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Vol. 20. Issue 7.
Pages 316-320 (August 2002)
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Vol. 20. Issue 7.
Pages 316-320 (August 2002)
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Influencia de adyuvantes en la capacidad de los anticuerpos anti-Tbps de bloquear la unión de transferrina, la asimilación de hierro y el crecimiento en Neisseria meningitidis
Influence of adjuvants on the ability of anti-Tbp antibodies to block transferrin binding, iron uptake and growth of Neisseria meningitidis
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Carlos Ferreirós1
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Prof. C. Ferreirós. Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. 15782 La Coruña. España.
, Nuria Ferreiro, M.T. Criado
Departamento de Microbiología. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. La Coruña. España
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Objetivo

Analizar el efecto de cinco adyuvantes en la capacidad de los sueros anti-TbpA/B para bloquear la asimilación de hierro en Neisseria meningitidis. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS. Se han ensayado 5 formulaciones de adyuvantes para obtener, en ratones, sueros específicos contra los complejos proteicos de unión de transferrina (TbpA/B) purificados de una cepa de N. meningitidis y analizar la influencia del adyuvante en la capacidad de los anticuerpos generados de bloquear la unión de transferrina y, en consecuencia, la asimilación de hierro y el crecimiento de los meningococos.

Resultados

Todos los sueros fueron capaces de inhibir de manera significativa la unión de transferrina, la consiguiente asimilación de hierro y el crecimiento en la cepa homóloga, aunque se observó un claro incremento en los títulos de anticuerpos cuando se emplea RAS como adyuvante (1/3.125 frente a 1/125 con los otros adyuvantes). El efecto de estos sueros en una cepa heteróloga, con una TbpB de isotipo diferente al de la cepa inmunizante, fue casi nulo, lo que concuerda con la división descrita para el meningococo en 2 grupos en función de la TbpB que posean (isotipos I y II).

Conclusiones

Contrariamente a lo ya demostrado para otra importante proteína meningocócica (FbpA), el uso de diferentes adyuvantes en la inmunización de ratones con los complejos TbpA/B no ofrece diferencias en la respuesta inmunitaria producida, excepto en lo relativo al título de anticuerpos.

Palabras clave:
Adyuvantes
Neisseria meningitidis
Proteínas de unión a transferrina
Objective

To evaluate the effect of five adjuvants on the ability of specific anti-TbpA/B to block iron uptake in Neisseria meningitidis.

Material And Methods

Transferrin binding complexes (TbpA/B) purified froma TbpB isotype II Neisseria meningitidis strain were used to obtain sera with fivedifferent adjuvant formulations in mice in order to test the effect of the adjuvant on the ability of specific anti-TbpA/B antibodies to block transferrin binding, iron uptake and growth by meningococci.

Results

Levels of anti-TbpA/B antibodies were relatively low (1:125 in most cases), the highest being obtained with the RAS adjuvant (1:3125). Despite the relatively low responses, all sera were able to significantly inhibit transferrin binding, iron uptake and growth in the homologous strain. Nevertheless, the effect on a strain with a TbpB isotype different from that of the immunizing strain was almost nil, a result in keeping with the described division of the meningococci into at least two TbpB groups (isotypes I and II).

Conclusions

In contrast to previous results for another important meningococcal protein, FbpA, the use of various adjuvants in the immunization of mice with TbpA/B complexes did not produce differences in the immune responses elicited, except in relation to antibody titers.

Key words:
Adjuvants
Neisseria meningitidis
Transferrin-binding proteins
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