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PARASITES & VECTORS
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2894-5
Keywords
Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Early infection; PAS-5; Galectin-1; Immune response
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81471234]
- Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province of China [2017C33067]
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China [LY16H190009]
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Background: Angiostrongylus cantonensis is a human zoonotic nematode parasite. Our previous studies found that PAS-5 and Galectin-1 (Gal-1) proteins of A. cantonensis could be strongly recognized by sera from mice infected with A. cantonensis. In this study, we further evaluated the potential roles of these two proteins in the induction of immune response in mice. Methods: Mice were immunized with recombinant PAS-5 or Gal-1 and then challenged with 30 infective A. cantonensis larvae following the last immunization. We then examined the infected mice for changes in serum antibodies and cytokines by ELISA, CD4(+) T cells and CD4(+) CD25(+) FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) by flow cytometry, and tissue damage severity by hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining. Results: Compared with control mice, the PAS-5-immunized mice exhibited increased levels of serum antibodies and cytokines (except for IL-10) at different time points post-infection. PAS-5 immunization promoted significant proliferation of CD4(+) T cells, and caused more damage in the brain tissue. Vaccination with Gal-1 inhibited the production of antibodies (except for IgG1) and IFN-gamma, but promoted the expression of IL-4 and IL-10. Gal-1 immunization results in significant increases in the levels of CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) Tregs, and mild inflammatory changes. Conclusions: Taken together, our findings show that PAS-5 enhances, but Gal-1 inhibits the immune response in the early stage of A. cantonensis infections.
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