RH Delta gra17 Delta npt1 Strain of Toxoplasma gondii Elicits Protective Immunity Against Acute, Chronic and Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Mice

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第一作者： Liang, Qin-Li

作者： Liang, Qin-Li;Sun, Li-Xiu;Cao, Xue-Zhen;Nie, Lan-Bi;Li, Ting-Ting;Li, Tao-Shan;Zhu, Xing-Quan;Wang, Jin-Lei;Elsheikha, Hany M.;Zhu, Xing-Quan

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关键词： Toxoplasma gondii; immunization; dense granule protein 17; novel putative transporter 1; live-attenuated vaccine

期刊名称：MICROORGANISMS （ 影响因子：4.128； ）

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年卷期： 2020 年 8 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： In the present study, a dense granule protein 17 (gra17) and novel putative transporter (npt1) double deletion mutant of Toxoplasma gondii RH strain was engineered. The protective efficacy of vaccination using RH Delta gra17 Delta npt1 tachyzoites against acute, chronic, and congenital toxoplasmosis was studied in a mouse model. Immunization using RH Delta gra17 Delta npt1 induced a strong humoral and cellular response, as indicated by the increased levels of anti-T. gondii specific IgG, interleukin 2 (IL-2), IL-10, IL-12, and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Vaccinated mice were protected against a lethal challenge dose (10(3) tachyzoites) of wild-type homologous (RH) strain and heterologous (PYS and TgC7) strains, as well as against 100 tissue cysts or oocysts of Pru strain. Vaccination also conferred protection against chronic infection with 10 tissue cysts or oocysts of Pru strain, where the numbers of brain cysts in the vaccinated mice were significantly reduced compared to those detected in the control (unvaccinated + infected) mice. In addition, vaccination protected against congenital infection with 10 T. gondii Pru oocysts (administered orally on day 5 of gestation) as shown by the increased litter size, survival rate and the bodyweight of pups born to vaccinated dams compared to those born to unvaccinated + infected dams. The brain cyst burden of vaccinated dams was significantly lower than that of unvaccinated dams infected with oocysts. Our data show that T. gondii RH Delta gra17 Delta npt1 mutant strain can protect mice against acute, chronic, and congenital toxoplasmosis by balancing inflammatory response with immunogenicity.

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