Group A Streptococcal vaccine candidate: contribution of epitope to size, antigen presenting cell interaction and immunogenicity
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Chandrudu, Saranya
Giddam, Ashwini K
Reiman, Jennifer
Skwarczynski, Mariusz
McPhun, Virginia
Moyle, Peter M
Batzloff, Michael R
Good, Michael F
Toth, Istvan
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Aim: Utilize lipopeptide vaccine delivery system to develop a vaccine candidate against Group A Streptococcus. Materials & methods: Lipopeptides synthesized by solid-phase peptide synthesis-bearing carboxyl (C)-terminal and amino (N)-terminal Group A Streptococcus peptide epitopes. Nanoparticles formed were evaluated in vivo. Results: Immune responses were induced in mice without additional adjuvant. We demonstrated for the first time that incorporation of the C-terminal epitope significantly enhanced the N-terminal epitope-specific antibody response and correlated with forming smaller nanoparticles. Antigen-presenting cells had increased uptake and maturation by smaller, more immunogenic nanoparticles. Antibodies raised by vaccination recognized isolates. Conclusion: Demonstrated the lipopeptidic nanoparticles to induce an immune response which can be influenced by the combined effect of epitope choice and size.
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Nanomedicine
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9
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17
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Proteins and peptides
Physical chemistry
Bacteriology
Medical biotechnology
Nanotechnology
Applied immunology (incl. antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies)
Biomedical engineering