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Enhancement of Th1 immune response against Leishmania cysteine peptidase A, B by PLGA nanoparticle.
International Immunopharmacology 2018 June
Recombinant cysteine peptidase vaccine can induce protective immunity against cutaneous leishmaniasis. However, the antigenic diversity and variable immunogenicity prevents them from being approved for general vaccination. Different approaches like adjuvant application and antigen delivery systems are studied to increase their efficacy. Nanoparticles can both stimulated antigen uptakes and affect direction of immune response. In this study the effect of PLGA nanoparticles were considered to enhance the immune response against recombinant CPA (CPA) and CPB (CPB). For this purpose, L. major CPA and CPB were prepared. PLGA were conjugated to the proteins using Aldehyde/Hydrazine Reaction. Conjugation efficacy and created nanoparticle morphology were determined by FTIR and SEM methods, respectively. BALB/c mice were received intraperitoneally three boosts of 7 μg/mouse of each antigen alone (CPA/CPB/CPA + CPB) or as PLGA conjugated form in different Study groups, at 3 weeks interval. After vaccination, mice were challenged with 106 L. major, subcutaneously. Time course study of lesion development demonstrated nanoparticle efficacy in parasite dissemination control that confirmed by spleen parasite burden assay. Significant induction of nitric oxide production by peritoneal macrophages and increase in splenocyte IFN-γ production showed the protective effect of PLGA-CPA/CPB vaccination in comparison to CPA and CPB alone. Current study demonstrated that the conjugation of the antigen with the PLGA can activate immune responses against L. major. However, further study is necessary to assess the long-term effect and other aspects of immune response.
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