Recombinant BCG::Rv2645 elicits enhanced protective immunity compared to BCG in vivo with induced ISGylation-related genes and Th1 and Th17 responses
Recombinant BCG::Rv2645 elicits enhanced protective immunity compared to BCG in vivo with induced ISGylation-related genes and Th1 and Th17 responses
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与 BCG 相比,重组 BCG::Rv2645 在体内可引发增强的保护性免疫,诱导 ISGylation 相关基因以及 Th1 和 Th17 反应
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.025
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发表时间:
2018
期刊:
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Zhang Xiao Lian
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作者:
Luo Wei;Qu Zilu;Zhang Lingyun;Xie Yan;Luo Fengling;Tan Yang;Pan Qin;Zhang Xiao Lian
There is a need to develop protective vaccines against tuberculosis (TB). Recently, we identified an immunodominant T-cell antigen, Rv2645, from the region of deletion 13 (RD13) ofM. tuberculosis(M. tb) H37Rv, which is absent in Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Here, a recombinant BCG expressing Rv2645, namely, BCG::Rv2645, was constructed. Compared to BCG, we found that BCG::Rv2645 improved the antigen presentation capacity of dendritic cells (DCs) and elicited much stronger Th1 and Th17 responses, higher CD44highCD62loweffector memory CD4+T cells (TEM), and fewer T regulated cells (Treg) and regulatory B10 in mice. Importantly, BCG::Rv2645 exhibited enhanced protective efficacy against virulentM. tbH37Rv challenge in both mice and rhesus monkeys, showing less severe pathology and reduced pathogens. Further, transcriptomic analysis and reverse transcription-quantitative real time PCR revealed that the mRNA levels of ISGylation (Isg)-related genes such as interferon-stimulated gene 15 (Isg15), and Th1- and Th17-related genes such as interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-17A (IL-17A) were significantly up-regulated in splenocytes and macrophages after stimulation with Rv2645. This study shows that BCG::Rv2645 is a promising TB vaccine candidate with enhanced protective immunity. The enhanced Th1/Th17 immune responses and up-regulation of ISGylation-related genes induced by Rv2645 may be major factors contributing to the protective immunity of BCG::Rv2645.