Immunization with oligomannose-coated liposome-entrapped dense granule protein 7 protects dams and offspring from Neospora caninum infection in mice

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Jun;16(6):792-7. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00032-09. Epub 2009 Apr 8.

Abstract

The present study demonstrates that the subcutaneous administration of Neospora caninum dense granule protein 7 (NcGRA7) entrapped in liposomes coated with mannotriose strongly induces the parasite-specific T-helper type 1 immune response and humoral antibody in mice. Although anti-NcGRA7 immunoglobulin G1 antibody production was induced in mice injected with NcGRA7 alone, the dams and offspring were never protected from N. caninum infection. The immunization of mice with liposome-entrapped NcGRA7 before pregnancy resulted in increased offspring survival and decreased the infection rates in the brains of dams after parasite infection at 6 to 9 days of gestation. In conclusion, oligomannose-coated liposome-entrapped NcGRA7 can be used as a new type of effective vaccine to control neosporosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / immunology
  • Antigens, Protozoan / immunology*
  • Brain / parasitology
  • Coccidiosis / immunology
  • Coccidiosis / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Injections, Subcutaneous
  • Liposomes / administration & dosage*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Neospora / immunology*
  • Oligosaccharides / administration & dosage*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / immunology
  • Protozoan Proteins / immunology*
  • Protozoan Vaccines / immunology*
  • Survival Analysis
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan
  • Antigens, Protozoan
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Liposomes
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • Protozoan Vaccines
  • oligomannoside