol to develop a recombinant protein-based vaccine against Fasciola infection in mice. Moreover, this method can also be used as a guideline when the vaccination is performed in larger animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand. krai.mee@mahidol.ac.th.
authors.forename: Krai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meemon
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
authors.forename: Prasert
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sobhon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005210:Fasciola hepatica / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D051379:Mice; D010843:Pichia / Q000235:genetics; D014611:Vaccination; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014765:Viral Vaccines
keywords: ELISA; Fasciola gigantica; Fasciola hepatica; Fasciolosis; Freund’s adjuvant; Recombinant protein; Vaccine