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| Gomes,P.A.D.P.; Bentancor,L.V.; Paccez,J.D.; Sbrogio-Almeida,M.E.; Palermo,M. S.; Ferreira,R.C.C.; Ferreira,L.C.S.. |
| No effective vaccine or immunotherapy is presently available for patients with the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) induced by Shiga-like toxin (Stx) producedbyenterohaemorragic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains, such as those belonging to the O157:H7 serotype. In this work we evaluated the performance of Bacillus subtilis strains, a harmless spore former gram-positive bacterium species, as a vaccine vehicle for the expression of Stx2B subunit (Stx2B). A recombinant B. subtilis vaccine strain expressing Stx2B under the control of a stress inducible promoter was delivered to BALB/c mice via oral, nasal or subcutaneous routes using both vegetative cells and spores. Mice immunized with vegetative cells by the oral route developed low but specific anti-Stx2B... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: EHEC; Stx; Bacillus subtilis; Vaccines; HUS. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000200023 |
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| Braga,Catarina J.M.; Massis,Liliana M.; Alencar,Bruna C.G.; Rodrigues,Maurício M.; Sbrogio-Almeida,M.E.; Ferreira,Luís C.S.. |
| Bacterial flagellins are important virulence-associated factors and strong inducers of inflammatory responses in mammalian hosts. Flagellins have also been investigated as potential vaccine adjuvants, either for induction of humoral or cellular immune responses, to different target antigens. In this study we investigated the adjuvant properties of three Salmonella enterica flagellins types (FliCd, FliCi and FljB) to an ovalbumin-derived CD8+ T cell-restricted epitope (OVA257264). Although mice immunized with the three tested flagellins elicited antigen-specific activated CD8+ T cells, only animals immunized with FliCi and FliCd flagellins admixed with ovalbumin mounted specific in vivo cytotoxic responses to peptide-pulsed target cells. The present results... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Salmonella; Flagellin; Cytotoxic T cells; Adjuvants; Vaccines. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822008000100011 |
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